“I suggest that all women refuse to have sex with men until the are guaranteed the right to choose by Congress,” Midler tweeted…
Not everyone praised Midler’s protest. Some said it “demeaned” women’s rights as merely transactional by presenting them as only “granted” by men in “exchange for services.”
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Another said that the stunt implies straight women have sex to please men, not themselves.
Many noted that Midler’s message underscores that it takes two to make a pregnancy, yet women are the ones singled out for shame and penalties for an abortion, while men can easily dodge any responsibility or consequences.
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