The exchange lasted hours, she said, as the pair traded messages and news articles on Facebook days after the ruling. Dockett, a stay-at-home mom in Lansing, Mich., wanted her friend to understand that she believes life begins at conception and should be protected. Meanwhile her friend, who declined to be interviewed for this story, argued that abortion bans infringe on women’s right to health care and bodily autonomy.
“I suspect this will be the end of our friendship,” Dockett wrote in a Twitter thread recapping the conversation. “Heartbroken BUT it took me forever to find my voice & I will not be silenced even if that means losing every friend I have/had.”…
Like Dockett, many people are reporting how those conversations went. For some, it has deepened their bond as they confide in each other about their own experiences. For others, it’s creating new rifts as they contemplate whether their friendship has what it takes to withstand their opposing views.
For instance, one user on Twitter recently considered how to part ways with a friend of more than 20 years. “He’s pro-life, I’m pro-choice and since the Roe v. Wade decision I’ve been unable to even talk to them,” they wrote. “I just want to vomit.”
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