All I Want for Christmas Is Teen Access to Abortion (From the Archives) |
As Rewire News Group’s resident shopaholic, this is really my season to shine. Few things bring me more joy than making a list of things to get and give. But this holiday season, my number one gift isn’t anything I’ll find under the tree. Instead, this year at the top of my list to Santa—yes, even ahead of a new purse and an emotionally available man with salt-and-pepper hair in his mid-40s—is teen access to abortion.
All I want for Christmas is for every young person in the United States to have the ability to end their pregnancies when and how they want, without stigma, cost, or interference from their parents or the state. Is that so much to ask?
You might be wondering, “Now Caroline, as a materialist shopaholic, what brings that to the top of your list?” Well, it’s simple. For the last decade I’ve been working in the reproductive justice space in some capacity, and since day one, my favorite soapbox to climb on has been “TEENS DESERVE ABORTION ACCESS TOO.”
I say this for a couple reasons. On principle, it’s true—young people should be able to make their own decisions regarding their pregnancies, their abortions, and parenting without any, and I mean any, restrictions from........