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Extreme Abortion Bans Inspire Progressive Women to Run for Office

“Confederate monuments have more bodily autonomy than women in my state, and I am so big mad about that,” said Angela Mayfield of Georgia, who is is running to replace Republican state Rep. Micah Gravley, who supported the bill.

Kelly Rose is a first-time candidate originally from Los Angeles who now lives in Georgia. She’s challenging Republican state Sen. Brian Strickland after his vote in support of the state’s extreme “heartbeat” bill that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law last month.

Rose echoed what many women have said in the days since the bill passed: that abortion bans as strict as these are not about “protecting life” but about controlling women.

“To me, [current legislation] is using ‘abortion’ to elicit an emotional response … but what I see it as is women are getting stronger and it’s a way of eliciting control over them,” Rose said.

“It’s bully behavior, and I’ve never let a bully slide in my life.”

LiterateHiker 9 June 2
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I hope a lot of women run and get in and start doing positive changes

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I sure hope so! Right now the country seems to be led by the sexist, racist, bible toting, confederacy supporting, forced birthers ,gun loving Jesus freaks that dwell in the mountain regions of the south.

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'I am so big mad about that' - doesn't sound like she is the intellectual heavyweight needed to run parts of the country. But good luck to her good intentions

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnd cue incel nincompoopery.....

....now...!

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Yay, a silver lining.

1of5 Level 8 June 2, 2019

I sure hope so!

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