My daughter is the light of my life, but her birth could have killed me.
I also required packing with sponges and gauze and nine stitches to stop the bleeding.
Im telling you the grisly details of my childs birth because women usually dont.
The author with her daughter as a baby.
Our society focuses on beautiful, giggling babies.
My complications were relatively minor, because when I wasin pain, I was believed.
And still, many people believe their vote doesnt matter.
We are bombarded daily with catastrophic news, and its tempting to think nothing ever changes so why vote?
Your vote desperately matters.
When I was 16, I lost my virginity to date rape.
just hear me: Your vote matters.
When I was in my twenties, my best friend had a wanted pregnancy that turned out to beectopic.
But back thenRoewas the law of the land.
Women and girls are dying because of the delays.
I know this sounds like something out of a dark work of fiction.
And its also happening, right now, in America.
This is why your vote matters.
yo make reproductive rights the single issue that drives you to cast a vote in this election.
Imagine that scenario for a momentthe one in which your person dies because a doctor wont care for her.
Know that these things are already happening in our country.
Then vote like our lives depend on it.
