Jessica Valenti - "Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win" | The Daily Show

[@JannaAZinzi]

Glad to see her interviewed on here. She’s been doing this work for decades & this decoding is so important when we speak with our loved ones.

[@rukeyser]

Yup -me too! - and Jordan was perfect: dedicated to having her HEARD.

[@FudgethePudge]

Hahaha she’s a lonely cat lady who cries every two seconds about how guys don’t cat call her anymore… probably because they’d rather call her cat

[@littleroundgoddess]

🎉🎉🎉🎉thank you Daily Show and Jessica Valenti 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I worked in abortion care for a total of 8 years and we NEED someone like Jessica telling the truth about these bans and "exceptions" that do nothing to help women stay alive and healthy.

[@MelindaMae138]

Not to mention what happens to the child after it is "forced" to be born!!! 🤔😲😥 Thank you for your long time dedication to this extremely important Health Care situation & everything it entails that affects ONLY women!!! 👍👌

[@alibobali4032]

@@MelindaMae138 ~ You edited your reply and I'm not sure your original comment was the one I'm reading now. But your comment says "Not to mention what happens to the child after it is "forced" to be born!!! Thank you for your long time dedication to this extremely important Health Care situation & everything it entails that affects ONLY women!!!" Abortion care access does not only affect women. It affects a woman and all her loved ones if she doesn't have all reproductive care options available to her, much more so if seeking abortion is criminalized. Strangely, you say as much in your first comment, but you say it in a, seems to me, Machavellian way. Of course we are concerned about what happens to children born to mothers and fathers who are, in any way, unready and unprepared for them. This issue exists separately, though, because abortion access has nothing to do with forcing anyone to be born. I'm not sure what that means, even.

[@Benny-yz2zu]

You k!lled babies for two years. Disgusting.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love her and her advocacy for women’s rights

[@theWoodsman25]

I identify as a woman 😂

[@JulieeEliz]

@@theWoodsman25🙄🥱

[@JulieeEliz]

@@theWoodsman25 You’re so brave, admitting it is the first step…. 😂

[@JulieeEliz]

@@theWoodsman25 Tell it to your therapist….

[@gypsylee333]

Democrats think Dylan Mulvaney is a woman 😂😂😂😂😂

[@montecristo1845]

Using language to trick your constituents is annoyingly prevalent in our nation. Here’s another example: calling anti-union laws “right to work” laws in certain states. Sounds promising, doesn’t it. Labor is a right, no? But the part they try to leave out is “You don’t want those pesky unions involved, do you? Always fighting for your rights, better working conditions, better pay, protection from harm, all that stuff, right? RIGHT?”

[@hskatkat]

I live in a right to work state and started working at 16. My mom told me that what that means is that you can be fired at any time for any reason aside from discrimination. It always blew my mind that they called it “right to work”

[@visciousveeva]

Jessica Valenti is such a badass that speaks truth.

[@meteorwalkergg]

TERF dogwhistles = truth? 😬

[@coachelly86]

Very knowledgeable, but could do without all the vocal fry

[@MadAboutBrows]

Drop the misogyny ​@@coachelly86

[@Neal-m7n]

There's SO many things to dispise about the GOP

[@eltorocal]

...and they add to the list, twice a day, and more.

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

Since Nixon! You just noticed?

[@eltorocal]

@@rathertiredofthemess2841 The heavy misinformation and Lying campaign actually started with Reagan.

[@TegFark]

We can get along even if we disagree

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

@@TegFark if you are asking me to condone Orange Nazis in order to “get along”? Think again.

[@MKPiatkowski]

I subscribe to Jessica's newsletter. I highly recommend doing it. Being informed, knowing how antis are undermining democracy, is crucial.

[@AJTarnas]

i read her newsletter. not sure if anyone else has chronicled this issue as she does. top notch work.

[@meteorwalkergg]

She's a bigot against men & trans folk, she's just as much a TERF as JK Rowling

[@laurazielinski2437]

Same! Important much needed work!!

[@MadAboutBrows]

She's on TikTok as well, love that she's staying current on platforms too so that the message gets out ❤

[@rukeyser]

Me too - I am GRATEFUL Every Day

[@Alex-js5lg]

I've been saying for years that the bullies have grown up and gotten jobs.

[@JohnDoe-pk2hs]

*FL, vote yes on amendment 4!*

[@mattgibson6144]

As a male I have one job when it comes to the healthcare of women in my life. Be there to support the decision they make, end of story. If you're a guy with strong feelings on the matter & didn't let your partner know in advance, you missed your chance for input on the decision.

[@Hgcfdghjjvvc]

Marry me?

[@EphesianRose]

A lot of women are pressured into abortions by their male partners. (Often toxic, abusive or worse, male partners. Even traffickers.)

[@two2truths]

absolutely

[@mikeskoog6689]

Exactly.

[@TrxmpBrownNosersBgone]

It shouldn't be difficult to discuss for men. If you've ever had any kind of medical concern you want as many options available to you as possible. How would you feel if you're going through incredible pain from an exploding appendix or a severe infection and some religious group manipulated hospital policy or laws that made it so you had to wait until that problem was so severe that your life was at risk? If they find it acceptable to do this with abortion they'll be emboldened to do this with everything.

[@1crackedup]

Honestly, I never thought ROE could/would be ended

[@JohnDoe-pk2hs]

We were foolish.

[@JulieeEliz]

Ditto. 😢

[@rodneyscott7108]

All it took was for six Right Wing hypocrites to perjure themselves in front of the Senate regarding their beliefs on abortion and stare decisis in order to be confirmed to be Supreme Court justices. After that, the fix was in.

[@victorpradha9946]

The Right pursued a 50+ year campaign to put state legislators and governors and whenever they had both the Senate and presidency judges and SCOTUS justices aligned to their agenda. Democrats were resting on their laurels assuming status quo would remain that.

[@BigBoogookie]

And still today, lots of people think our democracy can't/won't change into dictatorship. Like those of us who tried to warn about the potential fall of Roe v. Wade then, we are told the same thing today: we're being chicken littles, we're fearmongering, etc. "I told you so" is cold comfort.

[@williezar2231]

Girls/women are worth more than the children they might have. The GOP/MAGA want to hurt girls/women. I'm praying that we, the people, do care.

[@moedark4390]

crazy

[@JulieeEliz]

Just wait until ROEvember!! Women will save our democracy!! 💪 🇺🇸💙💙💙🇺🇸

[@meteorwalkergg]

If you really believed that you'd care about trans men in this issue but you and Valenti only care about gender identity when this is a reproductive health issue not a gender identity issue

[@MadAboutBrows]

​@@moedark4390 yes they really are crazy to try taking our rights away. We won't stand for it 💙

[@starwarsjk99]

But the fetus exists already though

[@2023_justice4all]

To say that this is about abortion is misleading. The issue is that women should have the right to make important decision by themselves not some government or someone's religious understanding. keep in mind these are the people who push for cutting healthcare, social programs and call poor people moochers.

[@eltorocal]

Projection 2025... the RepubliKKKlan Cult Agenda.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

So you're in favor of unlimited abortions no matter how late the pregnancy?

[@victorpradha9946]

And here's the truth, an overwhelming majority of women when made aware they are pregnant choose to and make every effort to carry to term. Here's the great irony, despite these intentions, between 70% and 75% of human embryos conceived are lost during pregnancy. Between 30% and 50% of fertilized eggs fail to implant in the uterine lining. This is often due to early pregnancy loss, which can occur before a woman realizes she is pregnant. About half of fertilized eggs that begin to implant in the uterine lining do not implant successfully. And NONE of this occurs by virtue of any action by the woman.

[@zura8879]

What's worse is that a ton of GoP voters are those moochers who benefit from social programs and healthcare, but because someone with a non-white skin colour might also benefit from it, they don't mind gutting it all.

[@BenjaminRegen]

Always confront someone who calls themselves pro-life. They are only pro-birth. Pro-life means you make sure people are sheltered and that they have food and clean water.

[@sootmann]

Very old quote, still very true: "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament."

[@theWoodsman25]

It already is

[@meteorwalkergg]

Males* Plenty of men can get pregnant.

[@divinasdeamon5505]

they would have phone booths on every 3rd corner that provided the service, probably for free.

[@fujinshu]

Most likely now that if men could get pregnant, they would be killed because "it disturbs the natural order".

[@Hgcfdghjjvvc]

@@theWoodsman25You’ve lost the thread.

[@lexirowe3151]

It’s crazy that I thought I’d never see the day where we would return to a pre- Roe v Wade world…it’s so bizarre to me. How many women who actually have rights need to be denied care, suffer pain and die before the madness ends. 😢

[@Blackshadow164]

What will you do if Kamala loses?

[@lexirowe3151]

@@Blackshadow164 continue to fight at the local and national levels for reproductive rights

[@d.e.b.b5788]

and yet, women are the majority of voters, so if they really cared about their own rights, they would VOTE FOR POLITICIANS THAT WILL SUPPORT THOSE RIGHTS. But NOOOOOOOOO, all most will do is complain about it; they grew up being told that daddy will take care of everything, and want that to happen. So when it doesn't, they just complain, but never take action. And just watch, as the election goes, you will see less than 50% of the eligible voters will vote, many of them women.

[@orchidbluebird]

Thank you so much, Daily Show people, for giving Jessica a great platform to convey the information that all voters need to hear!! I hope viewers will help her continue doing her incredibly important work by buying the book, and subscribing to her Substack blog, "Abortion Every Day". She is so amazing!!!

[@Groundeyes]

Unfortunately she needs to get her story straight. Because as someone who is pro choice and was really listening, I'm not impressed by her take on not engaging with people who one may believe is pro life and unmovable, she says we all know someone who is like that and then follows up with saying that the voters with "us" aren't pro-lifers voters? Avoiding conversation is the very problem Jordan, the correspondents and Jon have pointed out for years is the core problem. And here we have Jessica saying not to waste your time on talking to "them", unbelievable

[@The_momur]

Thinking of my now 21 yo daughter or her friends in school, middle school and high school age, not having a safe and legal alternative to bringing a fetus to term. It’s appalling.

[@martymethuselah]

Moloch snickers sacrifice

[@2023_justice4all]

how? The issue is women to have the right to decide on issues that matters.

[@jessicatymczak5852]

@@2023_justice4allWhat? What are you saying?

[@jessicatymczak5852]

@@2023_justice4allwomen having the right to decide what they do with their own bodies is an issue of the utmost importance. My body, my choice.

[@arreyenowedmond2569]

Women should be responsible asexually maybe just maybe we will not be talking about abortions so much.

[@nicolaasstempels8207]

How did a D&C procedure after a miscarriage suddenly become an "abortion"?

[@SusanPortrey]

EXACTLY!? Miscarriage is so traumatic and this stuff just makes it more so.

[@dodomak9374]

Miscarriage and abortion are totally different topics.

[@DammikaW48474]

I felt gobsmacked hearing that in some states in the USA a woman who suffered a natural miscarriage may not get the prompt medical care she needs so essentially in such a situation because of these new bans! I come from a country where abortion is illegal. But our politicians know it's none of their business to interfere in medical emergencies. So women from my so called third world country get proper care if they suffer this devastating situation. How come in a country like USA this travesty could happen???

[@eltorocal]

The RepubliKKKlan Cult Agenda... "word play" and distractions.

[@julane-h2y]

@@dodomak9374 no they're not.

[@pamlewis1183]

These bans are incredibly dangerous for Women.

[@meteorwalkergg]

Men, too. See, this is what Valenti does - erasure of trans men's issues in the "women's" [female] reproductive care policymaking. Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism. It's gross.

[@MerchantMarineGuy]

Someone should tell you how dangerous abortion is for fetuses

[@DammikaW48474]

​@@MerchantMarineGuy It's a matter relevant to the woman, her fetus, if she has a partner responsible for that fetus and the medical care provider. The woman, partner (if he was there ) and the doctor should decide. Not some law makers who want to excert control.

[@dragongirl89115]

@@MerchantMarineGuy No care for someone who who's already been born. Who cares about the health and well-being of the parent, what only matters is your own ego and controlling others.

[@imoregloopual4725]

@@dragongirl89115 think about it, technology has gotten much better, man should be seeking to better monitor an infant growth and development. Do you know the most common reason that people seek to abort the developing baby? If the mother life is in danger like she would die then or where the fetus is developing will cause the mother to die. Abortion lovers this will destroy a nation mark those words. It's a sign how evil we are becoming.

[@topgurl9313]

HERO!!! I absolutely love Jessica

[@rukeyser]

As a huge JESSICA fan❤ I am SO GRATEFUL JORDAN interviewed her rather than Jon. Jordan doesn't need contant attention from audience & his questions are spot on. Wonderful interview.

[@patgolden6842]

Excellent interview! She is so right. Glad her book is being read. She is saving lifes

[@barryjones2366]

So you don't count a babies life as life?.......why don't feminists even mention the babies life? Conservatives mention the mothers life as being a concern.......

[@beckypalmer-scott329]

I disagree that pro-life voters can't be swayed on this. We need to point out how many pregnant women struggle to get OBGYN care in red states now. This is because so many doctors have left this practice for fear of being prosecuted if they help a woman with a problem pregnancy.

[@lagomorph770]

they don't care

[@Bane-l7h]

Would love to hear of even 1 case of a pro-life voter changing their mind.

[@a.i.8583]

Sources?

[@gasparinha]

I imagine having this conversation with my own mother, who is adamantly anti-abortion but certainly believes in the typical exceptions (we can get into how those exceptions lead finally to this being a doctor-patient decision full stop, but regardless). TBH, I don't think she believes that these monsters would let women die, or that they'd force assaulted children to keep a pregnancy - but women have already died, and many are suffering. The Kool-Aid is so strong, I don't think she'd believe it until we went full Gilead, and by then there'd be another excuse.

[@arxsyn]

​​​@@gasparinhatell her as a woman l worry for other women who will be receiving substandard care. Even worse, no care at all seeing how practitioners are leaving some states in droves. Compounded by the fact graduates in such stated don't have the opportunity to learn how to administer abortions manually. Don't forget, medication abortion is not hundred percent effective! It's already a very grim present reality we are collectively facing. Disclosure: I'm not even American, just a concerned Canadian neighbour

[@susanryan622]

Reasonable conservatives should get t-shirts that say “abortion is not my choice, but it should be yours”.

[@starwarsjk99]

It is more complex than that. The fetus and mother’s rights are in contradiction, the state has to pick some compromise. The pro-choice position favours the mother the pro-life favours the fetus.

[@Ann-snowshoeingonEnceladus]

@@starwarsjk99 ​ Actually, it's just that simple. Even if we set aside the common law doctrine of sui juris, the state still has no business picking anything. A person's medical decisions should be between themselves, their health care providers, anyone else they might want to include, and nobody else's business, certainly not that of any government.

[@starwarsjk99]

@@Ann-snowshoeingonEnceladus By not intervening, the government has sided with the mother and the fetus dies. It’s a medical decision that affects both mother and fetus. The mother’s decision neglects the fetus’ rights there is no party that defends the fetus. If a particular abortion constitutes a crime, the government at some level should intervene to stop criminal activity. No conservative believes “abortion is not my choice, but it should be yours.” Ethics is objective. If something is wrong for me, then it is also wrong for you too. I will concede this has implications for other issues like veganism. A true vegan isn’t satisfied with stopping their own consumption of meat. A true vegan would want all of human society to stop eating meat.

[@Ann-snowshoeingonEnceladus]

@@starwarsjk99 It does not matter what people's beliefs are; the facts show that Roe v. Wade saved lives by making reproductive health care legal and safe, while Dobbs has ended lives, and that's not even taking into account the women who have lost their fertility due to their individual states' laws. Zygotes, embryos, and fetuses do not have the same human rights as living people, see the sui juris doctrine. Reproductive health care should not the decision of the state. This notion that life begins at conception is relatively new, brought about in the mid 1800s by one Horatio Storer and the nascent, male-dominated AMA in an effort to undermine traditional reproductive health care providers, get more money, and gain power over women. Your analogy about veganism shows you are beginning to understand the basic premise here, so that's hopeful, anyway.

[@rociolapaloma]

@@starwarsjk99No. An opinion stemming from religious belief is not a universal moral clause: your faith may dictate fasting, wearing certain clothes, not use contraception, etc.. That DOES NOT apply to your neighbor, community member or compatriot. Your logic is not only flawed, but profoundly arrogant.

[@amberzec]

I love Jessica Valenti, so smart and just an awesome advocate ❤

[@Hgcfdghjjvvc]

Abortion care is common because abortions commonly happen. We need to destigmatize the subject.

[@presdude]

No matter how hard you try, you’re not gonna change peoples minds

[@patgolden6842]

People don't need to be involved. If it's not your abortion stay out of it

[@coinboxmathlogic2525]

It’s stigmatized because fetuses die.

[@jayadams3339]

For the people, By the Repugs. Nice democracy we have here. It's time to Abolish the Electoral College, Abort the Supreme Court, Use the Popular Vote, and have Ranked Choice Voting.

[@jeffreymorin6480]

If you want to truly reduce abortions improve child care, bring back orphanages, better support for new moms, etc…We will never resolve this with laws.

[@lindsaynevitt8373]

Smart women saying smart things!!

[@cagedgreed]

The Supreme Court is all about state rights until it comes to a state trying to keep an insurrectionist off the ballot. Did DJ T-rump blackmail them? I'm just asking because of the Kavanaugh situation.

[@cpmf2112]

The Supreme Theocrats are totally onboard with Project 2025 and the whole plan.

[@runna-x5h]

Yeah,because that has a national impact lol,

[@eltorocal]

@@runna-x5h You idiot... Boof Kavanaugh was an integral Liar and vote which overturned Roe v. Wade. PAY ATTENTION!!!

[@dragongirl89115]

@@runna-x5h And overturning Roe v Wade didn't? Pretty big national impact when half the country has banned abortion.

[@MartinReiter143]

The Court is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Federalist Society.

[@AshtonLeo]

jessica has fantastic book called the purity myth. highly recommended!

[@jeffreysisson7948]

Wow great interview and we need more advocates like Jessica Valenti who are not afraid to call out the A-holes when they are being A-holes. Woman’s bodies belong to them, not the state!

[@Marvinmartion]

Why is the government in charge of enforcing a religious belief?

[@a.i.8583]

Abortion and pro-life are not religious issues

[@meganthompson583]

@@a.i.8583okay, so what is the secular argument for not allowing adults to make their own medical decisions?

[@joecole7122]

Then religion should have no right to force the government to ban the death penalty.

[@joecole7122]

@@meganthompson583 Secular people are always forcing their animal rights and environmental morality on other people. It should be none of your business what i want to do with my land. Secular people also use morality to justify ope borders on immigration and opposition to the death penalty.

[@1midnightfish]

@@joecole7122 There should be no need for religion to be involved in campaigning against the death penalty - that should be down to basic humanity and common sense (it clearly doesn't work as a deterrent). Then again, looking at gun laws in the US, it's pretty clear that precious little common sense makes into your decision-making structures.

[@leefrankel4191]

Jessica Valenti has clarified what’s really going on for me. We need to be saved from citizens whose fear of change rules their lives and political choices. This is the greatest threat to democracy.

[@frenchie1132]

All those men in the senate, politics etc....telling women what to do and they would be the first to run when you tell them you are pregnant! We the women are left with that the kids!

[@elfonzo18]

This is so brilliant and genius

[@EarthOne1-q9w]

Donald the Predator in Chief direct quote: "You will no longer be abandoned, lonely or scared. You will no longer be in danger. ... You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today. You will be protected, and I will be your protector.” Women take note. This man is NOT to be trusted.

[@patgolden6842]

Disgusting. We don't need protectors. We need rights

[@VictheChick]

How alarmingly insincere, _especially_ coming from an adjudicated r*pist.

[@natalieshuffler-clay9055]

I am baffled why there are zero healthcare providers, doctors, physician associations etc, protesting this imposition on them doing their job and upholding their oath to provide care and save lives!

[@gw3930]

Well, the "do no harm" part of the hippocratic oath can become subjective and get in the way. Its absolutism prevents it from entering a gray area which could allow a discrimination between two undesirable outcomes.

[@patgolden6842]

There are many obgyn fighting this cause

[@CaringEarth]

FAB👌

[@lokipokey]

Wow. I'm a Floridian who was active in getting signatures for the ballot measure on abortion, yet I was completely unaware that DeSantis was threatening legal action against TV stations for airing an ad in support of it. I looked it up, and sure enough there is a big article about it in the Miami herald

[@wendylee7542]

So casual about women - daughters, sisters, aunts, stepmoms, mothers - you really miss the life we out here are living. If men could make babies 🤔

[@CaringEarth]

❤❤

[@victorpradha9946]

The beginning and the end of the discussion is until that which may be growing inside of a woman can safely exist, develop, over time mature to true sentience outside of the woman's body, the woman in consultation with her medical provider, should have the absolute say of what happens or doesn't happen to her body. To have any other standard, would negate the personal autonomy of a woman who is an actual sentient human being capable of expressing personal volition.

[@justinmas299]

2 seconds after a state gets open primaries this issue is over. OPEN PRIMARIES AND RANKED CHOICE VOTING WILL SAVE US ALL!

[@mildol7271]

In my opinion. The most manly, gallant and courageous thing a man can do is to defend honorable women❗

[@Beaandcoffee2000]

Valentini is such a powerful communicator. We’re lucky she’s in this movement!

[@fefifofob]

Let's force people to pay for our completely preventable health care.

[@BigMustard2099]

Numbers 5 : 11-22 gives an example of the priests performing theocraticlly approved abortions.

[@brucejankowitz4501]

This is all about evangelical control. To me one the things that's missing from this argument is where are the men? It takes two to start a pregnancy, and there must be some accountability for the men here. Abortions must proceed in cases where there is no partner standing up and apposing the abortion, let alone long term care for anyone that has an unwanted child. This is nuts!

[@SEA-dx1sv]

Hello 👋 from NY

[@reticentraven]

Hello from ON!

[@ellieisanerd]

❤❤❤

[@Gabriel_H77]

The Bible considers a fetus as property, not a person. The Bible has a how to guide on carrying out an abortion. The Bible holds that life begins at first breath. There is no religious argument in favour of banning abortion.

[@dingaia]

Government exists cause we believe in it.

[@DylanKane-u2j]

no doubt she's done some research and is bringing fresh info to the light, but this lady needs to tone it down on demonizing people and using hyperboles

[@user49382]

❤

[@richarde.plante3292]

Looks like Adam Sandler's sister. You go girl!

[@leward7788]

we're supposed to be a representative democracy. how is it representative if 80%+ people don't want them in our personal business?

[@maedesmond2461]

Because us silly little women don't know what's best for ourselves 🙃

[@Ann-snowshoeingonEnceladus]

In a nutshell: because too few of us vote. If just 70% of eligible voters turned up every time there's a ballot to cast, Dobbs would not have happened.

[@leward7788]

@@Ann-snowshoeingonEnceladus I was a young woman protesting in the early '70s to get roe v wade on the books. the stories women had back then were horrific before it passed. to see it backsliding brings it all back. you'd think in 2024 women wouldn't have to revisit equality. the government has no control with what men decide to do with their bodies, we shouldn't either

[@alphaomega7433]

That’s not really how it works. I’m sure 100% of us don’t want to pay taxes either, yet he we are.

[@leward7788]

@@alphaomega7433 how do you expect services w/o paying taxes? a big free for all? that's anarchy.

[@TrxmpBrownNosersBgone]

It should be the primary argument that everyone wants the medical procedures that you do or don't take part in to be between themselves and their doctor. Explain to me how anyone whose ever had any kind of health consern can't relate to that. If you're life is at risk i guarantee you that you'll want to have as many options available as possible. Wether you're young or old, man or woman, lgbtq, rich or poor, and regardless of ethnicity or orientation.

[@Benny-yz2zu]

If an elective "medical procedure" kills an innocent human being, it should be illegal.

[@MikMortsllak]

Please stop calling them "pro-life". This Tennessee exemple shows that doesn't make sense. Pro-control, pro-hanger or pro-death are better names.

[@MISNM0]

The Lighthouse by Stevie Nicks

[@chelseadangona1040]

Abortion as a choice means that we value an adult woman’s life to choose for herself based on her needs and values and that men who impregnate them have freedoms too.

[@MoonShadowWolfe]

The men have all the freedoms already. They run off and pay no support and gripe about feeling like someone is judging them for it as if 'someone somewhere is thinking I'm a deadbeat, I bet' is a real punishment.

[@patgolden6842]

Not sure I think another person's opinion, be it wiem or nan, is equal in this decision

[@kidmohair8151]

what she said.

[@thetommantom]

You either vote for making the rules or you let the rules make you

[@firesignstudio]

let's move forward. PLEASE. for the sake of our children. lol

[@Benny-yz2zu]

Absolutely disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[@nickalbukerk8215]

If she were right about people wanting abortions to be legal Trump wouldn’t be winning right now. Clearly woman don’t want abortion rights.

[@Benny-yz2zu]

There's no such thing as "abortion rights". No one has a right to end innocent life.

[@nickalbukerk8215]

Since women vote Republican they don’t care to have the power to define when “a life” begins such that the life has rights.

[@arxsyn]

​​oh, but death row for inmates is ok? The war in Gaza? Who are you to talk, when the Bible clearly sanctions the the sacrifice of first born children, not in the least, Christ himself? Let's not forget, the use of a potion to end pregnancy is explicitly mentioned in the the same pages

[@Chosen1_of.the.NONexistent_God]

6:10 Like 0.1% laughing at us dying

[@thetommantom]

It doesnt have to be the most important news this is youtube we know people talk about what people want to hear so if no one cares about it and no one wants it then why waste your time exactly

[@thetommantom]

The exertion of power over a womens body is only an opinion and a well crafted statememt that incites violence the other side would argue they are only doing what their supporters are asking and those supporters think its wrong morally and wrong for the child

[@JebusHypocristosX]

Its not their decision, they need to go mind their business.

[@arxsyn]

Not your body, not your business.

[@maurawhelan3530]

Jessica thank you. So much ignorance out there…

[@tungstenkid2271]

My mother became preggers out of wedlock 70 years ago and it was such a heinous social "crime" in those far-off days that women often aborted to cover up their "shame", and if my mam had aborted most friends and neighbours would probably have said "Oh well it was for the best" and wouldn't have minded, but as I was the fetus in question I might have minded..:)

[@jumu7983]

Thanks for calling out desantos. It's beyond the pale how much disregard he has for the first amendment. It's infuriating that people outside of Florida are associating Florida with him and his dystopian theocratic brand.

[@michaellayton7373]

Abortion is a religious issue: Except not one single word in any religious book about it. If Gawd is against it , don't you think he would have mentioned it somewhere at least Once. I mean Gawd talks about eating shellfish and missed abortion in his many books Maybe Gawd has a bad memory.

[@imranpasha4746]

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[@Indyawillis85]

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[@luckyhara5006]

This is ridiculous

[@muhupalam2755]

Abortion is a human rights choice. This is a feminist issue and men must be feminists also. But this requires us to be truthful. If we believe in free market capitalism we must have globalised markets. NATO interferes with EU and free markets when it prevents Russia from selling direct to a global market without EU deciding price, currency but most importantly free and truthful information including Net Zero targets. Abortion is a choice when we hold the household primacy in economic context and we have division of labour where childbirth and primary income remains in traditional gender models. Unfortunately we are lying to ourselves about so many things. Can we handle the truth about gender?

[@meteorwalkergg]

No, "we" (you, certainly not me) can't handle the existence of trans men in this issue so no, you can't handle the truth about gender -- that reproductive organs don't determine gender. Do better.

[@rodneyscott7108]

You refer to “free market capitalism” as if it is some kind of religion to be “believed in.” And if truly “ believing in free market capitalism” requires giving Russia free access to global markets, so Putin can wage a war of aggression on Ukraine while stealing billions of dollars from the Russian economy, then just call me an atheist in regard to your economic religion. ( And yes, I know rubles are the Russian currency, but I think in terms of dollars, not being from Russia. Based on your comment, I suspect that you are very familiar with the exchange rate.)

[@realtv-GodSpeed]

I don’t understand? He asks “How much do you think JD Vance is softening on abortion, from 0 to get the f@$& out of here?” She says the latter. I don’t understand these parameters and think his rhetoric is hurting the pro-choice stance!

[@thetommantom]

They are only responding the media you ever hear the saying easier to ask forgiveness than permission because you want it to be legal the louder you talk the louder they talk so yall shoulda never opened that can of worms to begin with

[@JebusHypocristosX]

More anti-choice idiotic hyperbole.

[@jeffreymorin6480]

Only one discussion needs to happen. When does a baby have a right to live? Bible literate Christians says it’s a life at conception. Some people say it’s when the baby can live on its own. But that argument makes no sense. Some ultra liberals want infanticide up to birth (like Michigan). That’s disgusting.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

Thats a silly thing to say. Abortion doesn't just effect one person.

[@patgolden6842]

Well if there aren't available abortion rights it could affect a partner, child, mother,father, friends. I could go on. Otherwise it's just the nother

[@barryjones2366]

Someone or something deleted my comment! I can't believe youtube or the daily show would censor the discussion! So not even a more centrist position is allowed (must we always agree with the hyper feminist position....of course not that would be crazy right? they are verrrry extreme at times). So how can we discuss anything anymore?!

[@chezmoi42]

Don't have a cow. YT "loses" at least one of my comments a week. I chalk it up to a glitch, because they generally leave just about anything up unless it's reported. Just stop and think about what you're saying on this subject. Do you srsly have anything of real value to offer?

[@thetommantom]

A ban and a standard are not the same thing instead of just doing whatever you want they are going to set rules or guidelines instead of doing nothing they will literally write the handbook

[@agw5425]

only number 1 is the actual best seller, 1 book sell the best the others don´t.

[@christophergomez2584]

Legalize abortion, Ban child support

[@DarthObscurity]

I've always been pro choice but the way women get to dictate adoption or custody and child support after birth should be the very next thing considered once abortion rights get restored. Your body, your choice, but once the baby is born, there is no argument to be made, that is a person and it should be raised by both parents. Period.

[@DarthObscurity]

In case anyone decides to respond, you should know that there are a comparable number of deadbeat moms, who also still have the kid. Who's more dangerous? Most 'deadbeat dads' are pushed out by mom and refuse to care for a child they never get to see. Who could blame them but the most hypocritical of us?

[@meganthompson583]

@@DarthObscurity I would love to see data related to this. Are there studies showing that most non-married dads are not involved with their children because the mother won’t allow it? I’m not saying it never happens, but as a mom whose child’s father has not contacted us in 9 years, despite me trying to schedule visits, this is way outside my experience

[@patgolden6842]

No period. People should not be forced to marry or stay married for children JD. Oops sorry

[@joecole7122]

Why should a man pay child support for a baby he doesn't want. if a woman has the freedom to control her body, then she should be responsible for her own decisions.

[@1midnightfish]

Have you heard of condoms?

[@JaNouWatIkVind]

You a bot?

[@1midnightfish]

@@JaNouWatIkVind Or just a man who hasn't come to terms with condoms?

[@lindasteinfl]

If a woman is forced to have the baby, the man should be forced to contribute to its support.

[@joecole7122]

@@JaNouWatIkVind Nope. But women who need abortions are Bot's

[@MerchantMarineGuy]

Nobody cares about the lives of the unborn…

[@salomaogomes7311]

The unborn, by definition, aren't alive. Women deserve the choice.

[@captaintrips9606]

Men should be able to opt out of child support payments. My money , my choice.

[@vicentealbaespinosa761]

The Lord lend us this body of ours. We should cherish and take care of it. If you're for abortion, imagine if your birth was canceled by your parents?

[@dodomak9374]

Exactly!

[@JohnDoe-pk2hs]

If you people didn't want me to support abortion rights y'all shouldn't have stopped my mom. Fake Christians

[@chezmoi42]

We wouldn't know. 🙄 And many unwanted, abused children wish it had been.

[@rodneywarren1905]

Which is exactly why women should be forced to always be with child, otherwise there will be so many babies that wouldn’t be born. You know that is the logical implication of your statement, right?

[@MartinReiter143]

I cherish my body and my life, but that doesn’t give me the right to tell others what to do. In a few years, I will be gone, and in a few more years after that everyone who has a memory of me will be gone too. We are like nits on the back of an elephant, and of no more consequence. That includes fetuses. Life is messy and full of hard choices and no one solution works. And in the end, we die, and the Earth spins on unconcerned.

[@barryjones2366]

Abortion should be illegal.

[@captaintrips9606]

Gross

[@djackman4229]

Not only the womans body, the babies body too. Both have rights.

[@LindaMcification]

A Zygote

[@Newton-Reuther]

Where does it say that in the Constitution?

[@jamesestelle7260]

Babies are humans. You all think bans are bad, you should look at what Tim Walz signed into legislation. That's barbaric

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

And when a single mother dies, but her fetus survives, will you adopt the baby?

[@jessicatymczak5852]

No, they don’t. There is no baby, it’s just tissue. Tissue does not have rights, and it definitely doesn’t have rights when it comes to the rights of the women to her life. Go away murderer.

[@williamkelly5567]

Im pro.life .just so yall know. Every life is important

[@bscats1]

So why would you let a woman die from an ectopic pregnancy?

[@Benny-yz2zu]

Same here.

[@Benny-yz2zu]

@@bscats1 No abortion ban or restriction has ever banned ectopic pregnancy treatment. Ectopic pregnancy treatment is NOT the same as abortion, and even if it were, every single Pro Life law has exceptions for the life of the mother. Stop with the dangerous disinformation.

[@loveearth7011]

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