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View all search resultsRoe v. Wade and Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election
The main source of polarization is identity politics – race and sexual politics – the main target of which are women and minorities, both religious and sexual.
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Abortion rights demonstrators hold signs as they gather near the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, June 25. (AFP/Suzanne Cordeiro)
What does abortion have to do with democracy? Or even logic? Much more than one would imagine.
The following was comic Chelsea Handler’s take on the issue when she was acting as a guest host for the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on June 28.
She started out with a video clip showing posters made by women at a demonstration:
“You [Republicans] didn’t like wearing a mask. Imagine being forced to have a baby.”
“Pregnancy begins with a penis. Regulate that!”
“Don’t like abortions? Ignore them, like you ignore school shootings.”
Chelsea, formerly a Democrat, now independent, continued her monologue, saying that the decision had divided families – those who supported women’s rights and those who did not – as well as the nation.
