Important piece from @RBraceySherman: Sharing Abortion Stories Isn’t Just About Changing Policy http://t.co/1ahTH4HjAc cc: @thedailybeast
— Steph Herold (@StephHerold) April 20, 2015
Writing for RH Reality Check, Renee Bracey Sherman notes that she, like “Girls” actress Jemima Kirke, frequently shares her abortion story publicly. While critics such as The Daily Beast’s Emily Shire argue that sharing abortion anecdotes does little to alter policy or help “an undocumented immigrant in the Rio Grande Valley … to have an abortion,” Sherman contends that abortion stories do their part to “normalize a stigmatized experience.”
Sharing abortion stories isn’t just about policy change. I respond to The Daily Beast’s article: http://t.co/LvcEieUiwt via @rhrealitycheck
— Renee Bracey Sherman (@RBraceySherman) April 21, 2015
No one claims simply sharing abortion stories will change policy, says @RBraceySherman http://t.co/eNU7XN8YCm pic.twitter.com/bWMeBeUVSj
— Rewire.News (@Rewire_News) April 21, 2015
Sherman cites the nonprofit Sea Change Program for which she has consulted, which through research shows that “abortion stigma is a societal belief that abortion is morally wrong.”
Stories about personal experiences with abortion might have some influence on how people view abortion, but it’s hard to tell when all we hear instead is DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz championing her support for no abortion restrictions whatsoever, no matter how close to term the unborn baby is.
@NARAL @RBraceySherman @rhrealitycheck There should be a stigma with abortion…you're killing a human being.
— Hairless By Choice (@headblader66) April 21, 2015
@NARAL abortion ends a life. stop celebrating murder, you savages…
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) April 21, 2015
@NARAL @RBraceySherman @rhrealitycheck instead of How I Met Your Mother it's How I Killed Your Brother. No Emmy Award Though @RuthInstitute
— Bob Sullivan (@BobSullivan87) April 22, 2015
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