Vox Media feminist Liz Plank is very troubled by what she heard at last night’s Democratic debate. Or, rather, by what she didn’t hear. Namely about the Right’s efforts to limit abortion:
One of the greatest threats to our society and common good is the criminalization of abortion, and yet not a peep, not a single mention about it the #DemDebate. This is not a drill. Clinics are shutting down. The right is being creative in this battle, we need to be creative too.
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 13, 2019
The right has come up with new and evil ways of stripping abortion access, and yet we on the left keep uttering the same platitudes about a woman's right to choose. We are bringing a knife to a gun fight. We need a better strategy because the cost of losing is far too great.
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 13, 2019
Still with her? Because it’s about to get really good:
When the left frames the criminalization of abortion as a "women's issue," it becomes seen as niche, impacting only a sliver of the population, rather than an urgent crisis like climate change or gun safety with dramatic public health consequences for all of us, men included.
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 13, 2019
Abortion rights don't just enhance men's lives on a collective level, it allows them to thrive. One study found that boys who can avoid becoming teenage fathers have a greater chance of going to college if abortion is an option for them and their partner https://t.co/I3izZAzAZC
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 13, 2019
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Since Roe v Wade passed, 50 million abortions have been performed which means millions of women have benefited from the right to choose. But what we rarely acknowledge is that this also means that millions of men also benefited from the right to choose too.
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 13, 2019
At least one man on that stage last night was able to run for president because of the right to abortion and has benefited from the tireless work of reproductive justice advocates, most of which are women. The best way for them to have our backs is not to remain on the sidelines
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 13, 2019
Female politicians have heroically publicly shared their deeply personal abortion stories, from @wendydavis to @JackieSpeier. So the only question that remains is who will be the first male politician to be brave enough to do it too?
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 13, 2019
Oh no! She’s said too much:
“Look! It eliminates the impoverished and lets men avoid the responsibility of fatherhood!”
— Good Tweetman (@Goodtweet_man) September 13, 2019
Isn't that one of the main pro-life arguments? Like a considerable amounts of abortions are are forced upon women by irresponsible boyfriends.
— Tumbleweed (@tumblewysp) September 13, 2019
I love it when they make my arguments for me
— Good Tweetman (@Goodtweet_man) September 13, 2019
Speaking of which, check out this other argument she made (before deleting it):
We-are-aborting-a-lot-of-potential-criminals is… a take, from @feministabulous.
(Tweet recently deleted.) pic.twitter.com/ZXHoQpt8be
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) September 13, 2019
And there you have it.
Again saying the quiet part loud https://t.co/mzj1JPHZH1
— Good Tweetman (@Goodtweet_man) September 13, 2019
They can’t help themselves.
Well that’s just laying it right out there in the Mengele spectrum pic.twitter.com/HmZA0A6jnq
— Melissa Johnson (@mlynnjohnson72) September 13, 2019
Abortion is crime against the innocent. And modern day feminism is absolute poison. pic.twitter.com/4a2BoHkJs6
— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) September 13, 2019
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.