Melissa Rauch Instagram – As I’ve shared, I navigated some dark days after pregnancy loss on my road to motherhood. Days that would’ve been precipitously darker if also fearful of persecution when fertility issues can already make you feel like a prisoner in your own body. It’s utterly cruel that in many states, those who miscarry may be inhumanely investigated as miscarriage medication that prevents infection/excessive bleeding/sepsis are technically abortifacients. Rather than being supported while suffering & grieving the loss,a woman may be met with a doctor hesitant to perform a life saving procedure, like the one I needed, for fear they’ll be accused of a covert abortion as treatment for abortion & miscarriage are the same. Doctors hands shouldn’t be tied when needing to provide safe care for people faced with a heart-wrenching decision of a desperately wanted baby with fatal anomalies. I’m grateful every day to be a mother but that gratitude is rooted in MY deep desire & CHOICE to have children. I’ve seen grown men throw a fit being “forced” to sit outside a Nordstrom dressing room as their wife tried on a wrap dress. Can we imagine men forced to carry a human? Enduring not only immense physical trauma but a life trajectory FOREVER derailed as they attempt to care for a baby in a country with no infrastructure in place to help do so. One with an already overwhelmed foster system. Now what if that man was a boy? Our courts have rallied against (white)boys being punished when their “whole life is ahead of them.”What about innocent, assaulted little girls? Ones forced to birth at great risk to their small, traumatized bodies? How is any of this about the beauty of creation? But this fight has never been about the sanctity of life. It’s always been about control; regulating women’s bodies, maintaining the poverty cycle & racial inequity. We know the SCOTUS decision won’t stop abortions from happening. It’ll disproportionately prevent underprivileged people from accessing SAFE abortions & endanger the lives of all who possess a uterus. Legal abortions are a critical aspect of healthcare. Above are some organizations working towards rectifying this egregious decision. We can’t go back💚