Per CNN, Vice President Mike Pence has been making strong pitches to swing-state anti-abortion voters of late, as the Presidential campaign enters its final two months. These voters could prove crucial in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where polling indicates a tight race between the two candidates.
A Mormon mom-of-six wrote a Twitter thread back in 2018 that has recently resurfaced due its powerful statements on abortion and women's rights.
Author and art director Gabrielle Blair posted the series of tweets, which shine a light on what Blair describes as "men [grandstanding] about women's reproductive rights".
Blair wrote:
"I’m a mother of six, and a Mormon. I have a good understanding of arguments surrounding abortion, religious and otherwise. I've been listening to men grandstand about women's reproductive rights, and I'm convinced men actually have zero interest in stopping abortion. Here's why…"
She continued:
"If you want to stop abortion, you need to prevent unwanted pregnancies. And men are 100% responsible for unwanted pregnancies. No for real, they are. Perhaps you are thinking: IT TAKES TWO! And yes, it does take two for _intentional_ pregnancies."
"But ALL unwanted pregnancies are caused by the irresponsible ejaculations of men. Period. Don’t believe me? Let me walk you through it. Let’s start with this: women can only get pregnant about 2 days each month. And that’s for a limited number of years."
"That makes 24 days a year a women might get pregnant. But men can _cause_ pregnancy 365 days a year. In fact, if you’re a man who ejaculates multiple times a day, you could cause multiple pregnancies daily. In theory a man could cause 1000+ unwanted pregnancies in just one year."
"And though their sperm gets crappier as they age, men can cause unwanted pregnancies from puberty till death. So just starting with basic biology + the calendar it’s easy to see men are the issue here."
You can read the whole thread here, on Blair's Twitter feed.
And the series of tweets received widespread praise at the time. One commenter wrote, "Arguably the greatest thread I’ve seen on any subject. That good. Required reading."
Another Twitter user added, "This is by far the best series of tweets I have read on Twitter. It steers clear of any insecurities that it may harbour, doesn't get polemic, doesn't pontificate or indulge in pedantic. You are absolutely right 100%"