Greta Thunberg weighs in on debate as she shares chart that explains why women get abortions

Greta Thunberg has given her take on the ever-going debate surrounding abortions, as she shared a chart that explains why women get them.

The topic of abortion has been a never-ending one in recent days after the state of Texas introduced a new legislation, Senate Bill 8, that bans abortions after six weeks. The new law took effect last week after the Supreme Court's inaction.

The Supreme Court and a federal appeals court did not act upon objections from emergency requests brought forth by abortion providers.

This means that as of September 1, abortion after six weeks is illegal in the state - which is before many people even know they are pregnant, CNN reports.

Private lawsuits can therefore be brought against any pregnant person seeking to have an abortion after six weeks.

This amounts to a near-total ban on abortions and has no provision for victims of rape or incest.

Now, the 18-year-old climate activist has taken to Twitter to share a chart about the reasons why women have abortions.

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Tweeting out a pie chart to her 5 million followers, the chart bluntly lists the biggest reason for women deciding to get an abortion as "personal choice" at 60%, a blunt "F**k off" at 22%, with "Not your concern" at 10% and "Mind your business" at 8%.

Thunberg’s post has been widely appreciated on Twitter with over 200,000 likes and nearly 46,000 retweets since it was shared on September 3.

People have also tweeted their praise for Thunberg's decision to take a stand on such an important issue.

According to CNN, no other six-week abortion ban has ever come into effect before, meaning that Texas now has one of the strictest pro-life laws in the entire US.

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Per CNN, abortion providers argued prior to the bill's introduction that it would "immediately and catastrophically reduce abortion access in Texas."

They said that the law would be "barring care for at least 85% of Texas abortion patients", and it would put a range of individuals, such as someone driving their friend for an abortion, at risk of legal action.

The introduction of the law has already been met with fury by abortion rights protestors online.

"Access to almost all abortion has just been cut off for millions of people, the impact will be immediate and devastating," the American Civil Liberties Union said on Twitter.

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