Women Celebrate Their Abortions With Viral ‘#ShoutYourAbortion’ Hashtag
Thousands of women turned to Twitter Monday to publicly laud their abortions.
Using the viral hashtag “#ShoutYourAbortion,” women from various backgrounds explained why they chose to terminate their pregnancies and how they thought it had benefited their lives.
My abortion was in ’10 & the career I’ve built since then fulfills me & makes me better able to care for kids I have now. #ShoutYourAbortion
— Lindy West (@thelindywest) September 20, 2015
My abortion was in 2008. It saved my life and allowed me to escape an abusive, emotionally and physically violent man. #ShoutYourAbortion
— hi, is this meagan? (@mgnwrites) September 21, 2015
I’ve never wanted to have children, so I had an abortion. I’m thriving, without guilt, without shame, without apologies. #ShoutYourAbortion
— favianna rodriguez (@favianna) September 21, 2015
A fully developed human woman is more important than a fetus. #shoutyourabortion #istandwithpp
— Bonita Applebum (@Crass_Sass) September 21, 2015
I was a married mother of 6 whose husband was struggling to make ends meet. We made the best decision for OUR family. #ShoutYourAbortion
— datchik (@barbarayvette) September 21, 2015
I had an abortion. My body, my life, my choice. End of story. #shoutyourabortion
— FemSense (@fem_cents) September 21, 2015
I’m proud to have had an abortion. Was a time I respected my life, relationship & body enough to do what was right for me #shoutyourabortion
— Robyn Swirling (@RSwirling) September 20, 2015
Others, however, were disturbed that the hashtag would trend on Twitter. Conservative pundit Michelle Malkin called on activists to tweet with a counter-hashtag to highlight a recent series of undercover videos that purport to show abortion-provider Planned Parenthood selling fetal parts.
Seriously? #ShoutYourAbortion is trending? Shout this LOUDER: #PPSellsBabyParts pic.twitter.com/XR7nuVZmH7
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 22, 2015
#ShoutYourAbortion disturbs me on so many levels…why feel the need to ‘shout’ your elected surgery ending a child’s life?
— Brittney (@brittparker88) September 21, 2015
The greatest example of “privilege” is murdering someone else out of convenience and calling it “empowering” #ShoutYourAbortion
— chelsea (@chelsea_elisa) September 21, 2015
#ShoutYourAdoption should be trending, not #ShoutYourAbortion.
— Sister Toldjah (@sistertoldjah) September 21, 2015
Just when I thought I had seen the trashiest of hashtags….along comes… #ShoutYourAbortion
— Ulysses (@Just_a_Texan) September 21, 2015
and we know what Gd did to the Cannanites who sacrificed their children.
Just when you think that news stories can’t cause you to feel shocked any more, a story like this comes along and proves you wrong. These women are disgusting. Anyone who can be so nonchalant and almost proud of having an abortion or taking a life (because all reason and rationale aside, that is what it is), ARE DISGUSTING.