Bits & Bobs on Feminist Theory #2: Reproductive Rights

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Reproductive rights aren't debatable. They're an indelible part of bodily autonomy. They are not up for discussion, in the same way that your right to freedom isn't debatable.

As my 20 year old brother says: "What makes anyone think they have the right to tell a woman what she can or can't do with her own body?"

Simple, really.

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