Restricting Abortion Steals Freedom — And Perpetuates Inequality

Scott Gilman
6 min readSep 9, 2021

Laws imposing forced births strip away self-determination— creating a two-tiered society of who does and doesn’t have bodily autonomy.

Two paths in the woods
Photo by Beth Macdonald on Unsplash

People who have had an abortion are yet again telling their stories in public. They are trying to humanize a medical procedure that has granted them power and control over their bodies and lives.

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Scott Gilman

Thinking and writing about my place in the world, and making myself (and the world) a little bit better. I can be reached at scottmgilman@gmail.com.