OK, so, it is catchy: There's pink! And a slogan! And a...
OK, so, it is catchy: There's pink! And a slogan! And a minisite by a Serious Organization!
But here's why this is not as awesome as you think it is:
To get technical and specific - so we need to keep the government out of our uteri? what about our vaginas? or our eyeballs? or our armpits? or myriad other bodyparts, essential to reproduction or not? The uterus is not a symbol of the whole body or of the whole woman, it is a very specific organ. It is shortsighted and very unstrategic (not to mention cissexist and biased against women who do not have a uterus) to focus on this one body part. Focusing on the uterus, even if our opponents are doing that, does not fix the problem.
What we should be fighting for are BODILY RIGHTS. As in - your right to control your environment ends at my skin. Bodily rights are not tied to reproductive abilities, gender, sexuality, or sexual behaviors. This "my uterus is my business" stuff is tied to those things, which means it is limiting and discriminatory.
Think bigger than the little ole uterus.
"The point is that Republicans are always talking about deregulation and big government. But I say their philosophy is small government for the big guy and big government for the little guy. And so, if my wife's uterus was incorporated or my friend's bedroom was incorporated, maybe the Republicans would be talking about deregulating."- Representative Scott Randolph
SO MUCH WIN HERE.
There is NOTHING about this statement, that I do not love.
