I’m Pro-Choice. Pro-Life People Are Right More Than We Admit.

Reductive thinking is hysterical, inaccurate, and not conducive to any sort of progress.

Abortion was a central issue in the 2024 presidential election, and the election results have been deeply unsettling to the more Left-leaning half of this country. 

Trump’s first term led to a conservative-leaning Supreme Court that reversed federal abortion protection through Roe v. Wade. Since Roe’s reversal, there has been an outpouring of fear and rage around policies that the Left considers to be robbing women of their bodily autonomy—and there are still a number of female reproductive rights at risk, including Plan B pills, IVF and more.

Personally, I have been a monthly donor to Planned Parenthood for many years, and I remain a committed advocate for safe and accessible abortion—with reasonable limits. However, I no longer hold in contempt those who disagree with me on this sensitive matter. Festering extremism and hate-mongering offer no constructive solutions, but instead prevent us from reaching consensus. I was illuminated after challenging my own myopic thinking on this frau…