On Monday, former president Donald Trumpannouncedhis vice presidential running mate: Ohio Senator J.D.
But I want to focus on an old speech thats been recirculating since the news broke.
As a woman whosintentionally childfree, I am livid over this rhetoric.
According to him, we have “no physical commitment to the future of this country.”
This is an American take if I’ve ever seen one.
Vance’s hyper-focus on the individual and the nuclear family is nothing new in this country.
But in many cultures, including my own, the emphasis lies on the extended family and wider community.
Since this speech, Buttigieg and his husband haveadoptedtwo children.
But in true Republican fashion, he didn’t bother exploringwhymany Americans are having fewer children.
The list goes on.
Did Vance propose sound solutions to the “civilization crisis” like addressing climate change?
(Hedoesnt believethat people contribute to climate change.)
Doesnt this mean that parents get a bigger say in how democracy functions?"
Well, Ill gladly join the chorus of criticism.
I was born in the United States.
My vote should hold the same weight as any other person’s.
Its a betrayal of American values.
And aside from all the childfree folks, what about families struggling to conceive?
Parents whove lost children?
Queer couples who want kids but cant yet afford adoption or fertility treatments?
But that’s par for the course for Vance, who supports a nationalabortion ban.
According to thePew Research Center, 61% of women who had abortions in 2021 had given birth before.
Why should Vance’s irrelevant opinion supersede these parents' informed decisions about their families and health?
And it’s just a basic fact."
Let’s all laugh together at that one.
Many childfree women report the same.
