The Religion and Political Views of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

This is having a very real impact on women’s bodies and lives starting now. Women are already sharing stories of how their physical safety is being put in danger. Women with resources will travel to get an abortion, those without might attempt to give themselves one at tremendous risk. Some will have to source abortion pills from unregulated pharmacies. Others who are pregnant and find themselves in a medical emergency will be at the mercy of doctors and lawyers to determine if a procedure that is needed to save her life can even be done at all. What does this tell women? It tells us that our physical safety doesn’t matter, and as a result that we don’t matter. But we do. Women matter. And this is one of the reasons that I called Gloria immediately. Because in all of it, she reminds me that when you have anger, you have to channel that energy into something that makes a difference. That’s what activism is. It’s about how we show up.

We vote to honor those who came before us and to protect those that come after us…that’s what community is all about and that’s specifically what this election is all about. You know I think. We’re only 75 days away from election day. And, that is so, very close. And yet there is much work to be done in that amount of time. Because we all know what’s at stake this year. I know it, I think all of you certainly know it if you are here at this fun event with us. Then, you’re just as mobilised and energised to see the change we all need and deserve.

The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing – because George Floyd’s life mattered and Breonna Taylor’s life mattered and Philando Castile’s life mattered and Tamir Rice’s life mattered… and so many other people’s, whose names we know and whose names we do not know. Stephon Clark, his life mattered.