A Democrat lawmaker in Michigan has undergone a sterilisation procedure to avoid becoming pregnant while Donald Trump is in office. The Telegraph has more.
Laurie Pohutsky, a Democrat, said she went through with the surgery because she believed that the US President could choose to ban contraception.
“Just under two weeks ago, I underwent surgery to ensure that I would never have to navigate a pregnancy in Donald Trump’s America,” she said at a protest on Wednesday.
“I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate.”
The 36 year-old continued: “If you know people who are questioning how serious this is, I’m going to repeat myself: a sitting government official opted for voluntary sterilisation because she was uncertain she would be able to access contraception in the future.”
Mr Trump repeatedly said before taking office that he had no intention of banning contraception, after suggesting in May that he was “looking” at the proposal.
Ms Pohutsky made the remarks to hundreds of people protesting the second Trump administration on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol.
Michigan Advance reported that several activists carried signs likening Mr Trump to a Nazi and taking aim at Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire and ally of the US President.
Because nothing says “I’m not a hysterical woman” quite like ripping out your womb.
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