Catherine Glenn Foster

Them: - our testimony was based on religious beliefs - we just talk about morals - we didn’t talk about the Constitution or rights Did they even hear me, or was it too late for them to come up with new talking points? (There was a snort laugh from up here in the gallery.)

Also them: - it’s about emotion

They have a point on this one: “Women’s bodies have long been subjected to many forms of violence.” Yes. They have. Like abortion.

They just asked us to imagine being a young woman who just learned that she’s pregnant, terrified and alone. I’ve been there. And that’s precisely the problem. Abortion is a sign that we have failed women.

They’ve also said we’re just pro-birth, and don’t care about women and children after the babies are born. Same old trope. I’d like to share with them about the work of caring pregnancy centers, which provide support, training, and concrete supplies *after the baby is born.*