Trigger warning: This article is about sexual crimes and was written by a feminist. All opinions are my own.
When Alabama State Rep. Juandalynn Givan pre-filed HB 46, a bill that would require men convicted of rape or incest to undergo a vasectomy or castration, and pay for any resulting abortion, the outrage machine lit up almost instantly.
Outrage from conservatives? Immediate.Outrage from civil liberties groups? Also yes.Even some reproductive rights advocates called it excessive.
“As somebody who spends all of her time helping people access reproductive health care, it is just as terrible to create a bill that would take away the reproductive autonomy of a man as it is to have no abortion allowed for a person who can become pregnant.”— Robin Marty…