'What does the future hold for people, like myself, who may someday end up pregnant in one of the states where abortion is illegal?'
. While that doesn't change the law, it does raise concerns about the state's Republican-held legislature.
As a graduate student, I now split my time between Idaho and California, but I grew up in Idaho's capitol, Boise, and still spend my breaks at home with my family. Boise is a blue dot in an otherwise painfully red state. Sure, I've been called some racial slurs, seen some Confederate flags, and heard some upsetting stories from LGBTQ+ friends — but in my little liberal bubble, things weren't so bad.
At home, I was told I should withhold sex until marriage. At school, girls were taught how not to get raped instead of boys being taught not to rape. I was"dress-coded" constantly throughout my teens for doing inappropriate things like wearing a tank top. Once, I was even sent home after a teacher was caught looking up my skirt when I went upstairs. He was allowed to stay.
What's ironic about all of this is that, as a young woman growing up in Idaho, I was taught to make choices. I was in control of my body, my own fate, and the fate of others. For better or for worse, I was responsible. No man, or anyone else more powerful than me, was going to be held accountable for things I could find ways to control. I was supposed to make smart choices that affected others positively.
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