Last week’s 6 to 3 Supreme Court decision to remand decisions about abortions back to the purview of each state has put fertility and abortion rights center stage. On the one side, pro-life activists are celebrating the victory of seeing Roe v. Wade overturned while pro-choice activists feel a terrible blow has been dealt to women’s rights.
I am the youngest of nine children. I am also Chinese. In China you don’t have the luxury to debate about whether abortion is a necessary evil, a fundamental human right, or a sin. When you are a woman in China, the state decides for you….