Get angry

By overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court overturned a woman’s right to keep control over her own body. We have already seen the true cruelty of this decision: a 10-year-old rape victim refused an abortion, and a woman whose fetus has no chance of survival forced to carry it because her doctor could face life in prison for reducing her suffering.

But we are not far from the possibility of having this tragedy reversed. Congress can pass a law enshrining a woman’s right to choose. In fact, the House of Representatives has already passed it, in the form of “The Women’s Health Protection Act.”

This law could be passed by a simple majority if 50 senators voted to overturn the filibuster. Currently, two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, have refused. But if Democrats can keep a majority in the House and gain two seats in the Senate, the filibuster could be overturned and a woman’s right to control her own body could be made legal again.

In Colorado, Sen. Michael Bennet has consistently supported women’s right to choose while his opponent, Joe O’Dea, has pushed for restrictions. Adam Frisch, a Democrat running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, believes that the government has no place in decisions between a woman and her doctor. His opponent, incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert, has passed more than a dozen bills restricting women’s right to access reproductive health.

It’s time to get angry and reclaim our rights. Get registered and vote Nov. 8 for Sen. Michael Bennet and Adam Frisch.

– Adele Riffe, Hesperus