Lena Dunham Reacts To Texas’ Abortion Law Provision
Lena Dunham is known for being the voice behind the hit HBO show Girls, but she’s also known for being a strong Liberal voice in the entertainment world.
This time, Dunham has sounded off on Texas’ Abortion law. The new provision to the law makes it so half of the remaining abortion clinics might be shut down.
This was something that the Girls star just couldn’t stay silent about. In a tweet, Lena wrote, “What’s happening to women and the right to choose in Texas is TERRIFYING. Let’s educate ourselves so we can fight.”
In another tweet she continued, “These politicians think they can trick us, via loopholes & false concern, into giving up our RIGHTS. They underestimate women & their allies. The broads I’ve met in Texas, well, let’s just say I wouldn’t wanna fight ’em. Love to those doing battle for us all.”
In her first tweet, Lena Dunham linked a New York Times article about the law to educate her followers.
The article stated that “The judges ruled that Texas can require all abortion clinics in the state to meet the same building, equipment and staffing standards that hospital-style surgical centers must meet, which could force numerous clinics to close, abortion rights advocates said.”
The article went on to talk about the underlying problem with this new law, “Texas lawmakers argued that the provisions were intended to improve safety. But major medical associations say these measures do not improve patient safety, and abortion rights advocates say they are really intended to restrict access to abortion.”
The Fifth Circuit judges explained why they decided to rule with this provision. “Texas’ stated purpose for enacting H.B. 2 was to provide the highest quality of care to women seeking abortions and to protect the health and welfare of women seeking abortions. There is no question that this is a legitimate purpose that supports regulating physicians and the facilities in which they perform abortions.”
That said, it’s believed that if this new law would have devastating effects for women. According to Nancy Northup, the president and chief executive of the Center for Reproductive Rights, “Once again, women across the state of Texas face the near total elimination of safe and legal options for ending a pregnancy, and the denial of their constitutional rights.”
Fans of Lena Dunham seem to agree that this law is atrocious and dangerous to women’s reproduction rights.
@lenadunham it will continue as long as it’s framed as a “moral” or “women’s” issue it’s a private medical issue.Keep fighting!
— Michelle Adam (@scrapcycling) June 10, 2015
@lenadunham last time I looked at my whooha it was mine…#prochoice #texassucks
— Gloria J Giordano (@GeeJGeeGee) June 10, 2015
@lenadunham that is appalling..
— marcus kelson (@marcuskelson) June 10, 2015
@lenadunham this is how you get dumpster babies.
— meghan prevost (@megsprevost) June 10, 2015
What do you think about Lena Dunham’s thoughts on this law? Is she on the right side of this?
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