Addison Gardner, 12, has testified in West Virginia’s legislature in opposition to the state’s new abortion law, which would ban abortions even in cases of rape or incest.
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The middle schooler asked lawmakers: ‘If a man decides that I’m an object, and does unspeakable, tragic things to me, am I, a child, supposed to carry and birth another child?’
She then urged the legislature to reconsider, saying: ‘Some here say they are pro-life. What about my life? Does my life not matter to you?’
Rita Ray, an 80-year -old woman who had an abortion in 1959, 14 years before terminations were deemed a constitutional right, looked on as Gardner spoke
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WE WOULD END ABORTION BY TELEVISING THE PROCEDURE
And the fetus stands up and says, " What about my life?"
Honestly this is another fuzzy part of not being able to get rid of an unformed eventually to be human… The idea of a 12 yr old sexually molested, to have to give birth to a baby after the like 7-8 months ? …and that baby killing her, a healthy young 12 yr old THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED by not carrying the baby. The Risk Is Too Much To Think About. 🥺 I wouldn't want a young girl to have to take that risk… I want her to LIVE. This is not their "Plans laid in motion" if a child dies do to giving this birth. Absolutely Not?! I'm sorry, but they should be able to get rid of it.
Your 12 buddy go learn how divide fractions I still don’t😭🙏🦅🔥
They force you to in arkansas.
Did my sister years ago😢
Juco college is education too state college parent cant afford it not taking rights away youngsters hard to reason with
What about the babies life
People on American university do not know what is life, what is male and female. In Croatia kids in the kindergarden know that.
Abortion shouldn’t be illegal but it should be a shameful thing to do
In a case of grape…I understand.
But just freely getting an abortion just because you enjoy sleeping around? No that’s evil I’m sorry..and it’s like the pro choice people ignore how selfish that is.
0:44 no absolutely not, if you’re not me then idc 😭
Children shouldn’t be activists. This was clearly from the parents
Your speech is less than 1% of abortion cases. Next
Really? using a 12 year old? We should start mandating during jury selection to have at least one 12-year deliberate on your criminal case.
This argument makes no sense. Why is she talking about abortion and pregnancy if she's 12?
Wonderful, eloquent young girl
No reason why she cant put it up for adoption
Prepared script and well soken out.
It's a shame, Who got her pregnant and when and how did it happen is what I want to know, and what is being done about it?
If she is a child then why she is f*ing around ?
Don’t sleep with a guy.
Pregnancy is not a physical trauma……. however killing another human being by ripping it apart and living with that guilt for the rest of your life is not only a physical trauma but a mental one as well. My heart goes out to you.
You should be ashamed for this and Abortion
Yo go
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Where are her parents?
Hummm… interesting, how is this young girl talking about abortion. So there is no alternatives? So there is no trauma and mental implications when having an abortion? 🤦🏻♀️ We adults need to be more educated and guide with wisdom these young people. Every life matters!
Why would she get pregnant 💀
Poor child being used by baby killers
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Typical nonsense arguing that you should be allowed to get abortion because a 12 year old kid could get this happen to her.
How often does an abortion happen because a 12-year-old is in this position versus all other abortions. I don’t think any Reel person is against abortion for what she is saying. But that does not excuse 99.999% of the actual abortions that happen.
This kid is saying what she thinks adults want to hear.
Disgusting this is even turned into a debate.
This little girl doesn't understand that the adults who put her up to this at one time thought her life was disposable. She's been taught that life is cheap and a Mother's love is conditional.
In what world is an abortion not just as traumatic as giving birth, ever heard of a Cesarean section?
As a pro-life anti-abortion this is the one time I'd say abortion is okay
Children should not hive birth yes but even more so children should not be killing children
Is no one going to talk about how this girl said she’s 12 but playing varsity.
May everyone that's against abortion bear witness to their own young daughters pregnancies. Experience the horror of telling your 10 year old daughter they cannot go outside and play because they have to feed, change, and bathe the baby. Go to school with the baby or find daycare, let your young daughters figure out how to get to doctors appointments for vaccinations and check ups while also making sure the 5th grade mother looks into getting a job for insurance. Please, kids can hardly turn in homework at the deadline.
This woman is an amazing and strong person. Keep it up!!!!
Aretha Franklin was 12 when she had her kid . That baby should’ve died?
There is a massive difference between late term abortion and taking medication a day after.
speak it
We wouldn’t allow a 12 year old girl to adopt a child, so why would we force one to remain pregnant and give birth against her will?
Depending on each situation.
This called the ole foot in the door routine. Give an extreme case and pretend that making it acceptable there now translates across the board. She wants everyone to empathize with her because she is young, which is absolutely true. She's very young so we need to protect her while she is young because she can't protect herself. Her vulnerability makes it crucial that we look out for her. Ok, now go back and read it replacing all the words she/her with "the baby"
The people coming up with these laws are not obgyns.