Edward Dreslinski

Men, you need to be fighting for women’s reproductive freedom just as hard as anyone. Why? Because there is a 51% chance you will have a daughter. The last thing you want is for her to be tied to a man she doesn’t love, a man that you probably hate, and a man that will now always be in both of your lives. I’m sharing my story as an example of how reproductive choice saves lives; how it saved me from spending my life surrounding by negative influences. The pro-life movement likes to pull on your heartstrings by telling you about all the things that the unborn fetus may have done with life. It’s true that the fetus has about a 1 in 6 billion chance of becoming President. However, it is statistically much more likely that it will become a serial killer. This is the story of how one woman having the courage to have an abortion saved countless lives and found justice for many others.

When I was about five years old, my mother asked me if I wanted a brother or sister. A wave of panic rushed over me. I simply asked, “Will we have less money for food?” Years later, during an awkward Thanksgiving conversation, I learned my mother was pregnant when she asked.