'If you give up now, you will inherit a country that does not resemble you or any of the values you believe in.' — MichelleObama
"I know this is not the future you chose for your generation — but if you give up now, you will inherit a country that does not resemble you or any of the values you believe in."
Shortly after the Supreme Court released its ruling, the former first lady shared a statement on Instagram expressing heartbreak for those who will no longer have the fundamental right to make decisions about their bodies, as well as for our society, which must revert back to a time when women risked their lives for and were forced to live with pregnancies they didn't want.
She continued:"I am heartbroken — for the teenage girl, full of zest and promise, who won't be able to finish school or live the life she wants because her state controls her reproductive decisions; for the mother of a nonviable pregnancy who is now forced to bring that pregnancy to term; for the parents watching their child's future evaporate before their very eyes; for the health care workers who can no longer help them without risking jail time.
While the decision is certainly horrifying and"will have devastating consequences," Obama encouraged folks, especially young people who will"bear the burden," to channel their anger and frustration into action."It must be a wake-up call . . . I know this is not the future you chose for your generation — but if you give up now, you will inherit a country that does not resemble you or any of the values you believe in," she wrote.
She concluded,"Our hearts may be broken today, but tomorrow, we've got to get up and find the courage to keep working towards creating the more just America we all deserve."
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