American women threaten a statewide s*x strike in opposition to the prohibition on abortion
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to make abortion illegal on June 24, women in the US have threatened to refrain from having sex with males.
Pro-choice advocates have also scheduled rallies throughout the country this weekend.
Following the court’s decision to invalidate women’s federal right to abortion, there has been widespread outcry nationwide, especially among liberals. As a result, 26 states are anticipated to further restrict or outright outlaw abortions.
Now that abortion rights are protected by federal law, some women on social media are preparing to refrain from having sex with males.’Women of America: Take the pledge. Because SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, we cannot take the risk of an unintended pregnancy, therefore, we will not have sex with any man — including our husbands — unless we are trying to become pregnant,’ one Twitter user wrote.
There were also calls for ‘sex strike’ across the country as terms including #SexStrike and #abstinence began trending online. ‘I live in New York and I am DOUBLE FURIOUS with the Supreme Court. I want to find people who are coordinating a mass sex strike. That is our power,’ another woman raged. ‘Women have the power here. No more sex until abortion rights are federal law.’Another supporter wrote on Twitter: ‘Womxn! Calling for a national #sexstrike No sex with men until women’s rights are codified by law. #Allmen #Underhiseye.’
‘Perhaps a #sexstrike (also known as #abstinence) would help the men folk to be all in on this #womensrights issue,’ another Twitter wrote.Others posted a graphic that read: #SexStrike. If our choices are denied, so are yours.’Brianna Campbell, 24, told The New York Post;
‘If you’re a man who won’t get a vasectomy, even though it’s reversible, and you’re not out in the streets fighting for my rights, you do not deserve to have sex with me,’ .
‘I think it’s absolutely valid for us to be withholding the Holy Grail that men seem to think is important,’ Caroline Healey told The Post during a protest in Union Square on Saturday.
