I know that our project is highlighting what feminism isn’t, but I feel that I should post this as an example of what I consider feminism to be. You might not be pro-choice, and you might be pro-choice “up to a point.” That’s fine, and that’s not really why I chose to post this article. I wanted to post this because it’s about a person who cares about women for themselves, not as an incubator for a fetus. This is a person who sees that a woman has an identity beyond “mother” even when she is pregnant. This is a person who risks his life to help women exercise their rights. This is a person who believes that women should control their own bodies and their own destinies. This man is a feminist.
Side note: the fact that these articles on abortion access appear in Esquire, a "men's magazine", and not in any kind of "women's magazine" is its own issue. And the fact that Esquire's covers feature tarted up starlets for the ogling pleasure of men, that's another issue too.
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