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Andrea's avatar

Dear Jen,

Your latest Substack post hit me hard, and I’m so grateful for your courage in calling out the unimaginable cruelty we’re seeing. I grew up not far from where the Texas flooding took place and personally know a family who lost their lives in the flood.

I am utterly stunned—heartbroken, really—that anyone could feel so comfortable and proud saying they’re glad children died in the Texas floods. To hear people claim those innocent lives, like the kids at Camp Mystic among the 108 lost, “deserved it” is beyond vile. It’s a gut punch to think anyone could justify such a tragedy with smug indifference. And be proud of saying this on a public platform. What is wrong with these people? And the depravity doesn’t stop there—reading about people boasting about aborting their babies with no remorse, treating it like a badge of honor, just deepens the sorrow.

Your voice cuts through this madness with the clarity and strength we need right now. I can’t fathom how we’ve reached a point where such hateful rhetoric is flaunted without shame, but your words remind us to stand firm against it. Thank you for not staying silent, for leading with truth, and for inspiring us to reject this erosion of humanity. Your advocacy gives me hope that we can still fight for a world where every life is cherished.

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Roseann Schuyler's avatar

I gasped out loud when I saw the video of that singer saying that she couldn't remember how many abortions she had had, and guessing that it was "4 or 5". I'm in my 60s and I've been pro-choice for decades but never believed that just because abortion was available that meant that having one should be taken for granted or minimized, and I think that most women of my generation felt the same way. What has happened to the current generation of women?

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