There was a situation where I had chosen to advocate for women, especially women of color. A few years ago there was a law that was passed on abortion rights in Arkansas. It shortened the amount of weeks a mother could decide to proceed with an abortion. Many of my coworkers, who were women, were surprisingly not against this new law. It was difficult to explain how this one law could have adverse effects for women of color. I tried to explain that by having a child places a woman closer to the poverty line or further below it. I believe it was hard to convey my opinion because I was neither a woman nor a mother. I believe that deciding when to have an abortion should be ultimately decided by the mother and not by the government. I also stated
