(DC Pundit) – Democratic State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky has taken political protest to a whole new level. Forget hunger strikes or chaining oneself to trees; Pohutsky has opted for voluntary sterilization as her chosen form of resistance against President Donald Trump’s second term.
“Just under two weeks ago, I underwent surgery to ensure that I would never have to navigate a pregnancy in Donald Trump’s America,” Pohutsky declared to a crowd of protesters at the Michigan Capitol, as reported by Michigan Advance. One can’t help but wonder if she considered less drastic measures, like, say, investing in a supply of birth control.
Pohutsky continued, “I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate.”
To drive her point home, Pohutsky reiterated, “If you know people who are questioning how serious this is, I’m going to repeat myself: a sitting government official opted for voluntary sterilization because she was uncertain she would be able to access contraception in the future.” Nothing says “I’m serious about this” quite like permanently altering your body over speculative future policies.
Pohutsky, a 36-year-old bisexual former speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives, seems to be operating under the assumption that Trump’s America will resemble a dystopian novel where contraception is as rare as common sense in politics.
🚨 A Michigan lawmaker has sterilized herself to avoid becoming pregnant while Trump is president.
Omg. Mental health crisis.
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The lawmaker also took aim at her fellow Democrats, accusing them of failing to counter Trump’s sweeping agenda of government cost-cutting and reform. “We need to demand that our elected officials at all levels stop pretending that this is politics as usual,” she told Michigan Advance. One might argue that voluntarily sterilizing oneself is indeed not “politics as usual.”
The protest where Pohutsky made her dramatic announcement featured a colorful array of signs criticizing Trump, Elon Musk, and the new Department of Government Efficiency. Some protesters waved Mexican flags and rainbow banners, while others brandished signs accusing Trump and Musk of Nazism. It was like a political Coachella, minus the music and plus a lot more anger.
Pohutsky’s extreme action highlights the depth of both sexual idolatry and irrational fear that have taken root in some corners of the left. They seem to be operating under the delusion that Trump’s America will soon require them to don “Handmaid’s Tale”-style white bonnets and red cloaks. I guess they completely forgot about other options, like practicing sexual self-restraint or, heaven forbid, engaging in responsible family planning.
The fact that a sitting lawmaker would take such a drastic step in protest of Trump shows just how far the political pendulum has swung. It’s as if they’re in a competition to see who can have the most over-the-top reaction to Trump’s presidency, and Pohutsky just took home the gold medal.
It’s becoming increasingly clear why Trump continues to gain support as his opponents seem to be, quite literally, tearing themselves apart.
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