What To Expect...

"Pro-Life"
"Pro-Choice"
"No Labels"
"First Trimester"
"Heartbeat"
"Late-Term"
"Partial-Birth"
"Doctors"
"Politicians"
"Supreme Court"
"Privacy"
"Control"
"Autonomy"
"Removal"
"Murder"
"Embryo"
"Fetus"
"Unborn Baby"
"Faith"
"Science"
"Reproductive Health"
"Birth Control"
"My Body"
"Voiceless"
"My Choice"
"Protection"
"Freedom"
"God's Will"
"Personal Liberty"
"Women's Health"

"Rights"
"Rights"
"Rights"

Whose rights?

Whose decision?

Who's in charge?

We'll be hearing much more
about all this in the coming months.

We haven't focused on
abortion
much here at the
 Purple Living Room Project 
 because,
let's face it,
this is one of the most
divisive
issues of our time.

​And yet,
according to Gallup polls
there ARE a few 
Purple Points.

Gallup's latest polling suggests that...

29% of Americans
think abortion should be legal
under any circumstances
AND
an additional
50% of Americans
think abortion should be legal
in limited circumstances.

So...

79% of Americans believe
women should have access
to abortion in some circumstances.

When asked if abortion
should be considered legal
in a series of specific circumstances, 
the numbers were split fairly evenly
yes/no
for most situations,

But...

77% believe abortion should be legal
in the case of rape or incest

AND

83% believe abortion should be legal
when the mother's life is at risk

There also seems to be some
purple agreement around
WHEN 
abortion should be
legal...

87% of Americans
do not think that
abortion should be
generally legal
in the third trimester.

Can we all agree that 
decisions about abortion
are
difficult
and
painful
and have
lasting consequences
for those involved?

Let's try to have
empathy
for one another
and acknowledge that our
deeply held beliefs
are coming from a place of
​positive intentions...
even if we disagree vehemently
about what "positive intentions" look like.

Fortunately,
there seems to be one aspect of
reproductive health
that most of us can agree upon...

89% of Americans believe that
birth control is morally acceptable. 

Seems like a place to start...

Can we work 
TOGETHER
to make sure
all women 
have 
affordable access
to birth control?

​We can do that together.