Last week I went to London amid the shocking news of America’s stance on abortions. I was amazed by the signs of inclusivity and diversity, which you wouldn’t regularly see in the city. From sexuality signs instead of the normal ‘green man’, to flags and murals, the city was filled with support and love for everyone around.
Walking along the streets, this made me feel proud to live in England, as people were going out of their way to show their support and inclusivity. Amongst all this light, however, there was dark at the end of the tunnel. The talk of the street and news broadcasts were only showcasing the abortions in America, something which has made me utterly shocked.
How can two, seemingly diverse and well developed, countries be so different? England, a supportive, inclusive and proud country supporting every citizen with a democratic stance; America, forcing laws and not protecting any person in their society, only white heterosexual men.
My cousins live in America, and to think that they can go and buy a gun any day, but may now struggle to
get an abortion is insane. How can the Supreme Court look at this and think it’s okay? Mass school shootings have been on the horizon recently, with innocent children going to school like they would everyday, and only some making it home because of the freedom of gun laws. Kids having to cover themselves in their dead friend’s blood to protect their life. Children having to act unconscious to make it out alive. All because it’s easy to buy a gun.
The Supreme Court may ban abortions because they are ‘pro-life’, but how are they pro-life if they allow innocent bystanders to be murdered in casualties involving the misuse of a gun? Why should a gun have more rights than a woman? And why should we be allowing a small group of biased people to decide what women across the country can do?
I am appalled at this mockery of justice, both high-income countries are two of the most powerful in the world. It shocks me how the two can be so different.
The success of the Pride weekend in Trafalgar Square and Oxford Street shows how amazing England can be. Yes, the media doesn’t show all that goes on in the world - mainly just the negatives - but it does show how different two influential countries can be.
By Grace Wells
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