State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky’s account was cheered by the left-leaning protestors and condemned by right-wing social media accounts.
The 36-year-old Democrat said the surgery was a personal decision she had been considering for a few years and was finalized by Trump’s election. She wanted to validate the fears other women might have about access to contraception by sharing it.
She told The Associated Press that she has received threats since speaking this week, referring at least one of them to Michigan authorities. The Associated Press reached out to Michigan State police for comment.
“I don’t fully grasp the level of animosity that people have about this,” Pohutsky said.
I honestly didn’t read that as an attack on you.
The comment literally said that Nougat looked like a creep. It was a direct attack on them.
Check again.
You’re right. I misread what they wrote.
My apologies.
No apology necessary, you gave me appropriate pause to reread and make sure I was clear on what was being said.