Tina's Typical Tuesdays

  We the People.     R oe v. Wade has been overturned. For many of my young readers, that sentence most likely did not have the mind-blowing, smack-in-the-face impact it had on older citizens, especially those who first witnessed the landmark case in 1973 in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that abortion rights are constitutionally—and therefore federally—protected under the 14th Amendment. Since that ruling, Roe v. Wade has protected women for nearly fifty years, women who chose to terminate their pregnancies because they had their bodies criminally violated, or were not equipped to raise a child, or simply did not want a child, among a plethora of all valid reasons. Of course, "pro-life" politicians and advocates chant about abortion being murder despite the fact that fetuses, unborn organisms , cannot think before twenty-seven weeks (approximately the length of two trimesters of a pregnancy, during which women could previously have a legal abortion). ...

     Hello TTT readers! I know it's been quite a while since I last posted an article, and even longer since I introduced myself as Tina CP, author of Tina's Typical Tuesdays. While a lot has changed, I'll start with the basics (but if you haven't read my initial "Get to Know the Writer," I'd recommend doing that first)! To begin, I am a thirteen year old, soon-to-be freshman from sunny California. My interests and passions, as listed in my previous about me article, have stayed relatively the same, but over the last two years, I've picked up a knack for writing poetry and have gotten more involved in movements I feel strongly about. I've also honed in on my skills as a leader this past year as my middle school's ASB President and as a California Association of Student Leaders (CASL) ambassador. In a matter of months, I'll also be beginning my journey outside of the Golden State as a part of Phillips Academy Andover's Class of 2026 (go ...