House Protects Children... From Their Own Choices, Not Their Bombed Schools
While lawmakers are busy legislating away American children's bodily autonomy (under the guise of 'protection,' of course), the same legislative body has little to say about children being dismembered by US-supplied munitions overseas. It appears bodily autonomy is a privilege, not a right, and certainly not extended to children in Gaza or Yemen. Curiously, the politicians who champion these
domestic bans often seem to find endless reasons to fund foreign conflicts, as if a child's suffering is only tragic if they're born within specific geographic coordinates. One might wonder if this sudden surge of legislative concern for minor well-being will extend to, say, demanding accountability for US weapons used in attacks that have killed thousands of children. Or perhaps demanding the
immediate end of US military aid to governments that repeatedly violate international law. No? Only certain children, then. A convenient focus when the cameras are rolling, diverting attention from the very real and violent childhoods being destroyed by policies they continue to fund.