{"id":318876,"date":"2024-09-19T14:48:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=318876"},"modified":"2024-09-19T01:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T06:31:02","slug":"taylor-swift-research-damage-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/taylor-swift-research-damage-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"GUEST POST: Taylor Swift needs to do ‘research’ on the damage done by abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the guest author. Live Action News has made minor edits for clarity. <\/i><\/p>\n

As most of the world knows by now, Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris for president.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a September 10 Instagram post, Swift told her 285 million followers that she\u2019s endorsing the Democrat ticket because \u201cthe simplest way to combat misinformation is truth\u201d \u2014 then credited herself with \u201cdoing the research\u201d before announcing her endorsement, as if there was any doubt which candidate she\u2019d put her support behind.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some might be inclined to laugh off the political endorsement of a pop star, but that would be selling Swift\u2019s influence short: more than 400,000 people clicked her link to a federal voting information site, resulting in tens of thousands of new registrations and a significant bump in Google searches for voter registration, according to Reuters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, quickly capitalized on Swift\u2019s post, selling merchandise like friendship bracelets ($20) from their campaign site printed with lyrics from the ubiquitous singer\u2019s songs.<\/span><\/p>\n

But if Swift is really looking for truth, she should do a little more \u201cresearch.\u201d Citing bodily autonomy and \u201creproductive health,\u201d Swift claimed she\u2019s speaking out now because she wants to be \u201con the right side of history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I know the truth about abortion. Not only have I had an abortion, I\u2019ve worked with thousands of women over the years who suffer from their own past abortions.<\/span><\/p>\n

If Swift knew the truth \u2013 about the reality of abortion, the suffering it inflicts on child, mother and families \u2013 perhaps she wouldn\u2019t be making grandiose statements about being on the right side of history, as if students of the future will be sitting with rapt attention as their teachers tell them a pop star upended the precarious balance of a divided republic.<\/span><\/p>\n