My Pro-Life Letter to Bernie Sanders

Since Bernie Sanders recently opened his Twitter DMs, I decided to send him some quick thoughts on the issue of abortion, which I have explored somewhat on my Medium page, and its relation to the current economic situation. It is my belief that a pro-abortion agenda is actually counter-productive to an anti-capitalist, and even socialist, political platform. So I presented Bernie with my best formulation of the socialist argument against abortion. Here it is.

Dear Senator Sanders and staff,

In the interests of the working people of America and the world over, I must entreat you to reconsider your position on abortion. As many socialists and communists have argued, abortion is a cruel instrument of oppression wielded by the wealthy capitalist class, to control and subjugate the working class. The history of abortion in the modern era has always been tied up with class warfare under oppressive capitalism. The question of abortion has little to do with the issue of conservative vs. progressive ideology, which is a distraction, and much more to do with the struggle of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie. The obligations of rearing children and raising families are naturally inconvenient to the wealthy who wish to exploit potential mothers and fathers for their labor. Consequently, it is unsurprising that approximately half of abortions in the US occur…