DoomsdaysCW<p>So, on the opposite end, this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> lawmaker chose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sterilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sterilization</span></a>, and is receiving <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeathThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathThreats</span></a>?!! This is truly insanity! Beyond <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a>! </p><p>Death threats follow Michigan Democratic lawmaker’s decision to have herself sterilized</p><p>Story by Andrew Roth, 2/11/2025</p><p>"Michigan state Rep. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LauriePohutsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LauriePohutsky</span></a> (D-Livonia) said she’s received death threats after revealing during a rally last week that she underwent voluntary sterilization because she was concerned about the future of reproductive health care during President Donald Trump’s second term in office.</p><p>"Pohutsky’s comments during a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>50501Movement</span></a> rally in Lansing last week quickly spread across the internet, including among right wing media circles. The rally was part of a national movement that aimed to hold 50 protests in 50 states on one day.</p><p>"'I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate,' Pohutsky said during the rally, emphasizing that 'a sitting government official opted for voluntary sterilization because she was uncertain she would be able to access <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contraception</span></a> in the future.'</p><p>"Pohutsky’s social media profiles were quickly bombarded with hostile comments.</p><p>"In one voicemail left with her office, a caller says that “godless people” are going to be “eliminated” and warns Pohutsky that she is “on notice.”</p><p>"Some of the threats have been referred to law enforcement to investigate, Pohutsky said.</p><p>"Pohutsky said that U.S. Rep. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RashidaTlaib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RashidaTlaib</span></a> (D-Detroit) reached out to her after the speech gained traction online, noting that Tlaib is no stranger to viral moments or receiving threats.</p><p>"The speech also garnered the attention of conservatives on a national level, including Ben Shapiro, who said of Pohutsky, “So many broken people.”</p><p>"The fourth-term House member responded to Shapiro, saying “I think the broken people are the ones who are personally aggrieved by my personal health care decision.”</p><p>"Pohutsky said she and her husband decided last year that they were done having children and began exploring options for more permanent forms of birth control, citing her concern after Trump won the election about being able to continue to access the contraception she had been using."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/death-threats-follow-michigan-democratic-lawmaker-s-decision-to-have-herself-sterilized/ar-AA1yPmKK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/politics/governm</span><span class="invisible">ent/death-threats-follow-michigan-democratic-lawmaker-s-decision-to-have-herself-sterilized/ar-AA1yPmKK</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BodilyAutomony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodilyAutomony</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveAutonomy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sterilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sterilization</span></a></p>