A Democratic Michigan state representative says she chose to undergo a “voluntary sterilization” to avoid pregnancy after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, 36, told a crowd of anti-Trump protesters at the Michigan State Capitol on Wednesday, “Just under two weeks ago, I underwent surgery to ensure that I would never have to navigate a pregnancy in Donald Trump’s America,” The Midwesterner reported. Pohutsky, who identifies as “bisexual,” represents part of Wayne County, the largest county in a state where abortion is legal through all nine months of pregnancy.
“I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate,” Pohutsky told the crowd of protesters.
“If you know people who are questioning how serious this is, I’m going to repeat myself: A sitting government…
