Women Should Go On Strike Until ‘Dangers Eliminated’

Nov. 6, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: No one would buy a house insulated with asbestos, drink contaminated water or drive an unsafe car. They would strike until those dangers were eliminated.

I propose women go on reproductive and conjugal strike until their physical safety is protected in pregnancy (respect for life). Since women are the only ones who “do the work” and are put at risk in pregnancy and birth and handle most of the work of childrearing, they should have the assurance that their children won’t be killed at school or anywhere by guns. As of Oct. 26, at least 35,275 were killed by guns this year, almost 118 each day, including 1,157 teens and 246 children.

They should strike until health care policies are revised to suit their safety needs, until the 2nd Amendment is interpreted to reflect what the founders intended (“a well-regulated militia”), until sane gun safety laws are in place, which includes banning military weapons. JOE PETITE Rockbridge County