It was also the first Olympics. She took up her achievements. But I knew nothing about her pain she had ever overcome.It was almost 30 years later in September when she Revealed the rest of her story — And the impact it had on her life — to the Supreme Court.
“I was contraceptive when I was in college, but I happened to get pregnant,” Parham wrote in court. “I was on a scholarship. I was just starting to succeed in sports and didn’t want to take a year off. I decided to have an abortion.
“I wasn’t ready to be a mom. Having an abortion felt like a second chance in my life. I was in control of my future … I got better at school and started training really hard, and that summer I won my first national championship.
“I made a choice that suits me and my future, and I support my decision. That choice ultimately makes me an Olympic athlete, a college graduate, and a proud mother of today. I’ve finally told and shared my story because there shouldn’t be any stigma surrounding personal health care decisions. Women know what’s best for our own body and life And we need to respect our autonomy. “
Parham was one of the hundreds of female athletes in September. Submit Amikas Briefs Against Mississippi law that threatened the groundbreaking decision Roe v. Wade Protect access to abortion without government intervention. And she was alone in Amicus Curiae, telling her story anonymously to emphasize how to force female athletes.
That’s why this season’s Women’s College World Series is set to end this week with the best three series between defending champions Oklahoma and Texas, but it’s the last thing to witness in Oklahoma City.After all, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) and his GOP-controlled parliament have been Mississippi and others since Parham and other female athletes expressed opposition to the growing threat to women’s physical freedom. Beyond all states of By restricting access to abortion.. They also added a felony to dare to help women seeking relief from unwanted pregnancies, as in some other states.
In short, Oklahoma has just become a state anathema for female athletes. Therefore, it disqualified as a host of women’s sports.
This was after all states and their flagship university, the University of Oklahoma, went to promote women’s college softball to one of the most entertaining and exciting college sports.This, after all, benefits from fans as a result of the fall last year. Over $ 20 Million To finance Oklahoma City.
I’m one of those fans. And after participating, when I held the World Series in Oklahoma City, I thought that unlike the men’s and women’s basketball championships and college football championships that traveled all over the country, the epic events of the whole country were robbed. Why does Oklahoma City need to be the only beneficiary?
Whether others should travel the tournament to maintain the tournament in Oklahoma City, giving Oklahoma an unfair advantage about 30 minutes’ drive south of Norman’s Interstate Expressway 35. I was wondering. The OU won three of the five crowns between 2013 and 2017. However, UCLA and Arizona have won more titles in Oklahoma City than in Oklahoma since 1990.Oklahoma is two national players this year, slugger Joslin Alo, and two. 9 other players of this year’s finalists..
Oklahoma City, now nickname The world’s softball capital houses the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, the only world-class stadium worth hosting a championship. Arizona, Florida, Florida, LSU, Oregon, Texas A & M, Oregon, and Washington have some of the finest stadiums that can be expanded to match the 14,000 seats in Oklahoma City.
But not all are valuable hosts. The Louisiana Parliament was sent to Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday (D). Abortion prevention bill It is the same as the one created by the Oklahoma State Assembly member. And Edwards is expected to sign it.
Republican-led legislature Arizona When Florida Unlike Mississippi law, which urged female athletes to publicly oppose, they voted in March to outlaw abortion 15 weeks later.
Texas’s Reverse Republican Parliament and Governor Greg Abbott (R) codified the so-called Republican Party Heartbeat building In the same month, Parham and her fellow athletes submitted the Amikas Briefs.It bans abortion When cardiac activity is detectedSo the name.
But some of those other stadiums are in the states where the World Series celebrates female friends.Oregon and Washington Protecting reproductive rights..Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) also accused Leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion It will be dismantled Roe v. Wade He said his home state would be a sanctuary for women from elsewhere who suddenly realized that they had no choice in their state. “They will be welcomed and safe.” Insley announces..
Oklahoma no longer welcomes young women who made Oklahoma City an early June location. The NCAA needs to respect what is becoming the latest cash cow and find a kinder place for young female athletes to play.
