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Vogue featured Ketanji Brown Jackson this month celebrating her historic confirmation to the Supreme Court. Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation was likewise remarkable.

Both women are mothers and distinguished jurists. But they do not share an ideology. During her hearing, Jackson refused to give the definition of a woman.

Glamorizing Jackson but ignoring Barrett sends a clear message to other women that they will only be celebrated if they toe a certain ideological line.Since the Supreme Court returned the abortion issue to the states, there's been a steady stream of stories that depict impending motherhood as a burden, as if women hadn't been having babies for a very long time.A July NPR story featured a Texas mom who had a horrendous miscarriage after the state had already essentially banned abortion but before the Dobbs decision.

Despite the mother experiencing bleeding, cramps, and pain, the baby retained a heartbeat, so doctors couldn't help her with a miscarriage just yet.

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