• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Army Medic Questions How She Can Support Her Country After Roe V Wade Ruling

Home> News

Published 10:10 11 Jul 2022 GMT+1

Army Medic Questions How She Can Support Her Country After Roe V Wade Ruling

The TikTok user and medic slammed the Supreme Court's decision as an attack on women

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

A US Army medic has caught people's attention after questioning how she was supposed to support her country when the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v Wade.

The TikTok user, who goes by the handle @racalwheezy on the platform, shared her video last month after learning of the court's decision to overturn the landmark ruling and restrict access to abortion for millions of women throughout the United States.

Having just extended her contract to continue serving her country in the Army, the TikToker asked how she was supposed to stand by the idea of swearing to 'support and defend the Constitution' and the country when it, in her opinion, 'treats its women like second class citizens'.

Advert

Hear her share her heartbreak over the matter below:

In the three-minute clip, the medic continued: “How am I supposed to do that? How am I supposed to do that with pride? How am I supposed to do that with love and honour? How am I supposed to wake up every day and put on a frickin’ uniform that says ‘United States Army,’ when the United States doesn’t even give a rat’s a** about me?”

The TikToker went on to claim the country cares more 'about the guns they’re allowed to buy to kill the children that [she's] forced to give birth to', adding: “Think about that.”

Advert

The impact the ruling has on female service women is an 'unintended consequence' of the ruling, @racalwheezy claimed, indicating that it proved 'lawmakers and Supreme Court justices probably weren’t thinking about this when they wrote their 213 some odd-page report on it'.

The TikToker has argued overturning Roe v Wade is an attack against women.
@racalwheezy/TikTok

“They probably were not thinking about this consequence," she continued. "But it is one, and it affects the very people that those lawmakers hold to a higher standard because they support the troops. Do you really, though? You really support the troops, even though this is going to greatly lessen the retention of women in the ranks of this military? You support the troops, even though this is going to ruin some women's careers?"

The TikToker claimed women in the military are more likely to experience unplanned pregnancies due to limited access to birth control, noting that she wouldn't even have the ability to get an ultrasound without travelling off base.

Advert

Though she said she would stand by her contract, the TikToker stressed that she would voice her opinion because the ruling marked an 'attack on women'.

The Supreme Court's decision sparked protests across the country.
Alamy

The video gained further attention recently after being shared online by right-wing internet personality Jack Posobiec, who wrote: "BREAKING: Woke Female Army Soldier Questions Loyalty to United States after Roe v Wade Decision.”

Posobiec's post prompted some to tell the woman she could 'relocate to another country', while others made clear their support for her and said she had a 'right' to be angry.

Advert

If you have a story you want to tell, send it to UNILAD via [email protected] 

Featured Image Credit: @racalwheezy/TikTok

Topics: US News, TikTok, Viral, Health

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
3 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Cruise passengers receive chilling news about captain of ship who died with just one week left on 19-day voyage

    Cruise passengers were informed with a letter

    News
  • an hour ago

    Doctor issues warning to wash body part that's often overlooked as it can lead to serious health issues

    Dr. Roger Kapoor has detailed why it's important not to forget this part of your body when in the shower

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Judge blocks Trump's education executive order and orders agency to reinstate fired employees

    Trump's administration sacked around 2,000 Department of Education employees

    News
  • 3 hours ago

    How USA's $1,500,000,000,000 lithium deposit could boost America amid China threat and Tesla drop

    The stuff is called 'white gold' for a reason...

    Technology
  • Woman reveals how vaping habit left her only able to lay flat to avoid 'suffocating and dying'
  • Woman credits TikTok for helping diagnose her with cancer after noticing alarming detail on fingernail
  • Golf pro explains why she reacted way she did to man 'who's played for 20 years' telling her how to swing
  • Woman reveals what it really means to be 'demisexual' and how she realized her sexuality