Ashley Judd praises Mama Naomi Judd in an emotional letter about the Roe v. Wade case

Just days after the death of her mother Naomi Judd, Ashley Judd praises her before Mother’s Day.

Ashley took advantage of that moment to draw attention to the leaked Roe v. Wade document. USA Today..

“This Sunday is suddenly shocking and the first Mother’s Day without a mother,” Ashley wrote. “I wasn’t supposed to do this. I was supposed to visit her on her Sunday and give her a box of her old-fashioned candy, a tradition of our family. “

Ashley continued to explain to Naomi “without her consent” how motherhood happened.

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“My mother was stolen from me by a mental illness, so she suffered a wound from an unjust life that began when she was a girl,” Ashley said. “She experienced an unintended pregnancy at the age of 17, so she began to follow the path familiar to many adolescent mothers, including poverty and gender-based violence.”

She continued. “Forgive me if my sadness isn’t tidy. When I think of my mother, it’s full of pain. This Mother’s Day is about mothers in the group and we take good care of them. It’s a little easier to wonder if it’s there. “

Ashley pointed out how more than 800 women die each day during pregnancy and childbirth, “because the solution is affordable and achievable.”

She questioned whether society values ​​US mothers who have “one of the highest maternal mortality rates in developed countries” in addition to deaths from “violence and despair.”

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“According to last year’s survey, some of the leading causes of death for pregnant women in the United States were murder, suicide, and overdose,” she said.

“Motherhood should always be a choice,” Ashley said.

“My mom was a legend. She was an artist and storyteller, but she had to fight like hell to overcome her given hand and her position in history. She shouldn’t have had to fight so hard to share her gift with the world, “Ashley wrote.

She concluded that: “On this Mother’s Day, I decided to honor my mother for her, my mother, and many others, and if you were lucky enough to give birth to her, to honor your own mother. Pay tribute to her for more than her efforts and sacrifices. Celebrate her talents and dreams. By demanding a world where motherhood is safe and healthy everywhere and chosen. Let’s praise her. “