The grotesque “catch-kit bill,” more formally known as the Clean Water For All Life Act that was introduced by Rep. Mary Miller (R) of Illinois, has generated a fair amount of well-deserved backlash this week. The bill proposes that women use “catch kits” to collect their own fetal remains in the case of a miscarriage or use of mifepristone (medical abortion pill). It also institutes a $50,000 fine and five years of prison time if violated. What a truly odd way for conservatives to express their concerns about the environment.With this bill, Miller is implying that discarding the residual chemicals in the abortion pill in the public sewage system is a public health risk, citing the unproven possibility infertility and cancer. This is, of course, just another attack on our abortion rights through the vehicles of shame and fear.While there are trace amounts of all medications in American wastewater, Anna Bernstein, a federal policy adviser for the Guttmacher Institute, said in a statement this week that they pose no public health risk to either the drinking water supply or to the environment. Republicans have been adamant about furthering their anti-abortion agenda since the demise of federal abortion protections in 2022. As a result, more pregnant people are having to rely on methods of abortion access like medication via mail. And in another recent development, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has proposed another bill to ban mifepristone for abortion use due to unfounded rhetoric concerning its potential dangers to users. The implications of this newest bill could not be clearer: Women’s bodies are contaminated, and women who seek access to abortion are immoral and a danger to society. As I continue to read the details, I find myself shaking my head in disbelief. How in the world did we get here? Our present-day reality is becoming more dystopian by the day. And we all have a back story that informs our resistance to this “Handmaid’s Tale”-esque administration. As an adoptee, I’m alarmed about how the religious right has promoted the idea that adoption is the moral alternative to abortion. This is a concept I cannot get on board with. Pregnant people should be free to make their own decisions about their bodies.It’s powerful to know that so many people are as enraged, disgusted and angry about this as I am. Here are some of our favorite responses after asking readers how they feel about the bill on HuffPost’s Facebook page. FacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookFacebookClose