No Choice

When God ordains

the birth of a human life...

- Shit. - The placement of

a human soul into flesh,

as God breathed life into Adam, formed him from dust...

When God makes that choice,

when God chooses to put

- What? - a human being

on this Earth, does any man or woman have the right

to deny God's plan?

If that mother carrying that child decides,

"I don't want to have this baby."

I don't want this child that God has given a soul to

to come into the world"

Lawmakers and Supreme Court Justices.

Hallelujah!

They have brought the Lord's Word back into the law-books.

Between 1973 and 2022,

abortion on demand was the law of the land,

but we have finally begun to turn back that tide of blood!

Amy, look what Aunt Laura sent.

Brother and sisters,

if you'll join me now in prayer.

Heavenly Father, keep us in your Word

Mm.

Grandma looks so happy.

Amen.

Oh God. You better get ready.

So. Went to the store earlier.

Got butter, smokes, cat food.

Who drove you, Jenny Pike?

- Yeah. - Momma.

What?

Why do you do that?

Well, she said she didn't mind.

The pharmacy's in the opposite direction.

Well, I thought of that,

but Scruffins kept meowing at me,

and I can't say no to his little face.

You gotta stop bothering Jenny

on days when you don't even need her

to get your medicine.

Well, that's the other thing.

What?

I, I wasn't gonna mention it.

Didn't she just get you medicine, like, last week?

I don't know what the heck is in these pills,

but they ain't working like they used to!

Jenny was gonna get me more,

but I only had 80 bucks on me.

"Only" 80!

Oh. - Yeah.

Well, she says I gotta start paying her

same as she charges other folks, so...

Wait. Baby, no.

How much you need?

Amy, I'm fine.

- Momma. - I'm OK.

The Lord is testing me.

I know, He's testing me too.

It's my last 20 bucks for the week.

Baby, no.

You need to be saving for school

Momma!

Why won't you let me take care of you?

We talked about it.

This is what my unemployment money is for,

and if I run out of it, then I,

then I deserve to suffer.

Can she stop by on her way back?

Well, no.

I mean, well, yeah, I guess.

Yeah, I guess I could call her.

I think her shift's about to end.

Amy, don't look at me like that.

Like what, Momma?

Hey, Randy told me he's sick of reminding you

to wear your cap to work.

You hear me?

Amy! - What!

Your cap! Your boss! Your, your job!

I know.

Well, I'm just saying!

Wait, and then I turn,

you ain't see that! Wait,

turn and then I...

Come on, you do it!

- I don't wanna do it. - Come on.

Do it! Go, Amy!

Go, Amy!

Go, Amy!

Work it, work it, work it,

work it, work it.

Ah!

Ah! Ah!

And then you...

Hey, hey!

Oh. - Oh.

Need a bag?

No.

Have a good one.

Thank you.

Let me see.

And you...

See, we're talking about different things.

Yeah, I'm talking about the structure,

the structure!

Yeah, the racist, capitalist

- Misogynistic. - Homophobic,

transphobic structure.

All that stuff you talk about

in your sociology class.

- Mm-hmm. - It's fucked up,

the structure.

Kinda like that big-ass house

your sociology professor probably lives in. (Chuckles)

Now, that's a structure.

I don't know.

OK. But all that's real, right?

But at the same time, it's all energy.

Bobby and I, that's actually a great example.

I put that energy out into the universe, and, Amy,

it happened so fast.

We matched, I moved in,

and now I love my life.

OK, so you did something for yourself.

Yeah. And when do you ever do that?

When I'm asleep.

That's sad. (Chuckles)

Well, what about your other dreams?

What do you want in life just for you?

I wanna finish my degree,

transfer into another program, get a scholarship,

quit this damn job, get another part-time job,

and then I wanna get out there and help people.

OK, slow down.

Help people, hmm?

Help just one person or help people?

My mom has ulcerative colitis.

Yeah, and so now Jenny Pike is slipping her oxy

and charging her how much?

You know she's stealing that, right?

ID?

$3.95.