Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is one of those men who pride themselves on supporting women.

That is a good thing. My father was my biggest booster and basically used threats and candy — he started early on — to ensure that I would follow in his footsteps and become a lawyer. He never treated me any differently than my three younger brothers, and I think of him when I think of the smarmy phrase “Girl Dad,” which he would have hated.

Josh is possibly like my father in his devotion to the women in his life, doting and solicitous, loving and proud. But for some bizarre reason, he seems to think the only thing we women care about is abortion.

Every time I see one of his ubiquitous social media posts, I am flung into the “women’s health” fallacy about abortion. I am told the governor will protect my access to “reproductive health,” which at this age means I will not be reproducing too much flatulence. But I digress.

Josh is one of those men who posture about abortion to pander to the sort of woman who writes things like this on my Facebook page:

“’I’m proud of our governor for letting women choose what to do with their bodies because no........

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