I ran across so many girl’s like this so frequently that it pushed me into having to do some sort of regular pro-life activism.

There comes a point where you run up against too much evidence to not do anything in response anymore.

Mike Fair predicts House ultrasound bill will pass SC senate

True. A tonsillectomy, in particular, is far more dangerous.

Oh I get it, because I wasn’t born with children ya know and I’m lucky enough to have a great husband and good support system so I can always turn to someone to give me a chance to *revisit* those past freedoms while still enjoying parenthood. But even me, a very proud and happy mother of a newborn baby boy can fully appreciate childlessness and the thought process that goes into reproductive decisions.

I think we lose our right to choice when any woman anywhere is coerced or bullied into an abortion. It’s no longer about it being her body but rather those around her not becoming a parent or grandparent even though SHE may want to. No where is it ever ok to bully someone into a surgical procedure this life altering and unnecessary (unnecessary when the woman in question is bullied or coerced, its only an option when its something SHE decides-for herself- that SHE wants to do it) as abortion. Its appalling, I’m equally appalled when a woman is bullied or coerced into keeping a child she does not want to have the worst example of that is Andrea Yates. There is a deep need to take back the choice in reproductive rights. It need no longer be about satisfying other people and moreso about whether or not the pregnant woman wants to terminate her pregnancy. No matter who her pregnancy affects the person omst deeply affected and responsible for any decision regarding an abortion is her. She alone will have to deal with that choice.

I can’t say ‘understand’ because I’ve never had a child and never will (mainly because I wish to continue enjoying the very freedoms you’ve just outlined! haha) but I do comprehend your point.

I guess what was trying to say and maybe not making such a good job of it, is that it’s hard enough for a woman who’s been through that experience without a society that doesn’t have the first clue about the reality of her life piling more shit on her (excuse my french).

There needs to be more compassion for women who still grieve their termination as well as more respect for women who know they did the right thing for their circumstances. If a woman is OK with the decision she made then it’s nobody’s place (and especially not a male politician’s) to tell her she’s wrong.

My cousin was bullied into a termination at a very young age, and I saw for myself the horrible damage that did to her mind. It’s the lack of none-judgemental safe spaces for people who are faced with such personal decisions that disturbs me.