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shakatanyWell the news on the pro-choice front in South Dakota is bad (read here). They would ban all abortions except for when a woman's life, not her health, was in danger. Consider what would happen if this woman lives in SD (from pandagon.net):
I continue to state that I agree with anti-choicers that abortion is murder. However, much as they feel about war, starvation of minorities in third world countries, and criminal executions, it is completely and utterly justifiable homicide.
No one has the right to anyone else’s body. Period.
I don’t support the draft because of this, I don’t support forced organ/blood/tissue donation because of this, I don’t support rape-isn’t-a-real-crime because of this, and I don’t support forced pregnancy because of this.
It’s very sad that this means that some embryos/fetus’ will be destroyed over this, but it’s a damn sight better than all the actual, living people who will be affected by the other choice. Because even for the women who never have an unwanted pregnancy, they will spend more than 3 decades of their lives, on average, being absolutely terrified of it.
*disclaimer* I am a mother. By choice. I have never had an abortion, although I strongly considered it several times. Once, I decided that a having a child was the correct choice for me. The other times nature made the decision for me. I am now having to consider the possibility of a late term abortion for a very much wanted pregnancy, due to medical complications which could leave me blind. The fact that my choice is between giving birth too soon which could leave me with a severely disabled child that I do not have the resources to properly care for or killing a fetus that I have already named, planned for, and imagined as a child for several months. Or losing my sight and being unable to care for my children for a while until I learn how to do basic tasks while blind, and giving up completely my ability to work until I learn skills such as braille. Did I also mention that I am the only one with health insurance, so I and my whole family would lose our only way of even affording health care?
And people have the gall to tell me I am selfish for considering the abortion.
I'm posting this link to Angry For a Reason to get the word out of a partial solution for early unwanted pregancies.
I continue to state that I agree with anti-choicers that abortion is murder. However, much as they feel about war, starvation of minorities in third world countries, and criminal executions, it is completely and utterly justifiable homicide.
No one has the right to anyone else’s body. Period.
I don’t support the draft because of this, I don’t support forced organ/blood/tissue donation because of this, I don’t support rape-isn’t-a-real-crime because of this, and I don’t support forced pregnancy because of this.
It’s very sad that this means that some embryos/fetus’ will be destroyed over this, but it’s a damn sight better than all the actual, living people who will be affected by the other choice. Because even for the women who never have an unwanted pregnancy, they will spend more than 3 decades of their lives, on average, being absolutely terrified of it.
*disclaimer* I am a mother. By choice. I have never had an abortion, although I strongly considered it several times. Once, I decided that a having a child was the correct choice for me. The other times nature made the decision for me. I am now having to consider the possibility of a late term abortion for a very much wanted pregnancy, due to medical complications which could leave me blind. The fact that my choice is between giving birth too soon which could leave me with a severely disabled child that I do not have the resources to properly care for or killing a fetus that I have already named, planned for, and imagined as a child for several months. Or losing my sight and being unable to care for my children for a while until I learn how to do basic tasks while blind, and giving up completely my ability to work until I learn skills such as braille. Did I also mention that I am the only one with health insurance, so I and my whole family would lose our only way of even affording health care?
And people have the gall to tell me I am selfish for considering the abortion.
I'm posting this link to Angry For a Reason to get the word out of a partial solution for early unwanted pregancies.
