I don’t think I’ve ever seen another person refer to themselves as pro-abortion, which is exactly what I am for all the reasons you’ve stated here. I also love the un-American spin you put on it (as un-American as I am myself).

Today I was listening to the radio on scan (which I always do because I can never find anything good) when I happened across a talk show where the host was interviewing someone who hosts some nutjob anti-abortion website. Apparently this site lists, among other things, the locations of all abortion clinics in the country. The host (a woman, which I find even more sad) was saying how great it was that people can find these places if they want to organize a protest or “counsel” women. And all I could think is “how do these people not see that this is terrorism?”

A few weeks ago on my way to Planned Parenthood for the follow up for my medication abortion, there were a few of these nutjobs standing on the road outside with their ridiculous signs and such. I’m happy to tell you that I was screaming “fuck you!” through my window as I drove past.

Really, when I hear this stuff on the radio or see these people outside, I want to call in or stop and ask them “So you’re against abortion? What have you done today to stop unplanned pregnancies? How many birth control prescriptions did you pay for or how many free condoms did you hand out? What are you doing to improve sex education so women don’t get into these situations in the first place?” Or to really rile them up for kicks, as my boyfriend suggested, stop on the way out and say “Hey guess what?! My abortion worked!” If only I wasn’t fearing for my life because you have no idea what these maniacs – I mean terrorists – will do.

Sorry to be so long-winded. This sums up my pro-abortion stance quite nicely (since I had a miscarriage while waiting for my abortion appointment about 5 years ago):

Insurgence: 2, Fetus: 0

No one would force another to donate half of zer liver–even if doing so would save someone else’s life, even if that other person was a child, and even if that person was a relative. Like organ donation, pregnancy is dangerous. Your uterus belongs to *you* not the fetus or anyone else. If we don’t force people into organ donations, how can we force wimmin to donate their entire bodies for 9 months?

Also, I’ve heard this before but it should be repeated: If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.

–M.

That’s another really important “point to keep in mind.”

This bothers me because it reminds me of a story I heard from a co-worker. This lady is in her 70s, and she had her only child (a girl) back in the early 60s. Her daughter was a wanted child, and this lady and her husband tried to have get pregnant more than once, but suffered infertility problems. Anyway, the daughter’s birth was extremely difficult, and at one point, the doctors did not think my co-worker would survive the birth. The doctors asker her husband, “If we can only save one-your wife, or the baby-which one would you choose?” Her husband said, “My wife, of course!” My co-worker and her husband were and are happily married, and it was great her husband chose her. However, I assumed my co-worker was in a coma or otherwise incapacitated somehow where she couldn’t make that choice. To my horror, my co-worker said that she was awake and aware of her situation the entire time. She didn’t even know they asked her husband that question until after she gave birth! I mean, I know this was the 60s, and abortion was legal, but I couldn’t believe she wasn’t even given that choice! Yet, her husband was? WTF? In fact, why was he even asked at all? Even if the mother was in a coma, you would think the assumption would be to save the mother’s life at all cost over that of the baby UNLESS THE MOTHER’S WISHES WERE STATED OTHERWISE BEFORE THE BIRTH. But the fact that this lady was conscious, aware, and could talk the whole time, but wasn’t even asked makes me want throw-up! That really upset me! That just sounds so fucked up! I couldn’t get over it.

I fell pregnant to my (now ex) boyfriend at 17 or 18. I absolutely knew this was not the right thing for me life and that if I had a child while still BEING a child myself, I would screw it’s life up… and anyway, I didn’t WANT a kid!

Also, I found out at 19 that this boyfriend of mine had gone to a strip club. He KNEW how against all that kind of stuff I was and that I was a rad fem. S0 I broke up with him. What would have happened if I had a kid with him? Would I have had to STAY with that creep? Wreck the child’s life by not having a father around?

Whatever. My life would have been ruined. I’m am so glad abortion exists.