cognitive dissonance is not a problem
hey, Oklahoma?
As we know from last week’s discussion, Oklahoma lawmakers are now mandating that women undergo completely unnecessary vaginal ultrasounds so they have all the information they need before deciding to obtain a legal medical procedure.
Except that Oklahoma lawmakers want to make sure women don’t have all the information they need before deciding to obtain a legal medical procedure if it means they might decide to obtain a legal medical procedure.
for shame. so many conservatives talk about keeping the government out of their choices and our lives, but somehow this is ok?
Filed in politics and news | Tagged with abortion | Comment (0)a key case for abortion
in december, an old high school friend of mine sent an email about health insurance coverage of abortions to my high school alumni email list, asking all of us to take action opposing it.
i responded to him that i would not sign his petition, and that if he wanted to hear why, i’d be willing to discuss it. he responded that he was open to hearing all sides, and i was welcome to present my perspective.
i looked around the web for the best case study i could find to fully illustrate why i think it’s important to have abortion at least be an OPTION for health insurance providers and patients. but i couldn’t find anything that really hit home, was too emotional about it to respond personally, and couldn’t engage, and so i never responded. until today, when i read this story. it’s brash, yes, and not a “medical case study”. but it’s 100% honest story that presents a side that isn’t often heard: for some women, pregnancy is physical hell, and sometimes, it is the best choice for you and your family.
i sent him this story. whatever “side” you are on, please read the whole thing below, but really, besides the medical specifics of her case being a perfect example of why it should be a MEDICAL OPTION, this is the most important point:
“…abortion is an acceptable choice. It is not shameful and
it need not be a secret.More than 45,000,000 legal abortions have occurred since Roe v. Wade
for tens of millions of women, but you almost never seem to hear their
stories (unless they’re now a pro-lifer with a huge guilt concept).Why don’t we talk about this more? Well, because we’ve been taught not to. By the women (and men involved) before us who didn’t talk about their abortions, by the religious right who told us we were whores for wanting to enjoy sex without the punishment of pregnancy and childbirth, and by the left who hung their heads in sorrow that people “had to” get abortions.”
full story below:
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