tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20686142046226430142024-02-18T20:49:58.417-08:001 out of 3 ... is MEOne out of three women in the United States has an abortion by the age of 45.
Still the experience remains shrouded in silence, and for some women, shame.
This is a pro-choice abortion blog based on my personal experience.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-54157944084019911472015-01-09T13:12:00.000-08:002015-01-09T13:12:26.786-08:00just barely rememberedanother year, another anniversary. <br />
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I have to actually do the math to realize six years have passed since I started this blog.<br />
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I left it up as a resource for others and it continues to get many hits.<br />
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I hope it helps.<br />
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Six years later, I regret nothing. No trauma, no sadness, no thinking what if, absolutely not one look back to ever consider if I made the right decision.<br />
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If you have the funds, make a donation to a group protecting women's right to safe and legal abortion.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-85064860811961253462014-01-09T13:51:00.000-08:002014-01-09T13:51:25.086-08:00Again I've almost missed the anniversary of my abortionuntil this article reminded me. <br />
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I am like the woman the end of this piece, except for every now and then when I recall with great admiration the doctor who performed my second trimester abortion, or that moment when I was alone in the room, or a few other moments, that I haven't shared. </div>
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I remain, however many years it has been, because I really don't count any more, staunchly pro-choice and ever-more convinced that I did what I should have regarding me.</div>
1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-39890632903141704892013-01-03T16:54:00.004-08:002013-01-03T16:56:37.150-08:00coming up on anniversaryalthough I'm not even sure which one (just checked 3rd). <br />
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I come back every year to share that I still have no regrets. No "traumatic stress" follow me. Nothing. I remain fine with the decision I made. <br />
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<br />1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-13906920821511449292012-01-20T17:26:00.000-08:002012-01-20T17:36:44.334-08:00Abortion and Electoral Politics Blog For Choice Day 2012<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXslBdYylkUTTVr6gRM40hp56UnLc-cMidcLSGCMTfUVZudk3UPZAKzDPzWBtbC15x_6Q2528Vd5YACgAiZVCMEObL0ojDpYdphr8jfoVwt1L0xu0aVA61kgb3cJLSEv5hHb-c0Divm00/s200/bfcd-2012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699148455227485346" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The theme of this year's Blog For Choice day is "</span><strong style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What will </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">you</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> do to help elect pro-choice candidates in 2012?"</span></strong></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dear Voters, </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Are you, along with 37% of Americans represented by the latest CBS/New York Times poll in support of abortion being generally <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">available</span>? Or even, along with another 37% concerned that abortion remain legal under stricter limits? Then you'd better start <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">paying</span> attention to the position on abortion of the candidates you elect this year! There are several bills about to enter the Senate, where if they pass, will become law.</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">May 4, 2011 <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3">58%</a> of the House of Representatives voted (H.R.3) to restrict federal funding of abortion, an admittedly long standing restriction. </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More worrisome however was The May 26, 2011 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll338.xml">vote</a> by 56% of the House</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> that banned the use of federal funds to train physicians to perform abortion, the only legal medical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">procedure</span> to be treated as such (consider for example the use of federal funds to train physicians on fertility treatments to which there are also moral obligations)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">. </span></span></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Not content to limit physicians with access to training to perform abortion, in Oct 2011 <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2011-789">58% of the House</a> voted to preclude individuals from using federally provided funds to purchase health insurance that included abortion coverage (The President has threatened to veto this Bill should it pass the Senate as well).</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; ">There were actually 8 votes in total affecting reproductive choice. See the voting record <a href="http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/government-and-you/us-government/congressional-record-on-choice/2011/">here</a> (and at the bottom look at all the additional attempts to limit women's access to legal abortion!)</span></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Want to see how your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">legislator</span> is doing? Check out <a href="http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/government-and-you/us-government/congress.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Naral</span></a> website!</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Write, call, petition, picket, do whatever it takes. if you are in the one out of three women who has had an abortion in her lifetime, please make sure that abortion remains legal for women in the future. </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Very best regards, and with my fingers crossed for good luck, </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Feminist Professor</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Gentium, Georgia, 'Free Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L', 'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><table><tbody><tr><th style="color: rgb(51, 51, 136); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 170); ">Bill</th><th style="color: rgb(51, 51, 136); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 170); ">Status</th><th style="color: rgb(51, 51, 136); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 170); ">Last Action</th></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_1"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 3: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act</a></td><td><nobr>Passed House</nobr></td><td><nobr>May 4, 2011 5:19 PM</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_2"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-906" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 906: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>May 5, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_3"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1241" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 1241: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jun 21, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_4"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2299" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 2299: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jun 22, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_5"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-165" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 165: Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jan 25, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_6"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-361" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 361: Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jan 20, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_7"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-217" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 217: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jan 7, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_8"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr112-430" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.Res. 430: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act.</a></td><td><nobr>Passed House</nobr></td><td><nobr>Oct 13, 2011 2:06 PM</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_9"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-358" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 358: Protect Life Act</a></td><td><nobr>Passed House</nobr></td><td><nobr>Oct 13, 2011 7:18 PM</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_10"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1374" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 1374: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jul 14, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_11"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-593" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 593: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Feb 9, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_12"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2543" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 2543: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jul 14, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_13"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-167" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 167: Child Custody Protection Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jan 25, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_14"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-314" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 314: Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Feb 10, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_15"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1232" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 1232: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate certain tax benefits relating to abortion.</a></td><td><nobr>Reported by Committee</nobr></td><td><nobr>Mar 31, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_16"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3130" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 3130: Heartbeat Informed Consent Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Oct 6, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_17"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1005" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 1005: Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>May 16, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_18"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1488" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 1488: Hyde Amendment Codification Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Aug 2, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_19"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-121" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 121: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jan 25, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_20"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-877" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 877: Protect Life Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>May 4, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_21"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-165" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 165: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jan 5, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_22"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1319" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 1319: Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Apr 1, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_23"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1904" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 1904: Welfare Reform Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Nov 17, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_24"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1167" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 1167: Welfare Reform Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Mar 17, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_25"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-536" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 536: Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Feb 8, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_26"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2085" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 2085: MARCH for Military Women Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jun 2, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_27"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1214" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 1214: MARCH for Military Women Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jun 16, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_28"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3541" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 3541: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Dec 1, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_29"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1484" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">S. 1484: Hyde and Related Amendments Codification Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Aug 2, 2011</nobr></td></tr><tr valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "><td style="padding-top: 5px; "><span id="monbtn_30"><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?q=abortion" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); "><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/media/tracker_add.gif" title="Track This Bill" border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a></span></td><td style="padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; "><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-364" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187); ">H.R. 364: Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act</a></td><td><nobr>Introduced</nobr></td><td><nobr>Jan 20, 2011</nobr></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="700" cellpadding="0" id="AutoNumber96" style=" letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Times;color:#111111;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="7" width="700"><p align="left"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#004080;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.pollingreport.com/abortion.htm">CBS News/New York Times Poll</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.pollingreport.com/abortion.htm">. Jan. 12-17, 2012. (N=1,154 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.</a></span></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="23"> </td><td width="146"> </td><td width="109"> </td><td width="109"> </td><td width="109"> </td><td width="110"> </td><td width="94"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" width="700"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><b><span lang="en-us"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Which of these comes closest to your view? Abortion should be generally available to those who want it. OR, Abortion should be available, but under stricter limits than it is now. OR, Abortion should not be permitted."</span></span></b></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="700" colspan="7"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td width="23"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></td><td width="146"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></td><td width="109" align="center" valign="bottom"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Generally<br />available</span></span></b></span></td><td width="109" align="center" valign="bottom"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Available<br />under<br />stricter limits</span></span></b></span></td><td width="109" align="center" valign="bottom"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Not<br />permitted</span></span></b></span></td><td width="110" align="center" valign="bottom"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Unsure</span></span></b></span></td><td width="94" align="center" valign="bottom"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></b></span></td></tr><tr><td width="23"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></td><td width="146"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></td><td width="109" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span lang="en-us"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">%</span></span></span></td><td width="109" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span lang="en-us"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">%</span></span></span></td><td width="109" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span lang="en-us"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">%</span></span></span></td><td width="110" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span lang="en-us"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">%</span></span></span></td><td width="94" align="center"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td width="23"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></td><td width="146"><p align="left"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1/12-17/12</span></span></span></p></td><td width="109" align="center"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">37</span></span></span></td><td width="109" align="center"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">37</span></span></span></td><td width="109" align="center"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">23</span></span></span></td><td width="110" align="center"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><strong style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></strong></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><strong style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></strong></span><div><br /></div></div></div>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-90820028809682249062012-01-18T17:27:00.000-08:002012-01-18T17:30:30.064-08:00oopps I think Imissed my abortion anniversary<div><br /></div><div>ok, just checked the dates on this blog and I didn't quite, but there we have anecdotal information about post abortion trauma. I've none, whatsoever. I don't think about my abortion really ever unless the topic comes up. I've become even more zen with the grey area in which abortion exists for me. As I wrote at the time, I know what fetal development looks like. I realize that with time and luck fetuses ex utero become people. And I'm still quite OK with having an abortion. </div>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-90591687245209966752011-01-21T00:01:00.000-08:002011-01-21T00:01:00.791-08:00Blog for Choice Day 2011<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;"></span></b></p><b><p class="MsoNormal"><!-- Blog for Choice Button Code --></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;"><img height="185" src="http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/assets/images/page-images/social-media/bfcd-2011.jpg" width="150" /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;">Given the anti-choice</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;">gains in the states and Congress, are you concerned about choice in 2011?</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;">Yes in particular as a woman who had a “later” abortion, and the moves by “moderate” abortion advocates to ‘compromise” I’m quite concerned about CHOICE in 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;">The most likely outcome of the anti-CHOICE gains is not an outright repeal of Roe, which would no doubt galvanize pro-CHOICE people the way the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_v._Reproductive_Health_Services">Webster</a> decision did in the late eighties, but rather a gradual restriction to the right to abortion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The most likely moves regard second trimester abortions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With the frontiers of medical intervention pushing viability ever earlier, although often without regard for consequence or quality of life, seemingly reasonable people find it difficult to argue to with parsing the semantics of abortion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>i.e. abortion in the first trimester but not in the second.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This criteria, is of course, imbedded in Roe’s vague language about viability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, reasonable people may differ in their criteria of “viability,” i.e. breathing independently v ventilator, eating alone v nasal gastric tube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The logistics and logic are never as clear as “reasonable” people may believe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And until you face the CHOICE yourself, you have no idea what CHOICE you would make.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;">CHOICE is a relative term of course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One can only make a CHOICE for example, if aware that there is a CHOICE to be made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I made my CHOICE with all due speed, within a few weeks of becoming aware of my pregnancy, but given the present climate of “compromise” I am all too aware that a woman in a similar situation in the very near future may face NO CHOICE at all. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;">Or rather the only CHOICE many women may face is where to obtain their illegal abortion, because if the past is any guide to the future, we can be assured that women will still CHOOSE to pursue abortions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The CHOICE we face is whether we return to<a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/TomHansen/videos/55/"> </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDGEaN2l86I">illegal abortion</a>, killing women in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:#535353;">Because ONE OUT OF THREE women of reproductive age in the United States has had an abortion, I encourage them all to raise their voices, and their vote, to ensure that their CHOICE is still available for women in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <!--EndFragment-->1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-65641541205694419082011-01-15T04:53:00.001-08:002011-01-15T05:04:08.718-08:00From Prochoice Thankyous<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Just in time for Roe V Wade anniversary and blog for choice! What a wonderful thing! My abortion provider is my hero! My (no longer) <a href="http://1outof3.blogspot.com/2009/01/open-letter-to-my-doctor.html">OB/gyn</a> is not. </span></span></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I just stumbled onto your blog. I just spent some time combing through it and I think you're an incredible woman. I love that are so many of us that are strong, and brave and honest and can talk about our thoughts about experiences. The truth is, that's what we need. Honest perspectives, good, bad and ugly. as long as it's all true. That's why I'm inviting you to submit to my blog </span><a href="http://ProchoiceThankyous.com/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ProchoiceThankyous.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. The goal of my project is to encourage pro-choicers to send their thanks to anyone that makes abortion possible in this world. Lord knows they have to deal with a tremendous amount of shit. It's nice to show them a little appreciation. You can go to my site for more info or examples and of course you're welcome to email me. Let me know what you think.</span></blockquote></span>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-13206466130234877022010-08-23T17:30:00.000-07:002011-12-22T04:11:36.787-08:00Another account<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I am so happy to be able to bring you another woman's account of her second trimester abortion. The true complexities of abortion will never be approached if 1 out of 3 all remain silent!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">First of all I want to say thank you for giving me the chance to share my story.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I’m in my mid twenties, happily married, and a mother of one. I have a beautiful eight month old who took eighteen long months to conceive. So to believe I was in “this situation” took two pregnancy tests and a confirmatory ultrasound.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">The instant I found out I was pregnant I fell to the floor in tears. I knew I couldn’t have another baby, not yet. There are so many things that run through your head when those two pink lines come up, and in a perfect world, you should be happy if not overjoyed. I was neither of these two things. I was mortified, scared, and felt like my whole world got flipped upside down and came to a complete halt. I couldn’t function. Every time I thought about having another child so soon, I would burst into tears on the verge of an anxiety attack. We had so many great things planned and all of those things were coming crashing down around me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I don’t have health insurance, my husband is a contractor which is short for a full-time, year round employee, and “we don’t want to pay for your benefits.” He makes too much money to qualify for any type of government/state aid and for all other medical coverage we pay cash. Working in the medical field I know a complicated pregnancy can financially ruin people. A normal pregnancy can cost in excess of $11,000, not to mention ultrasounds, anesthesia, and stress tests.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Since I had found out I was pregnant I knew I didn’t want to carry this pregnancy to term, I had this strong feeling that I just couldn’t do it. That it wasn’t right for our family. I couldn’t jeopardize all we had worked hard for to give our child the best possible life. And maybe when the time is right we can have another child, but that time is not right now.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">When I went in for my ultrasound (at the local pro-choice clinic) I found out I was eighteen weeks pregnant. WHAT?! How could I not know I was pregnant, I mean I just did this a year ago. I was shocked and called around to the local OB’s in the area thinking I had no other choice then to have this child. Each and every one of the offices I called was less than helpful. Sure they did what they could (0ffered 20% discounts) but each and everyone I spoke to said it was going to be costly and they couldn’t help with hospital costs. I went into the ultrasound knowing that if I was thirteen weeks or less I would set up an appointment right away to end the pregnancy. Being eighteen weeks was a little too much to handle. The nurse practitioner at the clinic was very helpful and talked to me about ALL of my options. I never felt pressured into anything, every option was available and whatever I chose they would support. To think about all the pregnancy no-no’s I had committed the past eighteen weeks terrified me. I had already given this pregnancy less than it had deserved.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">In all honesty I left the clinic thinking I had NO choices at all. I went home and talked (cried) it over with my husband. We’ve been married for six years and have been through three Iraqi deployments plus multiple shorter absences. This has made us excellent in communication and I knew that if we were going to make a decision we had to do it together and soon. We talked it over for what seemed like hours, which was really minutes and came to our decision.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">The clinic I went to for my ultrasound only does first trimester abortions, so I had to call and get referred to an outside clinic. Since we live in upstate New York the closest place was near the city. I called the clinic and spoke to a wonderful woman who had explained I would need to have a two day surgical abortion. The appointment was scheduled for two days after my ultrasound.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">When I got off the phone I felt instantly relieved, it was like someone took the shades off my life and I could see clearly again. I, as a woman had options. I have always been pro-choice I just never thought I’d be the one making this decision.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">We made the trek to the city and my husband and daughter dropped me off at the clinic. For obvious reasons they didn’t want the baby in the office so that meant I would have to do this alone.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I was advised to not eat anything after midnight, which is standard of care for any chance of anesthesia and/or surgical procedure. I arrived at the clinic at 11am, the clinic was full. There were many African-American couples in the waiting room. There was a Latino woman with her mother, and two Caucasian women also without a support person. The office was sterile, it was like any other medical office and they were very discrete when it came to signage and office location. I was asked to fill out a few medical history papers and told to have a seat. In the process I met with a financial counselor, a regular counselor who explained the process to me more like a pre-op nurse than a counselor, had an ultrasound, and a finger stick to determine my blood type and blood count.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">At around 2:30pm I was called back and put into an exam room. I first met with the physician who would be doing the laminaria insertion. He was rather rude at the beginning. Asking me how I got myself into this situation, didn’t I know better? <span> </span>I was on the verge of tears within the first few minutes he was in the room. I listened to what he had to say, then asked a few educated questions I had prepared from earlier in the day. He looked at me dumb founded and told me he was shocked I had asked these type of questions. I am a college educated woman who may not always look that part in print, but when it comes to my life and my family I make myself as educated as possible to the situation. After his shock wore off he informed me that I had placenta previa. Meaning the placenta covered the opening to my cervix. This made not only the abortion procedure more risky, but if I had decided to carry the pregnancy to term I would have lengthy bed rest as well as a c-section to deliver. There are a handful of other possible risks as well that I don’t want to get into.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I had opted to not to get anesthesia during the laminaria insertion for two reasons, the first I’m terrified of general anesthesia, and two I’m breastfeeding my eight month old and didn’t want to have to pump and dump for 48 hours. Due to the placenta previa the doctor urged me to receive the general anesthesia due to the risk of bleeding during insertion.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">The anesthesiologist came and talked to me about the risks of anesthesia and assured me receiving it two days in a row is no dangerous than receiving it once. She was very nice and helpful, and completely understood my reasoning for not wanting it for the insertion. There is one thing I know, doctors don’t recommend things you don’t need, even when their bed side manner is less than desirable. So I elected the general anesthesia after calling my husband for confirmation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I was told to undress and put my stuff in a large container. I walked across the hall with my container, set in on the counter, took my glasses off and got up on the table. The anesthesiologist placed my IV and before I knew it, I was off to sleep.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">When I woke up I heard the nurse call my name. It was 4:00pm when I looked at the clock. I was told there was a complication during the procedure and I started to bleed. They had to complete the whole abortion during the laminaria procedure. I was in shock and relief at the same time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I had “moderate” bleeding while in recovery and to get an injection of a uterine contracting medication. I had pretty bad cramps for about two hours after the procedure. They advised me to take prescription strength ibuprofen and that seemed to ease the cramps pretty well.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">We went back to the hotel room and I kept me feet up while my husband took care of the baby. I slept pretty well, better than I had for the past two nights. And when I woke up in the morning I felt pretty well.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I am now a week and a half post-op and I feel great. I have light bleeding and absolutely no cramps. I think about less and less every day and I feel like everything is returning to “normal”.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">I can honestly say that I do not have one ounce of regret about the whole procedure. There are times where I wonder what sex the baby would have been or if it would have the same deep blue eyes as my eight month old. But I know that when the time is right we will have another child, a wanted child, one that will have all the opportunities it deserves. And that fact alone gives me peace and comfort.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Although no one close to me knows about my abortion I chose to share my story because I believe women deserve to have an unbiased view of what really happens. Why some people choose to do it, and know that after it’s all said and done, a woman who is comfortable in her decision can resume normal life and have no regrets.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">My hope is that the scare tactics used by some pro-life organizations can be weeded out and the real, medical backed facts can shine through, so that women who believe in the right to choose have all the information they need to make an educated decision that’s best for their families and themselves.</span></p><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-26575821020640567942010-01-22T00:01:00.000-08:002010-01-22T00:01:00.168-08:00Blog for Choice<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span style="color:#000080;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The 5th annual <a href="http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/bfc10-main.html">Blog for Choice</a> Day is January 22, 2010. This year's question is </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000080;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span style="color:#000080;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What does </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Trust Women</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> mean to you?</span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000080;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000080;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;">T</span>rust Women</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">? I am a professor who has spent most of her career preparing young women for life. I trust them, and the millions of other women in America, </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to control their own futures.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to make decisions that they can live with.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to deal with politicians who do not <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">trust </span></b>women with their own reproductive choices.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Just about a year ago I began blogging about my second trimester elective abortion. I started writing because I wanted to make public my relatively rare experience, but also because I felt so isolated. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Trust</span></b>ing other women by telling them was difficult at first. However, the more women I told, the more women I discovered who had also had abortions. I feel sad that a level of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>trust</b></span> that allows women to voice their abortion experiences doesn't exist for everyone. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); ">If 1 out of 3 women felt that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b>trust <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">and could</span></span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "> make their stories heard, then maybe politicians would realize that they can<b><i> </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">trust</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> </span>women to make reproductive choices without governmental interference. Maybe the reasonable people on the "other side" would realize that abortion is an endlessly complex choice, as varied as the women who make it, and stop depicting it in such dichotomous terms.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#001269;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It makes me sick when I hear the paternalistic rhetoric out of the "other side" trying to scare women about abortion or the emotional aftermath. This undercutting of women's <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">trust</span></b> in themselves is insidious and manipulative. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 18, 105); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I cannot say that I live everyday with the choice to have an abortion because honestly I seldom think about it. I can also say that when I think about the hardest moments of my abortion, they are no easier, nor do I think that they should be. However I t<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">rust</span></b>ed myself then, and I still t<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">rust</span></b> myself, to live with my decision to have an abortion. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#001269;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Trust</span></b> women" is a theme that honors the courageous contributions and ultimate sacrifice of<a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/1/dr_george_tiller_1941_2009_murdered"> Dr. George Tiller</a>, one of the rare physicians who <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b>trust</b></span>ed women to make the very hardest decisions about abortion. I am honored to participate in this commemoration of his legacy. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#001269;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Blog for choice" day also celebrates the anniversary of Roe v Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision on this day in 1973 that granted women across the United States the legal right to control their own reproductive lives without interference from the State. As I write this post, I am pissed that 37 years later, the "other side" believes they have the right to take the right away. The social contract, the very thing that binds us together in a government and a society, rests on the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">trust</span></b> that an individual's rights will be protected not infringed upon. I resent the efforts of the "other side" to violate that implicit <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">trust</span></b> by forcing their religious beliefs on others. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#001269;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#001269;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">I am proud to use my blog today to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">bringing attention to reproductive rights. Please spread the word as widely as you can so that the millions of pro-choice people out there can rock the blogosphere. If you have the cash, make a donation to your local <a href="http://www.plannedparenthood.org/">Planned Parenthood</a>, to <a href="http://www.ms4c.org/">Medical Students for Choice</a>, or to <a href="http://www.prochoiceamerica.org">NARAL</a>. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance, a man once said, and that applies to the liberty to make your own reproductive decisions.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></div></span>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-47222679085115758842010-01-20T16:54:00.000-08:002010-01-20T16:55:16.885-08:00I cannot remember<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><input class="blogger-ie-hack" style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; "><input class="blogger-ie-hack" style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; "><input class="blogger-ie-hack" style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; "><input class="blogger-ie-hack" style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; "><input class="blogger-ie-hack" style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; "><input class="blogger-ie-hack" style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; "><input class="blogger-ie-hack" style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">literally when I found out I was pregnant. </p><hr class="more" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); height: 8px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); background-position: initial initial; ">or exactly when I had my abortion. It has been about a year, and I think very rarely about my abortion. <p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">While I was in college, there was an effort from the "other side" to document a "<a href="http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_post.htm">syndrome</a>" akin to post traumatic stress syndrome that they argued resulted all the time after abortion. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I was fairly certain it was bullshit then. I am quite sure now.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">While some women may have regrets, the notion that negative feelings inevitably result is crap.</p></span></div>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-58184587431482990372009-12-01T11:17:00.000-08:002009-12-01T11:20:03.422-08:00check it out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxALQ_PzHKLHlOxc5iIhvinh3mOjyYPnW8Jm-8ObSGpRwAVh8Va9Ic75336SVfmUqLRg4A3jKqFkZ_nnC9QajrP0MbTfB3tjDXJgIPLNRI2w5aE0K6QUKH0YVF7QvcoI2gCJbvm8DVEgU/s1600/iwanttaxmoneytofundabortion.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410349581752319746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxALQ_PzHKLHlOxc5iIhvinh3mOjyYPnW8Jm-8ObSGpRwAVh8Va9Ic75336SVfmUqLRg4A3jKqFkZ_nnC9QajrP0MbTfB3tjDXJgIPLNRI2w5aE0K6QUKH0YVF7QvcoI2gCJbvm8DVEgU/s200/iwanttaxmoneytofundabortion.jpg" /></a><br />get one <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35737137">here<br /></a><div>courtesy of feministing.com</div>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-54563716199313459262009-11-20T15:31:00.001-08:002009-11-20T15:33:02.019-08:00one more time with feelingthe wonderful dedicated folks over at NARAL have been working over time of late to make sure that access to abortion is not a hypthetical right at best.<br /><br />Here is their latest update.<br /><p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled the Senate health-care bill last night. Let's get to what this means for women.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">First, this bill does <strong>not</strong> include the Stupak-Pitts language that is in the House version. On Monday, I delivered a petition to Sen. Reid urging him not to include the extreme anti-choice provision. The petition was signed by 97,218 pro-choice Americans like you – thank you for helping make a difference! </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong>Second, the Senate debate is about to begin, and we are not in the clear. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah is threatening to offer an amendment similar to the Stupak-Pitts abortion-coverage ban.<sup>1</sup></strong> This is what we anticipated – and exactly what 97,218 pro-choice Americans stood up against when they signed our petition. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong>That's why I need you to do one more thing right now: forward the message below to your pro-choice friends and family.</strong> If we want the Senate to get the message, we need everyone to take action – and fast.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Don't let this initial piece of good news give you a false sense of security. Please don't wait. Just forward along the message below (or use the handy social networking links under my signature) – and thank you.</p> so once again, log on to <a href="http://www.house.gov">House</a> or <a href="http://www.senate.gov">Senate</a> and make your VOICE HEARD. If you are among the ONE OUT OF THREE then personalize your appeal.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-63876254292200175092009-11-18T16:17:00.001-08:002009-11-18T16:32:00.193-08:00SHOUT OUTto the peeps at the National Council of Catholic Bishops. Yes, the lovely people who decided nevermind the first amendment, they'd like to use their tax exempt organization to dabble in politics. Apparently they have been reading my blog.<br /><br /><table class="standard"><tbody><tr><td class="tableContent2Left">Number of Entries:<br />Entry Page Time:<br />Visit Length:<br />Browser<br />OS<br />Resolution</td><td class="tableContent2Left">16<br />10th November 2009 15:00:33<br />Multiple visits spread over more than one day<br />IE 7.0<br />WinXP<br />1024x768</td><td class="tableContent2Center"><img src="http://www.statcounter.com/images/flag/us.png" alt="United States" border="0" height="11" width="16 " /></td><td class="tableContent2Left">Returning Visits:<br />Location:<br />IP Address:<br />Entry Page:<br />Exit Page:<br />Referring URL:</td><td class="tableContent2Left">0<br />Washington, District Of Columbia, United States<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Nccb (national Conference Of Catholic Bi</span> (207.32.122.194) <a href="http://my7.statcounter.com/project/standard2/add_ip_address_label.php?project_id=4421767&ip_address=207.32.122.194&return_url=%2Fproject%2Fstandard2%2Fvisitor.php%3Fstart%3D0">[Label IP Address]</a><br /><a href="http://1outof3.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">1outof3.blogspot.com/</a><br /><a href="http://1outof3.blogspot.com/2009/11/if-only.html" target="_blank">1outof3.blogspot.com/2009/11/if-only.html</a><br /><a href="http://abortioneers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">abortioneers.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />So HELLO<br /><br />and please know, I am directing EVERYONE I KNOW to write their <a href="http://www.house.gov">Representative</a> and <a href="http://www.senate.gov">Senators</a> to protest the tax exempt status of politically active religious groups.<br /><br />cake, eating, ring any bells<br /><br />how about this one Matthew 7:1?<br /><br />or maybe I have it all wrong, since <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=liberalism_and_catholicism">Cathlolics</a> use birth control and have abortion at rates just about equal to the rates of other religious groups. So if an employee of the NCCB came to the site looking for support, I apologize. Rage on Sister!1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-27413088822077386372009-11-03T16:32:00.000-08:002009-11-03T16:34:46.211-08:00if only<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGAEqh7LgTiL90KDlK9AXLWH1pZu_I-JiCVT0b997kNPhw9lAL8Zfme9g_8xVJPtfsaYd6uO0lxr7UdMvudsGW3uFzW3zzj2FiUMoPX3f41JtvyWlUCzQ6kAT825zB0o-E4ykWM4EfT8/s1600-h/abortion+t.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGAEqh7LgTiL90KDlK9AXLWH1pZu_I-JiCVT0b997kNPhw9lAL8Zfme9g_8xVJPtfsaYd6uO0lxr7UdMvudsGW3uFzW3zzj2FiUMoPX3f41JtvyWlUCzQ6kAT825zB0o-E4ykWM4EfT8/s200/abortion+t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400040141892544082" border="0" /></a><br />we could all wear <a href="http://ice-cold-t-shirts.amazonwebstore.com/I-Had-an-Abortion-Baby-Fit/M/B000TVFIJ8.htm?traffic_src=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle">them</a><br /><br /><a href="http:///"></a>1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-16904788502873441002009-11-03T16:23:00.000-08:002009-11-03T16:24:21.733-08:00another oneAnother blog about abortion. <br /><br />http://ieffedupmylife.blogspot.com/1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-26656093771004973002009-05-07T15:13:00.000-07:002010-06-17T05:34:40.240-07:00help break the silenceIt has been quite a while since I posted. Frankly, I seldom think about my abortion any more unless I happen to come across an article about the issue.<br /><br />I am interested in hearing from other women who underwent elective second trimester abortions. That group is a very small portion of the total number of women who have abortions and there is little written from that perspective.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-56395299596496615592009-04-21T17:05:00.000-07:002009-04-21T17:09:29.790-07:00The same, but so differentI found out yesterday that a friend's pregnancy has ended sadly. Her first ultrasound revealed cause for concerns, and unfortunately on a repeat procedure, no fetal heart beat was found. Her loss reminds me of my own miscarriage, and how devastatingly sad that time was. <br /><br />However, having now also had an abortion I cannot help but also refract my response through that lens as well. She will undergo a D and C, the identical procedure to my abortion, although no one refers to as an abortion when the procedure is performed after fetal demise. Why is that? Why is the medical procedure perceived so different under various circumstances?1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-84419056733369636842009-04-14T16:02:00.001-07:002009-04-14T16:25:22.846-07:00when a bumper sticker is apparently not enoughso just in case your "ILuvL1F" personalized license plate or bumper sticker "it's not a choice it's a child" is not sufficient to covey your anti abortion beliefs, in eighteen states efforts are underway for you to be able to purchase an anti-abortion license plate. Not surprisingly the idea has caused some controversy and a variety of legal cases are winding their way through the courts, as detailed in this <a href="http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/04/14/D97IH5SO0_choose_life_plates/index.html">article</a> on Salon.com. I am firm supporter of civil liberties, so I hope that the viewpoint of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court prevails, states can offer anti abortion plates if they offer pro abortion plates as well.<br /><br />What I find particularly interesting about this issue is not the First Amendment rights at stake, although they are fairly fascinating from an intellectual perspective but rather that pro choice people would probably never want a license plate that announces their beliefs. In my other online connections to abortion rights activists there is a fairly prevalent fear of the anti abortion crazies, the ones who stalk abortion providers and attack, even murder them. There seems something ironic about the other side, which purports to defend life relying ultimately on a rhetoric and reality of fear and intimidation. The disproportionate influence of the violent faction of the anti abortion movement has a deleterious impact on the literally millions of women in the United States who have had abortions and fear for their safety if they speak publicly about them.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-16043704158833675732009-04-07T11:56:00.000-07:002009-04-07T11:58:03.693-07:00Earn money for abortion from Pro-Life sitesSo I signed up for ads on this site, planning to donate the money to my local abortion clinic.<br /><br />I had to laugh when I saw today that the ad on the site is for pro-life products.<br /><br />How ironic.<br /><br />It reminds me of the frequent planned parenthood fundraiser where pro choice advocates pledge a certain amount for every abortion clinic protesters who shows up :)1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-30516653861963543962009-04-02T15:47:00.001-07:002009-04-02T16:00:27.403-07:00Ask your doctor if ...the U.K. has decided to allow <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7964826.stm">televised adverts for abortion</a>. The ads might have the affect of de-stigmatizing the procedure and make women aware of their options as the unplanned pregnancy rate is on the rise. <br /><br />I wonder if it could ever happen in the U.S.? After all if 1 in 3 women have an abortion, then clearly there is a "market." I cannot imagine competitive marketing of abortion services, like hospitals compete for maternity patients, but I would love to see the public acknowledgment of the large number of women who use abortion services. <br /><br />And hey given the new non surgical abortion methods, perhaps we will see an "ask your doctor if you are a candidate for ..."1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-17392682850612364072009-03-30T14:44:00.000-07:002009-03-30T14:52:52.296-07:00forced out of silenceyesterday I faced one of those dreaded moments, when the topic of abortion comes up completely unexpectedly. Normally I would have just let it go, but it was just impossible this time. A good friend, who I knew was anti-abortion, at least for herself, was over for a playdate. As we pushed her baby in the swing, she told me about a friend's unexpected pregnancy. Her incredulity that any well educated woman could find herself in such a situation simply begged for correction. I just sort of blurted it out "That operation I had in January? It was an abortion." <br /><br />I wish I could have been more composed and pointed out that contraceptive failures or ignorance about efficacy rates crosses educational, class, religious and all divisions among women. Equality it seems has at least been achieved in one area of women's lives.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-11477016212013962892009-03-26T15:20:00.000-07:002011-12-22T04:12:10.719-08:00and the silence is still deafeningAs Amy Benfer pointed out in recent Slate <a href="http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/26/self_magazine_on_single_mothers/index.html">column</a>, while half of unplanned pregnancies end in abortion, the stories of those women are seldom included. The latest omission occured in this months's <a href="http://www.self.com/health/2009/03/single-pregnant-and-panicked?printable=true">issue</a> of Self. While the article title "Single, pregnant and panicked" may resonate with many women, since half of women by the age of 45 will experience an unwanted pregnancy, only women who chose adoption will find their experiences reflected in this analysis. Abortion is mentioned only twice, once as an option suggested by an insensitive male partner, and the other as a near miss, when in a scenario that I am sure has already been snapped up for a movie pitch, a woman planning an abortion calls it off the night before when her older, infertile sister, offers to adopt the fetus.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-1944178977363074302009-03-20T14:48:00.000-07:002009-03-20T15:33:25.489-07:00"these fights will be every bit as ugly as the preceding fights over abortion."the quote comes from an <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2214297/">article</a> about the efforts of the Georgia state legislature to craft a bill that will preclude embryo research while still allowing for IVF. The difficulty comes in the language of the bill, which right now gives infertile couples the right to IVF, but pretty much no one else, including those people who wish to use IVF for other purposes, such as genetic screening or sex selection. <br /><br />Maybe all the infertile couples, carriers of genetic disorders, couples desirous of very specific characteristics in their children should band together with the people working to protect the right to legal abortion. The "other side" is the same, the pro-life lobby, and the argument is the same, who has the right to control reproductive choices.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-85469320338591745532009-03-03T22:52:00.000-08:002009-03-03T22:54:20.216-08:00In defense of FacebookThrough facebook I have reconnected recently with several people from my past who have been part of my ongoing project of reconciling my various selves. Tonight I have dinner with a friend for high school. In keeping with my new telling policy, as we are catching up I disclose that I have had an abortion. My old friend shares that she has as well. We have dinner and then she asks why I had my abortion. We talk extensively about it. She tells me that although her abortion occurred 13 years ago our conversation is the longest she has had about her experience.<br /><br />I think about what the world would be like if every woman could be open about her abortion whenever she wanted. If the literally millions of women who had abortions could break their silence, would the discourse around abortion be transformed? Would individual women feel differently when facing the choice to have an abortion? I think about the sort of bookends this discussion represents in my effort to bring the various selves from different epochs of my life together. This person tonight remembers me as a super geeky high school student. We meet, decades later, and discuss experiences from our twenties and thirties. I like the symmetry of someone who knew me way back when sharing something that has happened so recently.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068614204622643014.post-72040446210471064452009-03-02T16:06:00.002-08:002009-03-02T16:12:23.161-08:00Women's Liberation ... or the liberation of meOn a reseach trip, unusual format as I am part of a team of scholars <br /><br />We are working on 1970s feminism so the process of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness_raising">consciousness raising </a>(CR) becomes central to our work<br /><br />We participate in a version of CR, sort of CR light<br /><br />In response to one question, I tell about my abortion<br /><br />I have known a few of these women for decades but some women present are completely new to me that night<br /><br />This incident is the best way I can encapsulate my attitude one month after the abortion.<br /><br />It is me. I speak of it like I speak of any aspect of my self and my experiences. <br /><br />Every time I tell I feel more liberated.1outof3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10011842886447356352noreply@blogger.com0