First of all many assume that all abortions are elective due to unwanted pregnancy. The current laws in many states restrict or ban ANY abortion which is a medical procedure. Women who are pregnant with a planned or wanted pregnancy who are experiencing life threatening complications are now forced to continue the pregnancy until the doc…
First of all many assume that all abortions are elective due to unwanted pregnancy. The current laws in many states restrict or ban ANY abortion which is a medical procedure. Women who are pregnant with a planned or wanted pregnancy who are experiencing life threatening complications are now forced to continue the pregnancy until the doctor can "prove" the woman is going to die without an abortion, forced to become septic for example. This is causing maternal deaths and complications such as hysterectomies due to complications that could have been treated with a medical abortion. This has nothing to do with being pro-choice or pro-life (whatever the current politically correct terms are), it has to do with withholding healthcare to pregnant women.
I have two "abortions" in my medical file. I had to have a D&C during my second pregnancy because I was hemorrhaging. My doctor didn't have to think twice to save my life because of cardiac activity in a doomed pregnancy. My second occurred just weeks after we told our families that I was pregnant. Again, my doctor didn't have to think twice to provide the medical care for my incomplete miscarriage.
As to LARC, I agree but am exasperated that as usual pregnancy prevention is shouldered by women. Women are fertile for one day a month, men every day. Let's finally get men on board and the science so that it is not always a woman's responsibility.
Thank you for sharing Cath, this is exactly what I am talking about. These new laws are putting women's lives at risk ! I am so glad you got the healthcare you needed!
First of all many assume that all abortions are elective due to unwanted pregnancy. The current laws in many states restrict or ban ANY abortion which is a medical procedure. Women who are pregnant with a planned or wanted pregnancy who are experiencing life threatening complications are now forced to continue the pregnancy until the doctor can "prove" the woman is going to die without an abortion, forced to become septic for example. This is causing maternal deaths and complications such as hysterectomies due to complications that could have been treated with a medical abortion. This has nothing to do with being pro-choice or pro-life (whatever the current politically correct terms are), it has to do with withholding healthcare to pregnant women.
I have two "abortions" in my medical file. I had to have a D&C during my second pregnancy because I was hemorrhaging. My doctor didn't have to think twice to save my life because of cardiac activity in a doomed pregnancy. My second occurred just weeks after we told our families that I was pregnant. Again, my doctor didn't have to think twice to provide the medical care for my incomplete miscarriage.
As to LARC, I agree but am exasperated that as usual pregnancy prevention is shouldered by women. Women are fertile for one day a month, men every day. Let's finally get men on board and the science so that it is not always a woman's responsibility.
Thank you for sharing Cath, this is exactly what I am talking about. These new laws are putting women's lives at risk ! I am so glad you got the healthcare you needed!