
My abortion was almost a decade ago and for the better part of the last ten years it has been something that I seldom think about, but I am thinking of my choice more and more recently and I feel that suddenly I want to talk about it and there isn’t anyone around who knows. Maybe I feel “safer” talking to strangers and sharing my experiences with people I have never met … this would be one way of sharing this with people I have never met. I also believe that I need to put my mouth where my heart is. This is something that I am willing to stand up and say is important.
I was really disappointed with the after experience from the clinic. After I had “recovered” and was being ushered out, I was pulled over by a nurse, in front of all the other women who were also “recovering” and told what I should or should not do / expect. She also proceeded to tell me that if I was going to engage in “reckless behavior” I should be on the pill. She didn’t think that my excuse was “good enough”.
It is our body … why should we be empowered to make decisions about every other aspect of our bodies and lives but this? This is the single greatest decision a woman can make because of the long-term consequences it can have. Having a baby changes everything (and sometimes for the better). I also think that it sucks that men get off so easily. If they are not comfortable with the path, they can walk away. Not so easy for woman, this is our way of walking away. I actually think that pro-choice is pro-life, the life of the woman!




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