I Had An Abortion At 25 Weeks, 6 Days. Faced With The Same Horrific Choice, I'd Do It Again.
3 years ago

I Had An Abortion At 25 Weeks, 6 Days. Faced With The Same Horrific Choice, I'd Do It Again.

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The author on Dec. 26, 2020, two weeks after her loss. As my dad said, “She’s like the sun coming up over the horizon.” And then, at 24 and a half weeks, at a “bonus” ultrasound, the technician called the doctor in. “Your baby’s head is measuring a few weeks too small.” A cold rush of fear coursed through my body. There was no doubt in my mind that I needed to terminate my pregnancy so that my precious daughter’s soul would not be trapped in a body that would cause her a lifetime of pain; so that she could go on to live in a body that could play and laugh and swallow and breathe. I’d get two more units of blood later that night, and would spend the next 24 hours in the surgical ICU.

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I Had An Abortion — And Didn't Realize It Until Several Weeks Later
1 month, 3 weeks ago

I Had An Abortion — And Didn't Realize It Until Several Weeks Later

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘Incorrect to Call It Abortion’: Medical Fraternity Divided on SC’s Rejection of Plea to End 26-Week Pregnancy

News 18  

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One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 months ago

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised

The Hindu  

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Abortion foes, accustomed to small wins, ready for a big one
2 years, 6 months ago

Abortion foes, accustomed to small wins, ready for a big one

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For tens of millions of Americans who see abortion as wrong, it’s gone this way for a half-century: One woman swayed to reconsider as dozens of others follow through. “Folks are more hopeful now than we have ever been,” says Mark Baumgartner, the 53-year-old founder of A Moment of Hope, an anti-abortion organization whose workers and volunteers …

I had an abortion – and my experience shows how broken the UK system truly is
2 years, 9 months ago

I had an abortion – and my experience shows how broken the UK system truly is

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The wait I was facing was at loggerheads with the NHS website, which stipulates: …

I Had An Abortion At 23 Weeks. Here's What I Want You To Know.
3 years, 8 months ago

I Had An Abortion At 23 Weeks. Here's What I Want You To Know.

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The author and her husband are still navigating the tangle of emotions, but they were able to dig this frame out of a box and look at it with reverence rather than pain. The tech gently tells me, “this next image we’ll need to take with you staying completely still.” “Ok.” I think I say it out loud, but I’m …

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