My mother, growing up and living in a pre-Roe v. Wade world,

[madaboutharry]

had 3 friends who had abortions. One in high school had an abortion on the kitchen table. Two others were both already married and flew out of the country to have abortions. Taking away the right to choose will not end abortions. It will end safe abortions. There will be illegal and dangerous abortions. And those with means will go to whatever place they can afford to go in order to get a safe one. It will be another chapter of American history in which the poor, the isolated, and the young will be punished. This time by those who think their religious beliefs should govern the lives of people they don't even know. And when you get down to it, I can't think of a fundamentalist belief system that doesn't view women as very unequal to men.

[secondwind]

1. I knew a girl in 8th grade, we weren't close, but we knew each other.......

I noticed one day she had not been to school, and I asked around... she had gotten pregnant and had an abortion at home...
she had been pregnant with twins... she lost her life..

[Walleye]

2. The asshole Republicans know all this, but do their shit anyway

It’s not like we all don’t know what’s gonna happen.

[enough]

3. Say her name: Gerri Santoro.

A woman who died from an illegal abortion.

The police photo of her body was published in the 1970’s.

This is what the right wing wants for us.

Be warned, you can find that photo on the net, but it is extremely hard to look at.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. A friend of my mother's had an abortion in the late 1920s.

I can't even begin to imagine the horror of it.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. My mother had a back alley abortion in 1937. She told of it being performed in dirty conditions and

how terrified she was.

[moondust]

6. Someone I knew from high school

later used a coat hanger in approximately 1971 and survived. I don't know if there were any lasting side effects or complications.

[Irish_Dem]

7. How fast can safe abortion pills be made widely available?

And are they inexpensive?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. You can learn more here at these sites.

https://aidaccess.org/en/i-need-an-abortion

www.shareabortionpill.info

[Irish_Dem]

9. Thank you!

Not available to women in all states.
But this is a good option for women in selected states.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. It is actually available to people in all states; the state restriction is on who does the

prescribing.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Oh I see, in other US states, European doctors can prescribe.

Fabulous. This would seem to be a good option.

Thank you.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. It is *an* option, for sure! But it's effective only up until about 11 weeks, and if a person can't

say for sure exactly the day their last period started, you'll need other dx tools such as an ultrasound. People will still need abortions after 11 weeks as well, of course. But it's a good start.

[Irish_Dem]

13. Yes a good start.