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Olafjoy

(937 posts)

8. Disturbing

Reply to MiniMe (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2019, 02:08 PM

May 2019

1989, LA County Women’s Hospital, ward 5L (labor and delivery) or 5 Hell as we fondly called it. 12 year old girl, 9 months pregnant with her father’s baby, in labor, sucking her thumb and clutching a teddy bear.
30 years later I am as horrified as I was the day I witnessed it.
This is what they want.

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Mad irony ffr May 2019 #1

That is the best framing of the forced labor problem I've ever seen. DemocracyMouse May 2019 #5

Preach!!! madashelltoo May 2019 #2

THIS SunSeeker May 2019 #3

And if that unfortunate raped 13yo dies while pregnant, the state will rip out the baby erronis May 2019 #4

They are just pro-birth MiniMe May 2019 #6

Minor correction to your statement bhcodem May 2019 #10

that really is great framing. nt Mosby May 2019 #7

Disturbing Olafjoy May 2019 #8

Wait... well not many people give their consent to die so that eliminates almost everyone! NurseJackie May 2019 #9

Yes, yes, an ironclad argument against birthslavery. stuffmatters May 2019 #11

Why do you think the republicans were so opposed to Hillary all those demigoddess May 2019 #12