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Ms. Toad

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25. In addition - all of the women who suffer from botched back alley abortions,

Reply to SoonerPride (Reply #2)

Thu May 5, 2022, 01:52 PM

May 2022

complications from a wink-and-nod D&C, or Plan B will need medical assistance.

That means (1) lying about the abortion - and receiving inadequate treatment because doctors are working blind - OR - disclosing the truth (and likely the identity of the doctors/source of Plan B if out of state in order to minimize the personal criminal risk - making it even less likely future women will be able to locate safe, under the table, abortions)

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Growing up in a world without legal abortion and no contraceptives. [View all] MineralMan May 2022 OP

I'm curious snowybirdie May 2022 #1

States will pass the vigilante lawsuit law like Texas SoonerPride May 2022 #2

This geardaddy May 2022 #16

In addition - all of the women who suffer from botched back alley abortions, Ms. Toad May 2022 #25

Don't forget your phone. gldstwmn May 2022 #33

I think that is going to vary from state to state. MineralMan May 2022 #3

District Attorneys and Grand Juries LeftInTX May 2022 #8

Providers will enforce them wryter2000 May 2022 #19

My point was snowybirdie May 2022 #22

A few people can go overseas, too. wryter2000 May 2022 #32

This is what underground abortion looks like (Graphic - Gerri Santoro those my age remember it) Ms. Toad May 2022 #24

Thanks for this post. Elessar Zappa May 2022 #4

Thank you. You are right. It's up to all of us to MineralMan May 2022 #6

many hugs to you.... markie May 2022 #9

My sister nearly died from a botched abortion in the 50's. It will be deadly for many if the US RKP5637 May 2022 #5

We oldsters need to make it clear how things were. MineralMan May 2022 #7

I'm old as well markie May 2022 #10

We Must Not Go Back! MineralMan May 2022 #12

Abortion was never about "unborn babies." jaysunb May 2022 #11

Sex Causes Unborn Babies. It's That Simple. MineralMan May 2022 #13

It's about control. Ray Bruns May 2022 #14

+1000 n/t MarcA May 2022 #20

Someone will refine the use of herbs for ending pregnancy. Herbs Ilsa May 2022 #15

That's very true. All non-medical abortions have risks. MineralMan May 2022 #17

I'm 73 wryter2000 May 2022 #18

Exactly. Unavailable Contraceptive Measures Made Things Much Worse. MineralMan May 2022 #26

1969 state ruling in CA for abortion, but wnylib May 2022 #21

Those were precarious times, indeed. MineralMan May 2022 #27

I graduated high school in1 969. There were 4 freshman girls, ages 15, in my class of 450 cksmithy May 2022 #30

The irony is that, if my boyfriend had been wnylib May 2022 #34

It is just hard for me cksmithy May 2022 #35

My good friends' sister was really sick when we were in 10th grade Farmer-Rick May 2022 #23

Abortions were available in California before Roe v. Wade, but MineralMan May 2022 #28

I'm a year older than you and I lived in Connecticut where contraceptives were illegal. kskiska May 2022 #29

Yes. It's unthinkable. MineralMan May 2022 #31