I had a short, miserable, ill-advised marriage and was divorced. The doc didn't want to do it. I told him fine, I'll get someone else. Luckily, he relented, having known me since before the "marriage" ie: for years.
Roe v Wade occurred when I was 12. THE SECOND it happened, the Talibangelicals were plotting, and not in secret, to overturn it. I KNEW this would happen in my lifetime. I was NOT going to fool around with this and damn sure was NOT going to allow anyone else to make these decisions for me. Oh HELL no.
I'm old now, and do I regret my decision? NO! I have thought many times that it was the absolute right decision for me and that I was glad I did it. I've made stupid mistakes in my young life like we all have, but that was NOT one of them.
People (including doctors) should not assume that young people in their 20s don't know what they want in life. That's not always true. And having children is not a negotiable thing. You either want them, or you do not. If one isn't certain, then for God's sake do NOT have them. OTOH if you are sure you don't want to do the reproduction rodeo, then TAKE CONTROL OF THAT DECISION FOR YOURSELF and never let anyone else have a damn say in it. I'ts YOUR life. It's YOUR body. Roe being overturned gravely threatens that choice. It's a choice each person must make for themselves and nobody -- damn sure no gov't, religious person, parent, or partner has any right making it for you.
This is about CONTROL and each person needs to control their own reproductive life and their own future in regards to that.
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