I’m having an abortion this weekend [EDITED]

[MsTanja]

46. Your anger is justified

toward people who presume to know you and your life better than you do, and who presume that as a woman you are not capable of making a well reasoned, rational decision. None of their rhetoric is true and is dehumanizing.

That being said, it is time to reframe the debate. People who claim the title "pro-life" are really all about forced birth. While some do actually care about what happens to the child once it is born, they are few and far between and most care more about removing options from women's healthcare to justify a twisted sense of morality.

People who claim the title of "pro-choice" should change their designation to "pro-access." There is no choice where there is no access. Access to healthcare (and yes, contraception and pregnancy *are* healthcare issues) is being denied on so many levels that it is no longer about the ability to choose. It is not a choice if your option is to take 2-3 unpaid days off work, find childcare while you travel to another state, sleep in your car because you can't afford a motel, possibly go through a completely unnecessary mandatory waiting period, and have listen for a potential fetal heartbeat when you have considered all the options and have put thought into your decision and know this is the best decision for you.

And I'm not sure where you live, but in Ohio HB 351 is in the works to make it illegal for insurance companies to cover any abortion with the exception of ectopic pregnancy and will make several forms of birth control such as the IUD ineligible for insurance coverage as well. I'm sorry the IUD didn't work for you - it does for many though, and after the initial cost is one of the safest, most effective forms of contraception available. This would become inaccessible for many women if this bill passes.

So it isn't about choice anymore, it's about access and that access needs to be restored.