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PeaceNikki

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Thu Apr 2, 2015, 08:34 PM

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My abortion story [View all] pnwmom Apr 2015 OP

We must never let them repeal Roe V Wade... NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #1

AND we need to find more alternatives. MORE ways to provide access to abortion. Because calimary Apr 2015 #37

I remember that offshore save haven clinic. We also need funds/transportation. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #41

+1000. n/t pnwmom Apr 2015 #47

Great post ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #2

My story gwheezie Apr 2015 #3

Thank you, gwheezie, for sharing this. pnwmom Apr 2015 #5

. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #30

So glad you got out. And lived to tell. calimary Apr 2015 #42

Testify Hekate Apr 2015 #4

My story qwlauren35 Apr 2015 #6

I hear you. Skidmore Apr 2015 #7

Thank you, qwlauren35. pnwmom Apr 2015 #8

I'm not religious ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #15

I've been reading the stories on this thread. Skidmore Apr 2015 #9

Thank you for your perspective on this, Skidmore! pnwmom Apr 2015 #11

I am so glad that your friend had a choice. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #10

Thank you, PeaceNikki. I think the more we share our stories, pnwmom Apr 2015 #12

Thank you for this thread. Abortion is a moral and positive choice that liberates women, saves lives PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #16

Almost 1 in 3. Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info, PeaceNikki. n/t pnwmom Apr 2015 #22

I understand gwheezie Apr 2015 #13

Exactly. I will never even respect anyone who wants to restrict women's reproductive rights. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #17

Peace and strength to all women faced with difficult decisions KMOD Apr 2015 #14

I will be on the line, shoulder to shoulder with you, PeaceNikki. lark Apr 2015 #26

I've heard it here on DU: "We don't have to *pretend* abortion is a good thing". PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #53

Thank you for sharing the story of your courage. qwlauren35 Apr 2015 #32

Thank you for sharing, pnwmom. City Lights Apr 2015 #18

Just keep being the good friend you are.. fadedrose Apr 2015 #19

I had an abortion before Roe v. Wade wryter2000 Apr 2015 #20

Well, I do think that sounds hard -- way too hard, and quite a lot for a 17 year old to handle. pnwmom Apr 2015 #23

we need to stop saying "it is always a gut wrenching decision". sometimes it is a no-brainer. mopinko Apr 2015 #21

Exactly. We need to stop insisting that they be 'rare', but demanding they be safe and accessible. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #24

We need to maintain quick access to the morning after pill. lark Apr 2015 #28

I agree. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #29

Good points. You'd think that would be something everyone could agree on -- pnwmom Apr 2015 #33

Because abortions aren't really the root issue. lark Apr 2015 #49

passing that little packet of dna on to the next generation is our most basic function. mopinko Apr 2015 #54

You are right -- every woman's situation is unique. pnwmom Apr 2015 #25

you are right. the stories really matter. mopinko Apr 2015 #39

Word! libodem Apr 2015 #34

+100000. I realized at some point I had to stop trying to protect the feelings of pro-birthers.... Hekate Apr 2015 #43

"it's the grandmothers who carry memories of what went before." pnwmom Apr 2015 #48

Not my story, but stories uppityperson Apr 2015 #44

I wonder if they normally check for pregnancy when women commit suicide? ErikJ Apr 2015 #27

if there was an autopsy it would be found. mopinko Apr 2015 #38

As the comic old folk song put it: "the coroner's 'quest was hard with me, because I'd acted frailly... Hekate Apr 2015 #50

I am a very firm believer in it is the woman's decision, hers alone, others should not make Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #31

My story came from my late father-in-law. He was an internal-medicine MD. calimary Apr 2015 #35

Your father-in-law was a wonderful man, and clearly lucky pnwmom Apr 2015 #45

He sounds like an amazing man. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #52

My story is a little different than the younger women who have written here. I was divorced 2 jwirr Apr 2015 #36

Thank you for sharing this with us now. Roe vs. Wade is vital and all our stories pnwmom Apr 2015 #46

not an unusual story, tho. mopinko Apr 2015 #56

And I would imagine that today with the economy not working for many of us it is even more common. jwirr Apr 2015 #58

yeah, cuz the 1% is so prolife. mopinko Apr 2015 #59

We are still one of the most backwards countries - erronis Apr 2015 #40

I unconditionally support choice. yallerdawg Apr 2015 #51

i've appreciated reading all of these stories fizzgig Apr 2015 #55

a story of a friend of mine. mopinko Apr 2015 #57