Posted on Jun 26, 2022
Now that Roe is gone, a process that allows minors to get an abortion could disappear
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https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/ [login to see] /scotus-roe-v-wade-abortion-minors-law-texas
B was at her partner's house one day when she had a gut instinct, a churning feeling inside her body that led her to take a pregnancy test.
"I kind of went robotic and shut everything out, any emotions or anything," she said. "I felt like my whole life was going to go down the drain because that's how society portrays it."
B, who we are referring to by her first initial because she's not ready for her family to know her story, was 17 years old when she found out she was pregnant. It was the end of 2020, during her final year of high school.
"I immediately knew I couldn't take care of it. Abortion was the only choice for me," she said.
So, just hours after finding out she was pregnant, B went online to find a clinic near her that would perform an abortion.
That's when she found out she needed parental consent.
B was at her partner's house one day when she had a gut instinct, a churning feeling inside her body that led her to take a pregnancy test.
"I kind of went robotic and shut everything out, any emotions or anything," she said. "I felt like my whole life was going to go down the drain because that's how society portrays it."
B, who we are referring to by her first initial because she's not ready for her family to know her story, was 17 years old when she found out she was pregnant. It was the end of 2020, during her final year of high school.
"I immediately knew I couldn't take care of it. Abortion was the only choice for me," she said.
So, just hours after finding out she was pregnant, B went online to find a clinic near her that would perform an abortion.
That's when she found out she needed parental consent.
Now that Roe is gone, a process that allows minors to get an abortion could disappear
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DANG AGAIN: PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thank you Brother William, spot on this morning. Thank you for sharing.
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So, I will post tis once again:
Why I support a woman’s right to chose and legal abortions.
In 1956 a young girl got impregnated. The man who did this was her uncle, on her mother’s side of the family. He had been molesting her for 3 years at this time. She had tried to talk to her mother about this before, but was told she was imagining the whole thing.
When she realized something was wrong, she went to the school nurse. The nurse informed her she was pregnant. The nurse also informed the girl’s mother.
When the girl got home that day, her mother whipped her and called her terrible names, all the time insisting she, the girl, must have been the one that initiated the sex. The mother insisted her brother would never do such a thing. She then kicked the girl out of the house. She was not to return with a bastard child.
This young girl found a friend whose parents would allow her to stay for awhile. They were not informed of the girl’s condition. After a couple of weeks, the girl and her friends concocted a plan. Everyone knew an abortion could be had below the border, so this young girl and a couple of friends drove down to Tijuana. She got her abortion.
On the drive home, that very sad young lady bled to death in the back seat of the car.
She was 15 years old.
She was also my cousin and best friend.
Why I support a woman’s right to chose and legal abortions.
In 1956 a young girl got impregnated. The man who did this was her uncle, on her mother’s side of the family. He had been molesting her for 3 years at this time. She had tried to talk to her mother about this before, but was told she was imagining the whole thing.
When she realized something was wrong, she went to the school nurse. The nurse informed her she was pregnant. The nurse also informed the girl’s mother.
When the girl got home that day, her mother whipped her and called her terrible names, all the time insisting she, the girl, must have been the one that initiated the sex. The mother insisted her brother would never do such a thing. She then kicked the girl out of the house. She was not to return with a bastard child.
This young girl found a friend whose parents would allow her to stay for awhile. They were not informed of the girl’s condition. After a couple of weeks, the girl and her friends concocted a plan. Everyone knew an abortion could be had below the border, so this young girl and a couple of friends drove down to Tijuana. She got her abortion.
On the drive home, that very sad young lady bled to death in the back seat of the car.
She was 15 years old.
She was also my cousin and best friend.
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Lt Col Jim Coe
I am sorry your cousin died in 1956. The family failed her and the school nurse lacked the knowledge and resources to help her. The situation in today’s society is different. Today she could have gone to a crisis pregnancy center and received help and prenatal care. Possibly help in having the Uncle charged. DNA testing to prove the father. The child could have subsequently been put up for adoption if she wanted.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
Lt Col Jim Coe - Or, up until this past week she could have gone and received a safe abortion and gone on with her life.
The end of Roe will cause more deaths among women. Just watch.
The end of Roe will cause more deaths among women. Just watch.
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