I posted this almost 10 years ago. As the forced-birthers become more emboldened ...
I thought it might be time to re-visit it.
The original OP title was "I'll never forget the day my wife decided to have an "elective abortion".
"OK, I guess that technically she didn't decide, I did. You see, she was unconscious at the time. I've posted about this before, but the current debate about health care reform has brought out a host of individuals who claim that abortion is "elective" surgery, so I thought I would re-visit it.
Here's how the love of my life "elected" to have an abortion.
One night after dinner, my sweetheart went to the toilet. I still thank God that I didn't head downstairs to watch football. After a while I knocked on the door (at that time we were living in a one-bathroom townhouse), and received no answer. Eventually, I went in, and found my bride lying on the bathroom floor in a puddle of blood. We found out at the hospital that the child we were trying to have had been conceived as an ectopic pregnancy. We hadn't even know she was pregnant. A therapeutic abortion and removal of her right fallopian tube saved her life, while reducing by half our chance to have the children we so devoutly hoped for. The doctor told me that had we arrived thirty minutes later she might have bled to death.
So fuck you, Mr. Stupak. Fuck you Bill O'Reilly. Fuck every member of Congress who, had they been able, would have signed my wife's death warrant. I hope you never have to pick up the dead weight of a loved one, carry them out to the car, lay them down in the driveway so you can open the car door, and then strap your unconscious and hemorrhaging spouse into a seat. But if you do, I hope you learn from the experience.
(By the way, my wife and I have now have two amazing sons, ages 13 and 16, and they can't wait to be old enough to vote for a Democratic candidate.)"
Added as of 4/30/19: My boys are now 22 and 26, both staunch progressive Democrats, and the oldest one is getting ready to make me a grandpa!
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Very timely indeed. I am so glad you and your wife survived this horrendous event and went on to have your amazing sons.
Early congrats on the coming grandchild as well!
that I returned to DU after a somewhat lengthy hiatus?
I determined that the internecine sniping and the occasional slapfests were not sufficiently distasteful to deprive myself of the company of genuinely kind and thoughtful people such as yourself and numerous others.
Have a great evening!
I am honored by your lovely remarks.
I hope your evening is great too!
