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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUpworthy: A Woman Wants To Tell You The 5 Most Surprising Things About Her Abortion
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I ate lunch alone at my desk before driving to the clinic for our appointment. In the two weeks since my husband and I found out at our 20-week sonogram that our fetus was abnormal, Id barely left the house. My entire world collapsed. The baby I had loved since before he was conceived was deemed by doctors incompatible with life. My husband told me about a senator from Fort Worth who was filibustering HB-2, a series of restrictions on abortions in Texas that includes a ban on abortions after 20 weeks. I clicked on the live stream, afraid of what Id see afraid of anything that could make my reality more excruciating than it already was. Instead, I saw a "Legally Blonde"-esque powerhouse in pink sneakers and listened to her describe my exact situation. Seeing her stand there, so professional and composed as she spoke about what I was facing, was the single most consoling act I could have experienced in that moment.
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Upworthy: A Woman Wants To Tell You The 5 Most Surprising Things About Her Abortion (Original Post)
Algernon Moncrieff
Jun 2014
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Anything that helps de-stigmatize a (theoretically) perfectly legal medical procedure is fine by me.
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
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nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)1. Anything that helps de-stigmatize a (theoretically) perfectly legal medical procedure is fine by me.
littlemissmartypants
(22,590 posts)2. Thanks for your post.
#FJL
www.feministjusticeleague.com
My life changed forever last summer.
Love, Peace and Shelter. Lmsp
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)3. K&R must read. nt
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)4. K&R
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)5. Kudos to her for having the courage to share her heartbreaking story (nt)
liberalla
(9,224 posts)6. Very moving. Thanks for posting this link.