Trite~Elegy
Then are you to tell me it's not 'natural' for a female to not want to be pregnant?
That a woman who does not want to have any children in her lifetime not 'natural'?
Is the fear felt by women all over the world, past and present at that fact of finding they're pregnant, that fear that pushes them to extremes to get rid of the fetus not 'natural'?

Pro lifer's can't comprehend that a woman's want of not being pregnant is 'natural'. They don't comprehend that women will go to such lengths and why, to be rid of a pregnancy at any cost. confused
Pro lifers look at the world in black and white.
The world is gray and abortion is real, and it is very natural.
In the human and animal world.
(We just don't eat our babies)

Just because they may take away safe practices of abortion does not mean it will stop.
Abortion will always be a reality.
And I refuse to let them have any satisfaction of defeat from me.


Thank you, Trite. I needed that.

I guess one thing we can do is try to explain to people why we are pro-choice. Let's not be afraid to tell people what we beleive, and why it's important.

It's hard because they have a lot on their side right now. To them, there really is something wrong with a woman who does not want to be pregnant or have children. For them, everyone in their family is pro-life, their churches and families and maybe their schools tell them abortion is evil and dangerous. My pro-choice mother recently went on a rant about how she sees many women hurt by abortion*, and how it is killing your own unborn child, and all that pro-life propaganda. It got to me a lot. It made me question a lot, and so did the abortion ban, because it isn't a pretty procedure. I'm still pro-choice, but.... it's almost like a burden at times, you know? All people see is the surface of the issue. It's like they're so focused on that little fetus that they forget there's a whole thinking, feeling, living woman around it. It's like you're swimming against a tide or sceaming at a wall. These people are, like you said, denying reality.

"You are like fish in the water
who don't know that they are wet
As far as I can tell, the world isn't perfect yet!" -Ani DiFranco on antiabortion protestors, "Lost Woman Song"

But, I guess we can try to destigmatize abortion. Ms. Magazine does an article called "I had an abortion", along with names of women who have. I'mNotSorry shares stories of women. There are t-shirts that proclaim it. But that's just a minority. Most people will still say "I support it only when..." or "It's wrong."or "Why don't they just put it up for adoption?!", and those are just the MILD stances... I'm sorry. I feel like we're just screwed. My body is all I own, and I feel like I need to fight for that, fight for the right to life for me and my fellow women... but it's like people make you a criminal for that. Constantly fighting is a major strain. I'm not saying it's not a worthy cause, but... I've almost lost my hope.

[*Yes, she does know what she's talking about. She's a nurse. What I was too bewildered to tell her is that for every regretful woman she meets, there are probably multiple women who do not regret their decision. These women probably do not feel the need to talk about it for fear of social stigma and because they've gotten over it. ]