Thank you for sharing that story.

It is a very personal, and difficult, decision for any woman and truly is hers as, either way, she must live with the consequences.

I always find it interesting how those who holler the loudest re: freedom of religion are often the ones who are also trying to ensconce their religion based beliefs in the constitution/law. Sigh….

I live in MA, and when Romney was governor of this state, he did not oppose abortion. I simply do not trust him. For a complete history of his views on abortion go here: http://tinyurl.com/cwykfcd It smells to me of Bill Clinton’s “It depends on what the meaning of “is” is. (I am a bipartisan mis-truster!)

FWIW, many years ago I had a pregnancy that didn’t “look or feel right” to me or my OB-GYN. The symptoms and tests were positive one week, negative the next, then positive again, etc. I’d had 3 previous pregnancies and I knew in my body and heart that something was very wrong. With great sadness and gratitude I consented to end the pregnancy as my doc recommended. It turned out to be a very invasive condition of the placenta (without fetus) that becomes highly malignant if left to grow. What would have happened to my 3 dd’s if I had not been able to have this procedure?

Carol in MA

So, politicians feel they should have the right to determine how I live my life, yet they support troops going into other countries to defend a woman’s rights there.
How do they justify?

Thanks for sharing your story.

And thanks to the staff for handing out little owls and perpetuating the wonder…

Thank you, Alison, for your two most recent posts. I have so much to say about all of this that, if I tried, my comments would be waaaayyyy too long for this space, but you have stated things so thoughtfully, beautifully, and succinctly.

Oh, my! A most touching story! As the lone male voice today I just want to say that I absolutely and completely agree with you. That decision is yours ALONE! Gets me wondering, what will Congress want to control next — repeal the law of gravity? As for Sandra’s question, “How do they justify?”
they don’t.

what they have all said! Oh that people would actually come out and vote!

Preach it, sister!

Let the people say AMEN!!!

and the owls — awesome!!!!

Your story, along with Carol’s, really illustrate the importance of choice. Those who depict women who choose to abort a pregnancy as selfish and uncaring simply have not opened themselves to the complicated truth.