Oh my goodness Emma, I'm sorry you had to go through this significant emotional journey and experience, I'm so glad you were supported throughout, thank you so much for sharing this.
As a woman who had an abortion in her 30s which turned my world upside down, I relate to so much you've written.
And as a nurse & midwife that worked in Abortion healthcare for several years, I know so many women will also relate.
I LOVE that you're bringing up it's a men's issue too, it's been a frustration for so many years and I thank you dearly for your articulate way of explaining the audacity and short-sightedness of anti-abortion laws not supporting the women, who are here and needing to make one of the biggest decisions of their life, which was did not come about without a man being involved.
I think more men need to speak up, I know the system is not set up for men to receive support throughout the abortion process, but it's a disappointingly low number of men who would want this support and it's not acceptable that the majority leave the woman to deal with it by themself.
Having a baby is a huge and personal decision, with so many implications to consider.
Men are only involved when it suits them - they're happy to have the pleasure, yet the majority won't support their partner once a pregnancy is confirmed, and politicians are using laws to control women under the guise of pretending to care for unborn children - and all this needs to change.
Thank you so much for your kind words and your thoughtful comment! As you said in your message, it's a topic so many women can relate to because so many women go through it. And yet it remains oddly taboo, as though it is something shameful that we ought not to mention publicly. I think this feeling of silence and shame around abortions just reinforces the feeling that it is something women have to shoulder alone when really it is the opposite.
I am so sorry to hear that the abortion in your 30s turned your life upside down. I hope that you've been able to heal from that experience, as it sounds (hopefully!) like you have. It is such a different experience for every individual, but there is great power and comfort in hearing the stories of other women if for no other reason that to be reminded that none of us go through this alone.
Thank you again for your message and sending you all the love!
Time for everyone to reckon with the fact that it's *men* who cause abortions by putting their genomic matter in the only place on earth where it will create a baby. That is their choice. A woman doesn't even have to be conscious to become pregnant. It's the man's choice whether the possibility materializes. Therefore, any legal action against those who seek termination should be redirected at the men.
Oh my goodness Emma, I'm sorry you had to go through this significant emotional journey and experience, I'm so glad you were supported throughout, thank you so much for sharing this.
As a woman who had an abortion in her 30s which turned my world upside down, I relate to so much you've written.
And as a nurse & midwife that worked in Abortion healthcare for several years, I know so many women will also relate.
I LOVE that you're bringing up it's a men's issue too, it's been a frustration for so many years and I thank you dearly for your articulate way of explaining the audacity and short-sightedness of anti-abortion laws not supporting the women, who are here and needing to make one of the biggest decisions of their life, which was did not come about without a man being involved.
I think more men need to speak up, I know the system is not set up for men to receive support throughout the abortion process, but it's a disappointingly low number of men who would want this support and it's not acceptable that the majority leave the woman to deal with it by themself.
Having a baby is a huge and personal decision, with so many implications to consider.
Men are only involved when it suits them - they're happy to have the pleasure, yet the majority won't support their partner once a pregnancy is confirmed, and politicians are using laws to control women under the guise of pretending to care for unborn children - and all this needs to change.
Much love,
Romaine
Thank you so much for your kind words and your thoughtful comment! As you said in your message, it's a topic so many women can relate to because so many women go through it. And yet it remains oddly taboo, as though it is something shameful that we ought not to mention publicly. I think this feeling of silence and shame around abortions just reinforces the feeling that it is something women have to shoulder alone when really it is the opposite.
I am so sorry to hear that the abortion in your 30s turned your life upside down. I hope that you've been able to heal from that experience, as it sounds (hopefully!) like you have. It is such a different experience for every individual, but there is great power and comfort in hearing the stories of other women if for no other reason that to be reminded that none of us go through this alone.
Thank you again for your message and sending you all the love!
Time for everyone to reckon with the fact that it's *men* who cause abortions by putting their genomic matter in the only place on earth where it will create a baby. That is their choice. A woman doesn't even have to be conscious to become pregnant. It's the man's choice whether the possibility materializes. Therefore, any legal action against those who seek termination should be redirected at the men.