How A Cruel Anti-Abortion Law Affected My Very Much Wanted Pregnancy
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"I had never fully understood the political reach of these abortion laws until I was fighting for my life and for the lives of my babies."
The news that came out Wednesday morning about the six-week abortion ban in Texas sent my stomach plummeting and my blood pressure skyrocketing. Abortion laws are not theoretical to me. People who procure abortions are not the stereotypical images pulled from evangelical Christian proselytizing, but are my friends and family. I have always been pro-choice, but up until 2016, the decisions were theoretical. I had never expected to want or to procure an abortion for myself, but supported the right for others. On Sept. 27, 2016, the floor dropped out from underneath my feet. I was 18 weeks pregnant with my second pregnancy, identical twin boys, and had come to the appointment alone, secure in the fact that so far, everything had gone smoothly.More Related News