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Related: About this forumCecile Richards: We Need to Talk—Really Talk—About Abortion
Cecile Richards: We Need to TalkReally TalkAbout Abortion<snip>
In the current political environment and with so much shaming in popular culture, women get the message early and often that, while they may have the legal right to get an abortion, theres still something wrong with that choice. We are seriously overdue to have a public dialogue about abortion, a need reflected by the fact that nearly one-third of American women will have one in their lifetime. However, women should share their own stories only if they choose to, and no woman should ever have to justify her personal medical decisions about abortion or anything else.
Silence about abortion means that the void is filled with myths, stereotypes, and stigma.
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Its time we talk openly about the caring and compassionate doctors and clinicians who provide abortion services. We also need to educate the public about how safe the procedure is, and about the consequences for women in need when more burdensome and unnecessary restrictions are passed by politicians. From 72-hour waiting periods to mandatory ultrasounds, there is real harm to women when legislators begin to take the place of doctors.
Read more: http://time.com/3838489/cecile-richards-celebrities-talk-about-abortion/
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Cecile Richards: We Need to Talk—Really Talk—About Abortion (Original Post)
Novara
Apr 2015
OP
And let's also talk about the inequality of access... (And please give generously!)
eggplant
Apr 2015
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Demeter
(85,373 posts)1. We need to displace the talkers, you mean
Tell the men to STFU and get out of our personal affairs.
dembotoz
(16,864 posts)3. some men...like me... are very supportive
Would rather not stfu
Demeter
(85,373 posts)4. You know, when it comes to any woman's body
It's not your business. Or any other man's.
Novara
(5,857 posts)5. The only things I want to hear from men regarding abortion are:
I support women's autonomy. Whatever she wants is her choice. It's not my business to regulate her womb.
That's about all I want to hear from men regarding abortion.
That's about all I want to hear from men regarding abortion.
Demeter
(85,373 posts)6. AMEN (multiple levels of irony intended)
eggplant
(3,915 posts)2. And let's also talk about the inequality of access... (And please give generously!)
http://www.fundabortionnow.org/
New to abortion funding? Its all here where we are, how we got here, and how we can reverse more than three decades of discrimination against women living in poverty. Sure, theres a lot you can learn, but the most important thing is what you already know: Womens lives matter. Thats why we need to fund abortion. Its why we need to overturn the Hyde Amendment and every other obstacle that stands between a woman and the abortion she needs. Its why we need you.
New to abortion funding? Its all here where we are, how we got here, and how we can reverse more than three decades of discrimination against women living in poverty. Sure, theres a lot you can learn, but the most important thing is what you already know: Womens lives matter. Thats why we need to fund abortion. Its why we need to overturn the Hyde Amendment and every other obstacle that stands between a woman and the abortion she needs. Its why we need you.