I'm sitting at Planned Parenthood DC waiting room- AMA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope it goes smoothly OP. Best wishes for you.

I'm glad you have the option of legal, safe, clinical support.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have a confession to make. I am the DH. DW has been back in the restricted area since 930am. I feel like I have answered the questions as she would given we have talked it over. This was not meant to deceive anyone but I never said I was the woman. I am however still waiting in the waiting room. Thanks for well wishes.

You do sound like a very loving husband. Good luck. No you didn't deceive us, you're right you didn't tell us that you were the woman we only assumed and that was our bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were you on birth control? If so, do you know how/why it failed?

On the pill. Best guess is there was a break in daily medication when it ran out between orders. Won't make that mistake again.

So you weren't on the pill.

[Anonymous]

Did either of you grow up in a religious household? How do you define your spirituality now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Abortion is often presented as this heartrending decision and momentous life event that will stick with you forever but I always wondered if that's really true. Or if, for a lot of people, it's more just one of the many serious decisions adults have to make all throughout their lives.

How are you feeling about the decision currently? Momentous event that will stick with you or just a normal, important/serious but not earth shattering decision you had to make as an adult?

For most people it is the latter. Something you wish you didn't have to do but don't fee a lot of angst over otherwise. For one, if you're even considering it, the pregnancy is very much not wanted, however it came to occur. And second of all, if you are willing to consider it, you likely are the kind who view it as a clump of cells at the 5-6 week point. Not a full grown baby like adamant pro lifers.
Don't be fooled. Most women who get an abortion are relieved and suffer no ill consequences afterward.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I started Thai thread because i didn't find any info on DCUM regarding the actual procedures and what to expect coming to PP. I had questions like what security was like, are you allowed to remain with your spouse, protesters,parking etc.

I hope to answer any of these now if anyone is curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have a confession to make. I am the DH. DW has been back in the restricted area since 930am. I feel like I have answered the questions as she would given we have talked it over. This was not meant to deceive anyone but I never said I was the woman. I am however still waiting in the waiting room. Thanks for well wishes.

yiu never said you were the woman - just that you were having an abortion. but thanks for playing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have a confession to make. I am the DH. DW has been back in the restricted area since 930am. I feel like I have answered the questions as she would given we have talked it over. This was not meant to deceive anyone but I never said I was the woman. I am however still waiting in the waiting room. Thanks for well wishes.

Thank you for supporting your wife in this. Seriously.

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did either of you grow up in a religious household? How do you define your spirituality now?

I grew up going to church but didn't stick to it. DW was not religious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Abortion is often presented as this heartrending decision and momentous life event that will stick with you forever but I always wondered if that's really true. Or if, for a lot of people, it's more just one of the many serious decisions adults have to make all throughout their lives.

How are you feeling about the decision currently? Momentous event that will stick with you or just a normal, important/serious but not earth shattering decision you had to make as an adult?

For most people it is the latter. Something you wish you didn't have to do but don't fee a lot of angst over otherwise. For one, if you're even considering it, the pregnancy is very much not wanted, however it came to occur. And second of all, if you are willing to consider it, you likely are the kind who view it as a clump of cells at the 5-6 week point. Not a full grown baby like adamant pro lifers.
Don't be fooled. Most women who get an abortion are relieved and suffer no ill consequences afterward.

I'm the PP you're responding to and this makes much more sense to me intellectually and emotionally than the "heartrending decision" narrative that gets presented so often. Thanks to both you and OP for responding/confirming what I thought.

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So now everybody is suddenly in love with this guy! May God help us all!

[Anonymous]

I see one protester outside. He doesn't have a sign. He's just standing outside the door looking creepy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So now everybody is suddenly in love with this guy! May God help us all!

Who said anyone was in love? We thanked him for supporting his wife and not making her go through this alone or feel guilty. Wow, a decent husband, you're right, THIS is what's gonna end our world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So now everybody is suddenly in love with this guy! May God help us all!

Wth are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So now everybody is suddenly in love with this guy! May God help us all!

Wth are you talking about?

It's probably some guy who couldn't be bothered to go with his gf or wife, so when someone says 'op it's great you're supporting your wife', he can't handle feeling like the douche he is.