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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here-Thanks everyone for the advice. For those who asked, my mother is being treated but not aggressively, to preserve her quality of life-if the first treatments don't make an impact, she'll go into hospice care. I don't believe I have fertility issues as I got pregnant a while ago and [b]had an abortion, and in retrospect that title was really dumb :).[/b] Obviously I will need to discuss this further with my family but like you guys advised I'll start by talking with my husband. Thanks so much.[/quote]

Seems gross to put the word "abortion" and a smilie face in the same sentence. [/quote]

Not really. Many, many, many women are grateful and relieved for their abortions. It's not always tragedy to terminate a pregnancy.  It probably isn't tragic or sad most of the time. [/quote]

FYI most pro-choice people would NOT agree with this. Of course it is sad, even if it's the right thing to do under the circumstances. [/quote]

It's a serious decision, but not a sad one.  Abortion is a form of birth control. It is not more sad to have an abortion than it is to take a pill.  Pretending that every abortion that terminates an unwanted pregnancy is some great tragedy is playing into the anti-choice narrative.  It's a medical procedure. Many women are glad to have it done, and are relieved and happy when it is done.  1/3 of women have an abortion by the age of 45.  They're mostly relieved and satisfied with the decision. [/quote]

Why do you get to decide how someone feels after having an abortion? Of course it is a relief for some and sad for others.  It is not the same as taking a birth control pill.  You are ending a fetal life and there is often a recovery period.  I am pro-choice if it matters.[/quote]

PP here.  I should have said a life, as that is what it is..of course in most circumstances it is not a fetus yet.  Abortion is rarely a black and white decision and often there are a mix of feelings- which is completely appropriate.[/quote]

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