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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the poster from p 37 (1:14) who described why I considered abortion for both my planned pregnancies due to complications. Luckily I didn’t need that option either time, but it changed my perspective on the value of having later abortions available.   I find abortion really unappealing - obviously access to contraception, sex Ed, and support for children who are born (healthcare, food, shelter...) is needed - but I also think women shouldn’t be forced to be pregnant if they don’t want to be pregnant.

Someone wrote laws would affect women like me ... the thing is I know women whose families flew them to Europe for abortions and assume it would be the same (ie wealthy women would still have options).  I was talking to my mom, who lives in GA, and she said “oh, I haven’t been following it. Women can just fly or drive to another state. That’s what people did before Roe.” The new laws criminalize this. Regardless, women who can’t afford a bus ticket or who don’t have ready access to health care (or women and girls who never had access to sex Ed and reliable contraception) seem more likely to be the ones having pregnancies they don’t want - it will continue cycles of poverty while wealthier women, the ones who could more easily raise children,  continue to have options.

Someone asked why liberals are against adoption. Most women in America do not receive any paid maternity leave. For my second child I depleted all my sick leave during the pregnancy. In a different job (ie one without telework) I suspect I would have lost my job during my modified bedrest / first trimester. I also know I hemorrhaged giving birth to my first child and had a very hard time with post-partum depression.

It’s not a stretch for me to imagine a woman worried about her ability to house / clothe / feed / care for a child who can’t risk the complications of pregnancy and delivery and the unpaid recovery period afterward, especially if she already has children to care for. Add to that the stigma involved of (for instance) a 14 year old giving birth; or married parents of multiple children giving away a child (and the older children knowing they have a sibling the parents gave away) etc. That’s not even considering being forced to carry a pregnancy to term that you know isn’t viable; or was caused by a brutal attack etc. i don’t even consider myself very liberal, but it does seem to me that there is a lot of overlap between people who want to ban abortion and people who want to take away access to birth control and safety nets and then slut shame women / girls who carry unwanted pregnancies to term. 
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PP.   in your situation, you make a very good case for adoption.  With your complications and financial hardship caused by the pregnancies, it might have been better for you to adopt children, particularly after your first difficult pregnancy.    Women who adopt may not need as extensive maternity leave as they’re bodies do not endure the rigors of childbirth and could get back to work sooner.   [/quote]

I’m the pp - my point was intended to be about why women would abort rather than carry a pregnancy to term and place the baby for adoption. I had the resources, health care, partner etc to overcome my challenges but many women if they needed bedrest, or frequent medical appointments (ie all pregnant women) would risk losing a job. Especially if clinics are defunded and women’s health care providers are a long bus ride away. Without safety nets it is unreasonable to expect women who don’t want to be pregnant would all choose to risk economic ruin or health risks when abortion allows them to avoid those. [/quote]
When did women become baby making machines for the more privileged?
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