Abortion

Before the end of the school year we had a plenary discussion about abortion. It was a great presentation to have. Two doctors came in and talked about the actual procedure. For me abortion will always be a health issue, a woman’s health issue, and the concept that women should be incubators is wrong, and that family planning is a woman’s right. But it was important for me to hear some of the specifics, especially the later term abortions. They are difficult to hear about the procedure and I can understand why some people have a problem with later term abortions, but for me, health, including mental health and problems with the baby, all sorts of reasons why we should never preclude the options, especially when they are such a small fraction of the abortions that happen (at least in Washington State and since there are very few places that actually provide abortions that’s probably true nationally).
Regardless of any views, it highlighted how important it is to make sure that we know the details of the things we advocate for.