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I remember in my Intro to Women's Studies course in college seeing the photo of Gerri Santoro in a Connecticut motel room, dead from a botched abortion; that was 1964, and Roe v. Wade was in 1973. It gave me chills that if Roe v. Wade wasn't in place today, there would be many more "back alley abortions".
I commend the CT Post on their front page article from 1/20/08 about how the abortion debate is strong on both sides, whether pro-choice or pro-life. While the number of abortions performed have fallen, it is still good to have that option in place so a woman can have a choice! We do not want to go back to the days of the coat hanger.....
I remember my senior year of high school taking a class, "Speak Your Mind", in place of a regular English class. We did debating, speeches, and the like. I remember putting together and doing a talk on abortion issues (that was back in 1992), and I didn't even know about Gerri Santoro then. I remember the story of Becky Bell and how her situation needed her parent's permission to get an abortion. Instead, she went to an "abortion clinic" and it ended up being botched, causing her to hemorrage severely. Becky ended up dying because of a law that needed her parents' permission that would allow her to get an abortion.
I saw the move "Juno" this weekend....great movie! The main character Juno does consider getting an abortion but after being in the clinic lobby, she walks out and makes the decision to give the baby up for adoption. Another article in the CT Post yesterday touches upon how often some films these days shy away from including the option of abortion.
I'm pro-choice all the way; I'd rather have the options/choices for women in place (including abortion) rather than have Roe v. Wade overturned and women who choose not to carry a baby go to a back alley doctor, or worse (like Gerri Santoro...her boyfriend tried to do the abortion using borrowed medical tools and a medical textbook!).
Just my 2 cents...thank you for reading!
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