New entry on the blog list!

abortionclinicdays, a blog written by two abortion providers and, besides excellent, informative info on reproductive rights current events, is full of wonderful, real stories of the women they meet at their clinic. Like:

The 41 year old mother, taking care of her sick mother, travelling 300 miles to her job (sleeping on the floor in the locker room on days she didn't go home) so her family wouldn't lose her benefits.

The 33 year old diabetic who wants a baby but can't because it would probably kill her.

A woman who grew up in war wracked Vietnam - she and her husband "happily and willingly" raise two children, sponser various relatives to come to this country, and support a number of other people still living in vietnam, and each time she goes to Vietnam, she buys one thousand pounds of rice to be distributed to the homeless and needy - comes in for her fifth abortion. She tried the pill but couldn't sleep and had other side effect - down the list, said every form of contraception had problems. She wanted to have her tubes tied, but she has no medical insurance, works in her store 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and cannot afford either to take the time off or to pay for the surgery.

The college student, seeking an abortion because her mother refused to talk to her about it (saying "she was killing her grandchild") and she was afraid her baby had fetal alcohol syndrome (Lou told her she could get genetic testing to find out and make her decision then.)

There are many, many more stories. I wish anti-choice people could read these, could speak with these people and see their lives. I'm sure many of them would come to see that abortion isn't something a stranger can just barge into and proclaim to know the one, best way.