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[primroseburrows]

So I've become embroiled in a discussion thread over at abortiondebate. I didn't think the subject of the discussion really has anything to do with abortion, rather, it's about pregnancy and its perceived dangers. When I read it I felt I couldn't NOT respond, because I figure if I want to be a birth advocate and activist, it was almost an obligation to respond. That, and I actually do know a couple of things about the subject, although there are lots of people who put me to shame with their knowledge and experience.

Anyway, it seems that by at least one commenter, I've been branded someone who's forcing pregnancy and birth on women who don't want it. I don't see anything in my comments that even imply this.

Here's the thread. Whaddya think, flist? *shrugs*

Also, the sky didn't fall in Georgia last night, but patchfire needed to use the computer to figure out where to go to get on the subway (yes! Atlanta has one!) for our trip to the State House for Homebirth Day. And yay! The House passed the resolution uncontested, and within a year there should be a study to assess the safety of homebirth in GA. Now if we could only get something like this in RI...

Anyway, I should be around from 9 to 11, give or take-ish, for Eddie to make his debut. Blank slate people, is there anything special I need to know other than to use the tag and a spoiler cut?

And oh. mr_t00by, your mommy loves you. *hugs* Call me when you can?

Comments

[on-a-hill.livejournal.com]

Ergh. and HA!

I've been there done that with them. Specifically, lil_elf and nothingmuch are just insipid drama hounds. I hate to sound mean, but it irks the hell out of me when girls like them take on *this* particular cause and clearly don't know the whole picture. But I digress....I believe you to be 100% correct AND my personal opinion is that you can't address the sexism and abortion issues in our country without addressing the misogynistic way we approach women's health care, in general, concurrently.

I think that community is largely and exercise in futility. They are really screaming because you disagree with a pro-choice article. Period. If you aren't 100% pro choice, w/o apology, abortions all the time, there are a few drama whores who will reply to you ad nauseum with ridiculously silly posts, implying all sorts of yucky things about you. Bleh.

It's funny, because when I've brought this issue up in RL, most people agree and tend to look at things differently.

The whole concept of pregancy being marketted as this horrific thing that we "put women through" just disgusts me, but that's whole 'nother kettle of fish.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

If you aren't 100% pro choice, w/o apology, abortions all the time, there are a few drama whores who will reply to you ad nauseum with ridiculously silly posts, implying all sorts of yucky things about you.

The weird thing is, I wasn't even talking or even THINKING about abortion. I was defending birth. That is, birth for women who choose it. It's interesting that "unsafe abortion" was used as a pregnancy risk in third world countries. The mad debate skillz of this argument astound and amaze me. :/ Not that unsafe abortions aren't happening in those countries. It's just that listing them as reasons pregnancy is dangerous is something like an oxymoron. Women who want to stay pregnant don't HAVE abortions. Um.