Honey, Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your personal story in such a public way.
Sadly there is such a stigma to abortion, that it's something that selfish, careless women do, etc... people don't realise that it's their sisters, their lovers, mothers, aunties, friends, and colleagues of all ages (not just teenagers) that make the difficult choice to have an abortion. Blessings to you all, Jen --- Honey Acharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Abby > I find your writings on abortion very judgemental of > others. How can you sit in judgment when you > personally have not been through abortion and know > what it is like, or know why a woman would make that > choice? It seems you have never had to face a > situation personally with abortion. Or if you have > you need to deal with your feelings about it > adequetly rather than sit in judgment of others. > > I have had two abortions personally - one an > unwanted pregnancy at a very young age with failed > contraceptives and the other a very much wanted > pregnancy and abortion due to medical reasons (my > health not the fetus'). They were hard situations > and the grief I have experienced is enormous. I have > reflected on my views on abortion many times and > although I don't believe I would choose an abortion > again for myself I still believe in a womans right > to choose an abortion. > > Perhaps its time you turned the attention and energy > around and focus on yourself and look at what it is > inside yourself that you can't accept. > > I worry that someone who works with women regulary > would hold such harsh views. How can you care and > support them adequetly feeling the way you do? > Do you ask each woman before you work with them > about their "abortion status" and decline working > with them if they have had an abortion? > > I didn't want to join this debate as it is such an > emotive one and probably does no good, but your > comments affected me and there are probably many > women on this list who have had abortions so you are > sitting in judgement of many and bringing up pain > and many feelings for women in a very unloving and > unsupportive way. > > perhaps its time to take this debate to an abortion > list rather than an ozmid one. > > Thanks Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
