The callousness of this is mind boggling..even worse are the comments after…what are we and where are we heading to…it mortifies and saddens me on multiple levels…what do you guys think?
My First Abortion Party
"Have you guys heard the news?" Maggie (name changed) unwrapped the
scarf from around her neck and patted her flat belly. "Preggers." It
was around 30 degrees outside, and her cheeks were splashed pink from
the Indiana wind.
She had discovered earlier that week,
after missing a period and taking the test. "I kind of knew already. My
boobs and my lower back have been killing me for a while." She
shrugged.
My girlfriend Ali and I exchanged a surprised
look. Our forks, dotted with pasta sauce, dangled identically,
flaccidly, in our hands. She was quicker than me to gain her composure,
and turned to address her best friend.
"What are you
going to do?" Unnecessary question, really — a conversational life
vest, used when you’re sputtering for something to say. We knew the
answer. Maggie, a 22-year-old college senior with no intention of
bringing a child into the world yet, was going to have an abortion. She
told us that she had already made up her mind; she had even determined
the time, date and location. A better question might have been, "How
are you going to pay for it?"
She answered that one
before we had a chance to ask. "We’re having a party Friday to raise
money," Maggie said. "You guys are obviously invited."
read the rest here:
http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/141140/my_first_abortion_party/?page=1
hat tip:http://www.jillstanek.com/
Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion 
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