Dr. Jen Gunter - "Why I Wanted to Learn to Perform Abortions"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/style/performing-abortions.html
Some women take time to reach their decision and others know immediately. But once they know, they know.
Indecision doesnt lead a woman to put her feet in stirrups, lay back and hope the person holding the steel is well-trained and trustworthy. No one who is unsure of a medical decision would consider a filthy man with filthy equipment in a filthy room a viable option.
Even though women know their bodies and their minds, many states require doctors to explain pregnancy to a woman, as if she were an impulsive child. No woman in the history of women has ever said, Oh doctor, thank you so much for explaining. I didnt realize what pregnancy meant.
These and other regulations are not about patient safety or informed consent. They are intended to make the procedure more expensive or harder to access.
Jen Gunter is one of the best follows on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/DrJenGunter
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