About the Abortion Thing - Am I the Only One Who Saw This Coming? [View All]

[Is It Only Me]

I've often wondered if I'm the only one who immediately thought, "Well there goes my right to choose" when the 2000 elections were stolen. I mean, my right to choose a President was taken away, when the Supreme Court made the choice instead. I knew it would only be a matter of years before the Supreme Court was packed with white men who would take away my right to control whether or not I had to carry a pregnancy.

So I took matters into my own hands. Less than three months after * took office I found a doctor willing to perform a tubal on a 29 year old unmarried woman with no children. I had it done. I am one of the (ever growing) population of women who has never wanted to have a child. I'm fortunate that I never had to have an abortion prior to sterilization.

I wondered then if I'd ever regret my decision. I don't. Heck I still take the pill to control my periods and think of it as my backup plan. With South Dakota trying to take away the right to choose for women everywhere, I breathe a sigh of relief that I am one step ahead of the game, but I'm still infuriated. I still wonder if I'll regret the decision someday. Years of having people tell me I don't know what I want, that I'll change my mind, that I just haven't met the "right" man, you know, all those things society tells women so they can coerce them into breeding mindlessly... Society's brainwashing techniques definitely take their toll on even the most ardent, most resolute people.

I think I'm probably the only woman alive who had a tubal because * was elected. But the Supreme Court's decision to take away this country's right to choose its President also was a big factor for me. If they'll take away our votes, they'll take away anything.

What drastic measures have you had to take because of the direction this country has headed?