An almost-abortion story...

[Dulcinea]

When I was 19, a college sophomore, I had a pregnancy scare.
I had no period for 4 months. Since this was the early '80s, I looked in the phone book, caught a bus & went to a so-called "Crisis Pregnancy" center where I got a pregnancy test, & while waiting for the results, I had to sit through a video, a blathering lot of puritanical brainwash where women & girls sobbed about their decisions to end their pregnancies. I almost barfed on the spot.
:puke:

I also was subject to moralistic creeps shouting at me as I went inside, alone, waving off their entreaties to take their pamphlets, let my baby live, etc. I wanted to scream at them to mind their own business. I didn't even know if I was pregnant; how could they?

Thankfully, it was just a hormone imbalance, but that was a difficult enough experience. I know I would have had an abortion at that time, & that experience solidified the views I still hold today, 20 years later.

My body, my life, my choice. Period. End of story.

[Dulcinea]

1. addendum

I'm sure this scenario has happened to a lot of people. I'm just saying that those of us who haven't needed an abortion feel the same way.