I'm glad you shared, I hope it helps someone. I've had both and the medical was far easier for me. They were years apart, and both were over ten years ago, so I don't remember how the cost differed. From what I remember, time spent at the clinic was about the same both times, but because it's so early with the…

Oh, that is some bullshit! Maybe if you called PP or wherever the clinic is and explained your situation, they could give you some advice? Pro choice advocates know these laws are just fuckery and would hopefully know the best way to deal with them. Like, I've heard of nurses prefacing mandatory speeches with "I'm…

False negatives happen. At this point, it could go either way. I know that's not helpful. If you already know you would want to terminate, you could figure out the details to keep you occupied while you're waiting. If you know where you need to go and costs and such, a medical abortion is less expensive and much…

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I had mine taken out after a few years because it started really irritating my cervix, and I didn't want irritation to turn into any kind of infection. My gyn/midwife was so awesome, she's speaks in a very soothing voice and says everything she's doing and checks in the whole time, but it was still "Okay, deep…

All they do is grab it with tiny forceps and pull it out. If you can get a grip on the strings, give yourself some relief! (Speaking only from personal experience, I'm sure any medical professional would advise against it.)

You are WRONG and I am OFFENDED! Forget the real issues, this is going to have my panties bunched ALL DAY.

Someone should make "pompous atheist dyke" t-shirts though!

Oh my god, that poor family. This is sickening, it's time to pack up and move to the moon or something. Right after I rub Sriracha in that cop's eyes. Way to fucking compound it, asshole.

You could just water it down!

I'm not sure which is more confusing to me, women republicans or gay republicans. Like, have they met any republicans outside of their group? I wish I had a picture of the facei made when I read that "small, anti-gay fringe" comment.

It's a sensational accident, for sure, but I hope people recognize its rarity. Your statement about the smaller rides makes sense, I imagine there is a lot of attention paid to maintaining the big coasters.

What...? I don't even know what to say to something like that. Thanks for reminding me why I don't spend a whole lot of time in the Gawker comments. Just...damn.

Wow. That's even worse.

But I have a female friend who...

That kind of a job sounds like it would be in one of the bigger cities, so it probably wouldn't be as bad as the rural areas. I absolutely understand the fear of this place (I just moved to Houston in November), but if you did end up in Texas, you could join the fight!

Woah! I ended up here (Houston) in November and I'm homeschooling because education here is such a crapshoot! A few people in the atheist parents meetup group I'm in have considered homeschooling how as well. This dream may yet be a reality.

I'm sad she's going! We need more like her!

My husband's mother died about 5 years ago. She was paranoid, thought I wanted her to be homeless, didn't meet our son until he was two and only met him because my husband brought him to the hospital she was in for cancer treatment.

I laughed out loud at 'fart party' because I'm secretly 12.