Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s what was meant. Basically, if you seek out a surgical abortion the clinic or hospital has to make sure you cremate or bury the fetal material, but if you have a medical abortion (which is a set of pills that first terminate the pregnancy and then stimulate the uterus to expel the material)…

It is in no way condescension and I am very much aware of the realities of legislation making it difficult or impossible to obtain an abortion (being a woman myself as well as someone who is generally aware of the political climate in her own country). I am aware that women will die as the result of these laws and…

While I’m sure they don’t, it’s clear that many commenters here aren’t aware of what medical abortion is, and I think it’s something that needs to be said. Knowledge is power in this battle.

Replying here also to say that medical abortion happens at home as a matter of course, and I think that is what the law is referring to. I agree wholeheartedly that this legislation is monstrous and that it is absolutely intended to both dissuade medical practitioners from being able to offer abortion services and…

While I agree that these people are assholes, I believe this is referring to medical abortion, which is done via pills and does indeed happen at home as a matter of course.

Ugh, me too - about a year ago.

It’s unlikely this will make it out of the grays, but definitely the time I started to cry when confronting an abstinence educator in front of my whole 8th grade class at my shitty Catholic grade school. I should preface this by explaining that as a child, I was an angry crier. The utter frustration at not being taken…