There aren’t. There isn’t even a lot set up for basic abortion training. The Ryan Foundation was created to specifically bring back abortion training to residency programs and emphasize the need for comprehensive family planning education in OBGYN residencies. I picked my residency because it had a Ryan Funded…

Exactly. Most women who find themselves in need of an abortion cannot afford to take off from work, travel by plane or car to another state, pay for lodging because they have to wait three days after seeing the doctor to get an abortion and then pay for the abortion itself. His flippant attitude, “They’ll have to go…

Makes me want to tear my hair out. Like do they really think women use late-term abortions as birth control? Do they think they’re so special that other pregnant women might not have fetuses that develop genetic abnormalities? It’s just outrageous that some people lack empathy for others or are so committed to…

NY actually isn’t. The author of the article lives in NY and had to travel to CO to get the care she needed. :-/

Agreed. The Tumblr user was trying to do something good, but it was unmanageable in that context.

Yeah, it would take a lot of work. But worth it to the women who need it.

fundamental attribution error: when I do something wrong, it’s because of circumstances, when you do something wrong, it’s because of poor character.

Maybe starting a Lyft-like service for women seeking abortions would be just as helpful? People - who are somehow vetted - volunteer to drive and stay with the women, etc.

It was ok for Rick Santorum’s wife.

The other part of this that aggravates me is that I can’t bring up this story in family conversation. All of the middle aged people in my extended family are conservative and most of them are also evangelical. If they’re talking about social issues at a family gathering and someone says something about abortion, I…

Exactly. If “they” want it, then it’s God’s will and just fine.

Dr. Hern frequently helps women with some of those expenses out of his own pocket. Donate back here: https://www.crowdrise.com/boulder-abortion-clinic-renovations-and-security-upgrades/fundraiser/warrenhern

So much of this. I have a super conservative cousin who was pregnant a few years ago and around the 6th month, they found out the fetus had a severe genetic abnormality. They were told that there was about an 80% the fetus would not make it to term and that if the baby was born, people with this condition almost…

And if states are allowed to ban abortions, I think a lot of women will find that not only does their state ban the procedure, so do all of the adjoining states.

I know a woman like that. She and I both got “knocked up” at 18. I have always been pro-choice, she was rabidly anti-choice. I chose to give my son up for adoption, she choose to terminate. Decades later she has maintained and actively promotes anti-choice rhetoric. Her thoughts are that her termination was…

the center for reproductive rights works with orgs that do this

Yep. If you’re a billionaire (or whatever Donald is), going to another state for an abortion is trivial. For many people, it’s an insurmountable obstacle.