I don’t know the details here but there are often more prices than bus fare. Almost no insurance covers abortion so there’s that cost. There is the time off work - which besides lost hours could mean a lost job entirely. If you are in a state with TRAP laws the closest clinic could be more than a day trip away - that…

Obviously it’s better if it doesn’t happen and I think we agree that a lot can be done to prevent it and I assume you aren’t including fatally ill fetuses (who make up the majority of fetuses aborted at/after 6 months) in the “completely insane” category BUT if we ban abortions at/before six months that means two…

For anyone who’s curious:

You’re entitled to your opinion, but I stand by my harsh words; it was in response to disingenuous smarm, not real disappointment at my comment, which she didn’t give an earnest read through before responding. I have never found this person to be as simple as they’re feigning today, and no, we don’t usually agree.

If you are poor and have to travel for half a day just to get to the clinic that does abortions because access to them has been cut off anywhere near you, yes, two trips is an issue. That means two days off of work, which for an hourly worker, means no pay for those days, as well as the money to travel in the first…

FWIW: I barely felt my baby move until she was 25+ weeks along.

Insurance very rarely covers abortions so that question is likely a completely moot point. You can’t get an abortion after 16 weeks in TN even though it’s legal up to 24 weeks. Also they are expensive. I don’t think people realize how expensive they are. No one uses a coat hanger to try to abort because they just felt…

I normally really respect and admire your opinions and it actually saddens me a bit to see this type of reply from you.

Maybe if you lived in reality everything would make more sense to you. If a person doesn’t have the money for an abortion at 12 weeks, then it is unlikely they have even more money for a late term abortion. This is one of the results of restricting abortion access. They aren’t targeting all women with these laws. They…

Did she really need to fuck him up with a coat hanger prior?

Where I live abortions are free and most get an appointment within a week of calling the clinic. I’ve never heard of anything like this happening in my area. It does not happen because it doesn’t need to happen. No woman would choose to do what she did if she had access unless she was severely mentally ill.

Maybe it is a mental health issue. And if it is, why charge her? Prosecuting people for being unwell is ridiculous.

Not to mention the fact that abortion is sometimes a life-saving procedure for the mother, and/or one which minimizes the suffering of a fetus that is not viable.