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Roe v. Wade Truth

Denial changes nothing…

By Alex BlackstonePublished 4 years ago 2 min read
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I told her;

she wouldn't listen.

She had been an RN…

Women couldn't control

these things. They were natural.

Men refuse to acknowledge that.

They say we can, so now…

Miscarriages are our fault!

I have PCOS.

The syndrome symptoms vary

for each woman, however,

all include extraordinary pain

and irregular menstrual cycles.

My body

REFUSES

to hold an egg.

Why?

I never stop bleeding.

The flow rises and swells

well beyond the “usual” amount

then dips to drips.

I'm always bleeding…

Even during ovulation.

That's “normal” for PCOS.

PCOS causes infertility for

5 million women

of reproductive age

in the U S alone…

Due to miscarriage.

We didn't ask for this.

It's dangerous losing vast amounts of…

Blood.

A person is only allowed to

donate blood or plasma

twice a week

or they will get anemic.

I bleed every day.

One thing will both save me

and prevent miscarriages:

Birth control

Do you see CONTROL in the name?

It helps regulate our bleeding,

blocks ovulation and lowers

the chance of pregnancy,

along with abortion and miscarriage.

Why do you want to ban it then?

Why isn't it more available

and free?!

Freedom to choose

to be a mother or not.

Men have a choice with

rubber facades or rape.

Who gets to choose is unbalanced.

Reproductive Rights:

The right to be Healthy

and Happy without regulation.

Emergency surgery for

ectopic pregnancies

is NOT abortion.

It is impossible for the egg to grow

without killing the mother.

So many more will die

from your willful ignorance to

LET US CHOOSE!

You call yourself Pro-Life

while giving a Death Sentence to:

women without control of their bodies,

women pregnant from rape or incest, and

children whose bodies won't survive.

Why do you insist on making women suffer

for an act that takes TWO people and

may not be consensual?

Women are punished for having sex;

Yet men are praised for it.

Women with high body counts are “whores”;

But the guys are “players”…

Some of whom are into rape.

You remove our control over our bodies

and then punish us

for not having control.

I told her all this;

she wouldn't listen.

“That's not something I can swallow,”

she skeptically said, shaking her head.

The Truth is hard to swallow.

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