outragous

Last night when I got to my car, I had a piece of paper on the windshield - I thought maybe it was from security because I hadn't parked in just the write spot....intesead it was a flier, here is the short of it:

"outraneg! Amaber A is facing seven years in prison for having and abortin"

In January 18 Year Amber went to the hospital for trying to to termintate a pregnancy by taking a drug misoprostol. Shee was betweek 23-25 WEEKS pregnant!! The result was a miscarriage - they baby (they say fetus - I say baby) was 1.25 pounds and lived for 4 days. She was arrested and sent to jail for three nights - 15K bail. .......

......Amber didn't think she and her family could support another cild. had she been FORCED (forced?!?!?!) to give birth, many of her life options would have be forfieted. For the next 18 years Amber would be responsible for providing for a child for which she was unable or unready to provide for, CHAINING herslef, her baby and family to a life she didn't choose. Would that be a lesswer or greater injustice than if she is thrown in jail now??

In South and Central America alone (she is an immigrant from the Dominican Republic) upwards of 800,000 womane are hospitalized each year from complications resulting from unsafe and predominantly illegal abortions. This highlights the need for free, safe and accessible abortion services as one of the bare minimus for the true liberation of women.

I just don't get it! had this girl never been told of the world ADOPTION!!!! I would have taken her baby so she woudn't have beeen "Chained down" And as for "liberation" - I can vote, work and be free - how much more LIBERATED do I need to be!?!??!?

This is a crazy world we live in......

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