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- From: smgarvin@nyx.cs.du.edu (susan garvin)
- Subject: Re: DID BUSH KILL HIS CHANCES BY NOT ATTACKING FOCA?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.172433.23331@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 17:24:33 GMT
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- Mark pointed out a lie spread by Nyikos and others in the
- right-to-lie movement - that every woman who requests an
- abortion is given one. Either these people do not understand
- how clinics operate, or they're just lying again.
-
- A woman who is obviously ambivalent about her decision will not
- be allowed to undergo the procedure in a reputable clinic. She
- will be counselled and perhaps rescheduled, but both the
- counselors and doctors are aware of the problems that can result
- if a woman is unsure of her choice.
-
- I escorted such a woman into a clinic recently. When the
- sidewalk harasser showed her the little plastic fetus and
- said, "This is what your baby looks like and your baby loves
- you", the woman replied, "I love my baby but we can't afford
- to have one right now." At this, the harasser (an unemployed
- 19 year old college student) said, "I'll pay your rent. I'll
- pay your doctor bills. I'll buy your clothes." I told the
- woman that the professional counselors in the clinic could help
- her. She decided to go on in.
-
- The harasser started crying, and I realized that she was just as
- sure that the woman was going to have an abortion that day as
- I was sure she was not. Coincidentally, I saw the woman inside
- the clinic later that day. (Otherwise, I'd have no way of
- knowing what happened.) She told me that she had decided to
- continue the pregnancy, but that she was waiting inside until
- "those people" were gone.
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- Susan
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