Comments on: I Am the (Timid) Voice of Reproductive Choice http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/ Bringing Rights Within Reach Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lsrj.org » Blog Archive » Learning to Listen http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-16054 lsrj.org » Blog Archive » Learning to Listen Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:03:48 +0000 http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-16054 [...] could benefit from a national “coming out” of women who have had abortions.  As a recent RepoRepro blogger remarked, “if people could put faces to the numbers of women we are told have abortions [...] [...] could benefit from a national “coming out” of women who have had abortions.  As a recent RepoRepro blogger remarked, “if people could put faces to the numbers of women we are told have abortions [...]

]]> By: Anon http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15538 Anon Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:56:13 +0000 http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15538 Thanks so much for giving voice to your story. Not that it's the same thing, but i also kept a sexual assault secret from my closest friends for about 1 year. There are still many people who do not know. It was really scary at first, so I want you know I really support you. Thanks so much for giving voice to your story. Not that it’s the same thing, but i also kept a sexual assault secret from my closest friends for about 1 year. There are still many people who do not know. It was really scary at first, so I want you know I really support you.

]]> By: Caitlin http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15496 Caitlin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:49:52 +0000 http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15496 What a great post. In addition to thoughtfully sharing your own very personal experience, I think the post does a good job of implicitly addressing some of the challenges women with fewer social and economic resources face when they want to obtain reproductive healthcare such as abortion. (You mention reading through state informed consent laws and printing a form, tasks that would certainly be difficult without computer access.) What a great post. In addition to thoughtfully sharing your own very personal experience, I think the post does a good job of implicitly addressing some of the challenges women with fewer social and economic resources face when they want to obtain reproductive healthcare such as abortion. (You mention reading through state informed consent laws and printing a form, tasks that would certainly be difficult without computer access.)

]]> By: Kia, JD http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15487 Kia, JD Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:07:04 +0000 http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15487 "I’m nagged by the belief that if people could put faces to the numbers of women we are told have abortions in this country, abortion could not be a political issue." So true. Reminds me of how shocked people are to discover how many of their friends and family (both female AND male) have been victims of sexual abuse. An overwhelming number of people share that experience and I think it helps to quell the fear, guilt, shame and judgment. Were it that way with abortion, albeit a different issue with its own set of judgment, I think we'd have a different discussion in this country. Still, I implore women not to feel like they must be the face of the movement or they must lend their voice all the time. It's a personal choice from beginning to end and that choice extends to whether you share your story. Thanks. “I’m nagged by the belief that if people could put faces to the numbers of women we are told have abortions in this country, abortion could not be a political issue.”

So true. Reminds me of how shocked people are to discover how many of their friends and family (both female AND male) have been victims of sexual abuse. An overwhelming number of people share that experience and I think it helps to quell the fear, guilt, shame and judgment. Were it that way with abortion, albeit a different issue with its own set of judgment, I think we’d have a different discussion in this country.

Still, I implore women not to feel like they must be the face of the movement or they must lend their voice all the time. It’s a personal choice from beginning to end and that choice extends to whether you share your story. Thanks.

]]> By: Ben http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15354 Ben Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:50:34 +0000 http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2010/01/23/i-am-the-timid-voice-of-reproductive-choice/#comment-15354 Thank you for sharing. I'm overwhelmed by how strong you had to be and struck by how wrong it is that such strength is necessary. Again, thank you. Thank you for sharing. I’m overwhelmed by how strong you had to be and struck by how wrong it is that such strength is necessary. Again, thank you.

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