Parents Will Pay A Heavy Price For the End Of Roe

This decision is brutal for parents.

Jun 24, 2022

WOMEN'S RIGHTS Parents Will Pay A Heavy Price For the End Of Roe   Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Americans do not have constitutional right to abortion, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade. To be clear, a majority of Americans support the right to an abortion.  The average person who gets an abortion in America is a mom. As Sarah Aswell wrote for Scary Mommy when an initial draft of this decision leaked in early May: " Six in ten women who have abortions already have children — and half of those women have more than one kid. These are women who well-understand the responsibility and resources that go into having a child, and who know what's best for her and her family. A full one out of three women who seek an abortion say that it's so they can take better care of the children they already have." The Supreme Court's decision to vaporize the right to an abortion will have a devastating effect on people who are pregnant – both those who want to be, and those who don't. It'll make things worse for rape victims and those who suffer miscarriages, as well as ectopic pregnancies and other life-threatening conditions. It will fall heavily on parents who simply cannot afford another child and can't afford the cost of traveling to a state where abortion remains legal – which is all too many in a country as rich as America.  Not that the Supreme Court appears to care.  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   Read More

PARENTING My Son Didn't Suffer During My Abortion — He Would've Suffered If I'd Had Him   "The ultrasound technician was exceptionally quiet and tight-lipped. The doctor came in and explained why: a hole in our son's spine that never closed; a bundle of nerves that were exposed; fluid in his lemon-shaped head was putting pressure on his brain." Read More   IMPORTANT TALKS Why I Decided to Talk About My Abortion With My Kids   "I've been so open about so much else. I won't hide this when the time comes." Read More   LIFESTYLE I Had An Abortion On The Same Night RBG Died — Here's My Story   "Another pregnancy would be life threatening for me. I could have a stroke. I could go into insulin shock. I could become suicidal. If I die, what happens to my little girls?" Read More

POST-ROE AMERICA Talking About Sex With Our Kids In A Post-Roe World   So what are we supposed to say to our kids now? How do you deliver the sex talk in an era where Roe v. Wade is dead? Vanessa Kroll Bennett gave it some thought: "It's time to reflect on how we teach kids about these issues in the new reality…. What does sex ed it look like in a country with a scant patchwork of reproductive rights? What conversations are ever more important in this changing landscape? What are parents supposed to tell their kids about sex in a post-Roe world?" Give it a read.   Read More

Colleges in Red States Are Preparing for a Post-Roe Crisis The Women of Jane Risked It All. Will You? Anti-Abortion Movement Reveals Its Post-Roe Plans, and They're Horrific

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