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Permalink Reply by Dawson Gould on February 24, 2010 at 11:28pm

I've been following on twitter and I have to say I think it takes courage to be open about such a divisive issue. Regardless of opinion, it's important to realize that these are real women, not just baby factories, who're are making a difficult decision and following through with what their intellect and conscience tells them is right for them. I respect that and support their freedom to do whatever they believe is right.

Permalink Reply by Luke on February 25, 2010 at 12:27am

Yes! Thank you for saying what I should have, Dawson.

Permalink Reply by Luke on February 25, 2010 at 12:32am

Jackson, the mother of a 4-year-old special needs son, found herself in this predicament after her IUD birth control failed and she explains that her decision to abort was based on financial strain and her high risk of complications. But, she also makes sure to add in a blog post that "'I don't want to be pregnant' is a *good enough* reason to get an abortion." Naturally, her tweets are attracting anti-choicers like bees to honey and she is indefatigably swatting them away rhetorically. It's an impressive sight to behold -- but her point isn't to rile conservatives.

Salon Link:

Now it's a news story.

And a youtube video:

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on March 9, 2010 at 9:43pm

I can see where tweeting your abortion can be looked at as rather ... weird.

But hopefully it helps bring a needed humanity to the issue. Lost in the heated debate is the fact that these are real women, with real pain, real issues. The more humanity we show behind these difficult choices, the harder it is for the Religious Right to demonize them (or not).