Flying Squid@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoYSK there is a massive Google Doc of U.S. gynecologists that will tie your tubes without asking about your kids, marital status or age.docs.google.comexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down117file-text
arrow-up11.14Karrow-down1external-linkYSK there is a massive Google Doc of U.S. gynecologists that will tie your tubes without asking about your kids, marital status or age.docs.google.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agomessage-square128fedilinkfile-text
Over half of women who have had abortions have had a previous child. https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2007/05/repeat-abortion-repeat-unintended-pregnancy-repeated-and-misguided-government-policies
minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 months agoChoosing to have a child later on generally has fewer negative consequences than unchoosing a child you have already had.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoRight. People use the “what if” as an excuse to ban abortions. But they don’t realize their logic can and should be used both ways.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agoMany abortions are also due to miscarriages, a child is wanted but that pregnancy was not viable, while later ones are. Which is why even discussing the idea of these nonsense data points is useless.
Choosing to have a child later on generally has fewer negative consequences than unchoosing a child you have already had.
Right. People use the “what if” as an excuse to ban abortions. But they don’t realize their logic can and should be used both ways.
Many abortions are also due to miscarriages, a child is wanted but that pregnancy was not viable, while later ones are.
Which is why even discussing the idea of these nonsense data points is useless.