The law, as it stands, fails not only the woman in the C-section case, but all women in Ireland. When you make abortion against the law, or restrict it in any way, women only have options if they have a passport, a credit card, someone to watch their kids, and the £400 to £2,000 it costs to travel and pay privately for an abortion.
Judge Myron Thompson took 172 pages on Monday to prove the point that the anti-choice purported crusade, involving policy that requires abortion providers to gain hospital admitting privileges, for patient safety is nothing more than an effort to further stigmatize poor women.
The protesters brought children today. One child stands in a red hoodie under a tree, motionless. The other child, his small head barely visible over a sign which reads, “Abortion is Murder,” rocks side to side, holding on to the outer edges of the placard
The advocates argue that the Hyde amendment and abortion insurance coverage bans discriminate against low-income women and women of color — particularly the 9 million reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid
The word ‘dying’ delivers a chilling echo in the teen’s voice. The young woman, Amber*, reminds us that Gabby didn’t have to meet such a horrible death if she were able to access safe healthcare – if there weren’t laws barring her access to care from a licensed, quality abortion provider.
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