Many women feel strongly about being pro-choice or pro-life, but my feelings changed dramatically on the day my choice was taken away. We hadn’t planned for a third baby, but when we learned that I was pregnant in 1985, our whole family quickly became excited about the prospect of a new baby. […] Read more…
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Vote NO on Proposition 115
Because of what happened during my third pregnancy, I’m going to vote NO on proposition 115. Our family, including two big brothers, was anxiously awaiting the arrival of our third child. At about 30 weeks of pregnancy, I started having early contractions. I immediately went to see my OB-GYN, wanting to take every precaution to […] Read more…
The Slippery Slope of Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice
The recent Women’s March was the single-day largest protest in U.S. history. Marcher’s reasons were diverse, but reproductive issues were front and center. Many want to frame the options as either “Pro-Choice” or “Pro-Life,” but I believe that moral women can have sincere beliefs along a continuum, and that women—not the government—should make reproductive decisions […] Read more…