QOTD: ‘Sex educator’ describes her *filmed* abortion as “like giving birth”
I’ll just go ahead and warn you – if you read this article in full, you’re probably going to want to literally scream — or punch a wall. Β TheΒ “sex educator” featured in the articleΒ about actually FILMED her abortion in an attempt to erase the “stigma” that comes attached to an act that terminates the life of an unborn child. Β I’ll provide some excerpts for those too sickened to click the link:
I found out I was pregnant in November. I had been working at the clinic for about a year. It was my first pregnancy, and, full disclosure, I hadn’t been using any kind of birth control, which is crazy, I know. Iβm a sex educator, and I love talking about birth control. Before this experience, hormonal birth control scared me because of complications Iβd heard about from friends β gaining weight, depression, etc. So I tracked my ovulation cycle, and I didnβt have any long-term partners. I thought I was OK. But, you know, things happen. I wound up pregnant.
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nce I caught my breath, I knew immediately I was going to have an abortion. I knew I wasnβt ready to take care of a child. The guy wasnβt involved in my decision. I called my supervisor and said, βExcuse me, I am going to need to schedule one abortion, please.β It was very early in the pregnancy, only two to three weeks.
Patients at the clinic always ask me if I can relate to them β have I had an abortion? Do I have kids? I was so used to saying, βIβve never had an abortion butβ¦β While I was pregnant and waiting for my procedure, I thought, βWait a minute, I have to use this.β
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There areΒ three optionsΒ for a first-trimester abortion: medical abortion, which is the pill; a surgical abortion with IV sedation, where youβre asleep through the whole thing; and a surgical abortion with local anesthesia during which youβre awake. Women are most terrified of being awake.
I could have taken the pill, but I wanted to do the one that women were most afraid of. I wanted to show it wasnβt scary β and that there is such a thing as a positive abortion story. Itβs my story.
Had enough yet? No? Here’s the part that will make your head spin:
I knew the cameras were in the room during the procedure, but I forgot about them almost immediately. I was focused on staying positive and feeling the love from everyone in the room. I am so lucky that I knew everyone involved, and I was so supported. I remember breathing and humming through it like I was giving birth. I know that sounds weird, but to me, this was as birth-like as it could be. It will always be a special memory for me. I still have my sonogram, and if my apartment were to catch fire, it would be the first thing I’d grab.
I can’t figure out what’s worse here: “Emily” deliberately choosing the medical abortion and then filming it, the irony of her describing the extinguishing of innocent unborn life as “birth-like”, or the fact that she seems staggeringly oblivious to her callousness in casually describing the type of procedure that many on “her side” of the aisle would characterize as “cruel and inhumane” if done to a death row inmate.
National Review’s Wesley J. Smith comments:
Her bottom line message:
“I am grateful that I can share my story and inspire other women to stop the guilt.”
But you know, sometimes guilt is healthy. Sometimes thereβs aΒ reason conscience knocks on our door. Sometimes itβsΒ the first step toward gaining wisdom. And forgiveness. Because some things are just wrong.
And not just wrong – but immoral beyond description. Β There is a better way here. Abortion most definitely isn’t the answer.