NSR: Blog for Choice Day

2010-01-22 00:17:00

I do very few NSR posts on this site, but reproductive health is something that's important to me, so I'm going to take a moment to address the topic since it's "Blog for Choice" day.

In general, I feel that women are not granted adequate control over their own reproductive health. While abortion is a part of that, the issue also goes to how pregnant women are treated by doctors and hospitals during term and delivery, and adequate access to contraception, both regular and emergency. Most visibly, women are also routinely pressured and coerced not to exercise their legal right to get abortions, and there have also been recent efforts to severely restrict health coverage for the procedure.

This blog is neither the place nor the forum for exploring all the associated issues with the topic. But I urge you to educate yourself on the many challenges women face in being able to have their voice heard when it comes to the very personal matter of choosing appropriate reproductive health care.

-FS

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