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Mymind unsplash12/21/2023 ![]() “Being treated for an ectopic is just basic medical intervention. Dangerous and life-threatening, it eventually bursts in the body if it’s not terminated in time. Horrifically, Missouri is seeking to ban the procedure that resolves ectopic pregnancies, with a penalty of prison and without a reason that makes medical sense.Ī crowd of people gather outside the US Supreme Court after there was a leaked draft of a horrifying decision that would overturn the 1973 case Roe v Wade that legalised abortion nationwide in the US.Īn ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilised egg is implanted outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes. “I can’t believe they’re classifying things like that as abortions,” Hannah says, justifiably mad. Hannah is horrified that some US states plan to take it further than banning abortion – including seeking to classify an abortion as a homicide, and criminalising emergency contraception (including the ‘morning-after pill’). “Meanwhile I’m thinking about copycat stuff like the occupation of Parliament and the storming of the Capitol.” She’s not saying they’re equally grave, of course, but that what happens in the US can have a ripple effect. “In New Zealand, people think it’s terrible, but some are like ‘oh it doesn’t affect us because it’s in the States’,” Hannah says. Wade legal decision – and restrict women’s access to abortion. She’s talking, of course, about the US Supreme Court’s leaked draft of a horrifying decision that would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Also, what’s happening in the US is really scary.” And I feel like not talking about it contributes to the oppression of women. I think that the less taboo this stuff is, the better it is for all health-wise: mental health and physical health. “I think many women don’t feel comfortable talking about abortions openly because there’s stigma attached. If it does, I’m honest about it.” She has relatives and friends who have had abortions, but they don’t really talk about it. It just doesn’t come up in conversation very often. “Even before that, I’d never been dishonest about my abortions. I think the people uncomfortable with it just didn’t read it. The first time, that was mainly because I work with a lot of people who are quite conservative, or religious.” She told people about the blog via Facebook. But I did feel nervous – and I still feel a bit nervous, speaking to you for this story – about effectively telling other people. My family members and my close friends knew. It was then that Hannah decided to be more open about her experiences of abortion, even posting a blog about it a few years ago. I’d legally committed a crime?” She wasn’t mad at herself, but with the system. “I genuinely, honestly thought talking to the doctors was just the process of getting a termination. Two doctors had to ‘sign off’ on abortions, usually by saying the pregnancy would harm the woman’s health (this was largely a box-ticking exercise).īut before the public discussion around removing abortion from the Crimes Act, Hannah didn’t realise an abortion was classed as a crime. I was still a non-maternal person, with no inclination towards babies.”īoth procedures were performed years before abortion was decriminalised in 2020, meaning certain criteria had to be fulfilled. But it just wasn’t a stable relationship, and it wasn’t the right time or situation. “Because I was older, I felt more pressure from my family not to terminate, especially from my mother. Contrary to popular belief, many women look back on abortions not with guilt, but with the knowledge they made the right decision (file photo).Īt age 26, Hannah got pregnant, with a boyfriend of a couple of years.
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