2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNo, Governor Pence, pregnant women do not need to become birth mothers, and all the pain involved
with that life, in order to give a child to an infertile couple.
When you ask a woman to become a birth mother you are not just asking for nine months. You are asking for the rest of her life.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)pnwmom
(108,975 posts)Even the adoptive mother among my own family members is very strong on choice. She's grateful for her adopted child but thinks every pregnant woman must make this choice for herself, without any coercion.
Wounded Bear
(58,645 posts)but no woman should be forced to take an unwanted fetus to term just because some busy-body religious nut wants her too.
Save your own fucking souls. Leave others alone.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)Freddie
(9,259 posts)To point out exactly how dangerous Pence is for women. "Not forcing your religion on others" is just scratching the surface.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,172 posts)And we don't provide family leave or even sick leave so she can go to doctor visits.
mopinko
(70,077 posts)childbirth is still a major killer of women in their childbearing years. your body is never the same. your health is never as good.
all to provide a baby for someone else's family? i dont think so.
i, and you, are not required to donate blood to save another person's life. kudos to those that do put themselves into that kind of risk for another person. but you cant make a free person do shit for someone else, unless you are a woman in a red state.