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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The elephant in the womb.<\/p>\n
Let’s talk about it.<\/p>\n
And keep talking about it, and sharing the importance of a woman’s fundamental right to control what happens inside her own body.<\/p>\n
From 1986-1990, I worked as a clinic escort for 3 years, a fundraiser for NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) for 2 summers, and was on staff at a Planned Parenthood clinic itself for 2 years as an administrator, counsellor, and aide. I would still be working or volunteering at Planned Parenthood if I had stayed in NY.<\/p>\n
While working in the clinic I did many pre-procedure interviews. Several of my clients were girls between 14 and 16 who were raped by a family member.\u00a0They were terrified, traumatised, but grateful that there was support that was local, safe, and affordable.<\/p>\n
Safe and legal abortions absolutely saved their lives. They could stay at school and regain some sense of control over their shattered bodies and souls.<\/p>\n
What do we tell those girls today?<\/p>\n
The abortion underground will return, and people will have to leave (and lose!) their jobs in order to travel thousands of miles in order to find a legal and safe abortion. This is not to be taken lightly.<\/p>\n
Other court cases will be examined soon, at the Supreme Court level. One is on contraception, one is on same-sex marriages, and one is on granting a fetus ‘personhood’. It’s a very scary slippery slope we have been forced to deal with.<\/p>\n
“The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice [to get an abortion or not] for a woman.” – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<\/p>\n
I miss you now more than ever.<\/p>\n
I’ll get back to fun and inspiring tips and tricks next week, but this is an issue so close to my heart I had to share it with you all today. I’m too honest to pretend that things are ok when they are not. I hope you understand. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n
Love,
\nBuffi<\/p>\n
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The elephant in the womb. Let’s talk about it. And keep talking about it, and sharing the importance of a woman’s fundamental right to control what happens inside her own body. From 1986-1990, I worked as a clinic escort for 3 years, a fundraiser for NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) for 2 summers, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n