tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post6106229774117750314..comments2023-12-27T23:42:45.680-05:00Comments on The Abortioneers: Strangerplacenta sandwichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355361057625131noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-71823472211568026752009-06-30T20:52:03.999-04:002009-06-30T20:52:03.999-04:00one of my most meaningful advocacy experiences cam...one of my most meaningful advocacy experiences came when I needed to walk a woman 5 blocks down the street to wait for a ride because we couldn't release her without verifying but she couldn't share her story with anyone she knew. She spoke Spanish. I only speak English. So we sat on bench and held hands until her ride swung by...Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964593163523241007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-68001797416376729092009-06-29T23:43:08.998-04:002009-06-29T23:43:08.998-04:00Just a suggestion about language? Would it be poss...Just a suggestion about language? Would it be possible to use the word "undocumented"? Such a wonderful post but that word "Illegal" does not follow the same tone of respect for the whole woman as the rest of the post. "woman who is undocumented" would describe her while not reducing her to a "crime" (which, being undocumented isn't).iselahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598396298540722295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-42413838930345304952009-06-29T20:20:05.143-04:002009-06-29T20:20:05.143-04:00wow, thanks for writing this. i've had a good...wow, thanks for writing this. i've had a good number of cases that i got the feeling were similar situations -- both assault during border crossings (and how can you go to the authorities if you yourself are considered "illegal"?) and the hesitating self-identification, for various reasons. oh dear.RFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395208790297204165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-35411001159374953622009-06-29T17:11:59.413-04:002009-06-29T17:11:59.413-04:00Wow! How was it paid for? Did you go through with ...Wow! How was it paid for? Did you go through with the insurance? I most certainly would have; no guilt in charging $1000 to a multi-million dollar company that works by screwing people over.anti-antihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963034892813934944noreply@blogger.com