tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post1964069789433344004..comments2023-12-27T23:42:45.680-05:00Comments on The Abortioneers: Legislators think they are our daddies (and good daddies make things harder on their children)placenta sandwichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355361057625131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-79445914236134837822010-06-21T18:04:48.622-04:002010-06-21T18:04:48.622-04:00kas, that's exactly what I mean. Why do we hav...kas, that's exactly what I mean. Why do we have plenty of stories like this? It's not normal. And there are many more expensive medical services than abortion. Clearly we're dealing with a combination of dire need, temporal urgency, and the failure of society (not just family/friends/partners but private and public insurance) to step up to the plate to assist like we ought to be. Privately raised funds are a huge help, but will never suffice. And thank god for grandmothers.placenta sandwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355361057625131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-51812842775880810562010-06-21T16:36:31.066-04:002010-06-21T16:36:31.066-04:00"have you ever had someone count dollars and ..."have you ever had someone count dollars and nickels on your desk for a medical appointment?"<br /><br />I don't know why, but out of this entire (amazing) post, that sentence stopped me cold. <br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />Someone's grandmother, who scraped together loose change from inside the cupholders & underneath the seats in her car after her granddaughter measured further in the pregnancy than she had anticipated or needed RhoGam or SOMETHING else that increased the charges. (Once she had ascertained that she had enough money to cover the cost, the grandmother looked heavenward & said, "He always provides!")<br /><br />Someone's boyfriend, who paid almost entirely with ones & fives rolled up with a rubber band, limp with use.<br /><br />Someone who rode a bus from New Orleans with small bills stuffed in her shoes, the waistband of her pants, & up her sleeve, because she was afraid of being robbed. (It took her several minutes in the office to unearth all of her cash.)<br /><br />I had never thought about it before, but I suppose I would be hard-pressed to find another medical field where patients are counting out nickels & dimes & dollar bills in the intake office.<br /><br />(Why had I never thought about that before?)<br /><br />-kas.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325739880787063630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-41890082370126913362010-06-21T08:42:16.365-04:002010-06-21T08:42:16.365-04:00PS, you never disappoint.
Bob R, I love your mil...PS, you never disappoint. <br /><br />Bob R, I love your militant woman-loving. <br /><br />And I love having a pro-choice Daddy!anti-antihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963034892813934944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-62983544724764006822010-06-20T18:42:55.086-04:002010-06-20T18:42:55.086-04:00I cannot fucking believe this shit. . .I was in a...I cannot fucking believe this shit. . .I was in a great mood enjoying my 10 weeks off for the summer (school counselor) until I read this totalitarian horseshit. . .I am so grateful that I have the education and means to take the women in my family to a 1st world state such as CA or NY to get that kind of care if need be. Keep up your work ladies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-18474692256239709992010-06-20T15:47:10.338-04:002010-06-20T15:47:10.338-04:00If you listened, as I do, to the shame mongerers i...If you listened, as I do, to the shame mongerers in Allentown PA, you would hear them say ridiculous things like "Look at your ultrasound. You have a beautiful baby." While I can appreciate some of those old farts wanting to be surrounded by babies, I cannot appreciate any of their attempts to foist their own delusions on others. Nor will I ever appreciate their horrible shaming and fear tactics.Moral Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825660887187670239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-43593728493605768872010-06-20T15:05:57.160-04:002010-06-20T15:05:57.160-04:00this is placenta sandwich sunday, there could not ...this is placenta sandwich sunday, there could not have been nor should have been any other words here today than these, pure brilliance. thank you for posting.robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569400664682123588noreply@blogger.com