Posted on 02/09/2018 5:12:58 AM PST by beaversmom
I'm a 30-year-old Brazilian with two young children, temporary employment and hopes for an eventual legal career. When I sought permission to terminate my pregnancy, I was thinking about my family, my finances and my future. In the process I found myself at the center of a political story, becoming the first woman in our country to fight for an abortion in court based on personal, nonmedical needs. Last month, the United States marked the 45th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade — a landmark decision that secured the right of American women to have an abortion. It remains the law of the land, despite repeated attempts to reverse the decision. Since filing my petition with Brazil's Supreme Court last year, many people have compared my suit to Jane Roe's. But there is one crucial difference: She won. The court denied my plea and women in Brazil continue to risk their health and lives if they decide to terminate a pregnancy.
Brazil has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world. Women are only able to access legal abortion services if the pregnancy is the result of rape, if a woman's life is at risk or if the fetus is without a brain or skull. But restricting access to abortion services does not stop women from getting them. Each year, at least half a million Brazilian women have an abortion that doesn't meet the legal requirement — almost one every minute.
Women take a gamble when they seek these services. Abortions often take place in unlicensed, underground clinics where the care ranges from safe to deadly. Whether you're rich or poor can dictate whether you receive a safe procedure or have to resort to dangerous methods. I couldn't pay for one of the clinics wealthy women use, and I...
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There is another difference. Roe regrets it.
And licensed clinics in America still botch abortions and have unsanitary conditions.
Boo hoo, fatty. That’s Brazil’s business. Americans don’t get a vote on it.
I surprised she didn’t apply for asylum in the USA
An asprin
Held between her closely locked knees
Safe abortions, eh ?
Wearing a seat belt properly when expecting is safety. This isn’t even the same language.
Huffing glue and surfing on trains are popular in Brazil.
So is killing your wife during Carnival.
Besides, maybe she can cook. She has the figure of a chef.
Think about your future before you spread your legs next time. Pleasure comes before all else in your life? Don’t ask for pity from me.
I was going to tell her the cure for pregnancy is staying away from sperm, but damn, her looks ought to have fixed that.
Like the earlier comment, men will hump ANYTHING.
You thought about your family while trying to delete its newest member?
I’d hit it.
I’d hit it.
I’d hit it.
I’d hit it.
“I don’t get what is so bad about choosing adoption. It’s a win-win-win in my estimation. “
Give up her precious baby? How cruel of you. /sarcasm
I’d hit it.
I’d hit it.
She didn’t look at her two children and ask whether she wished she had killed one of them for personal convenience? Or she did look at them and that is why she tried for an abortion with child #3? Either way, this woman is not “Mother of the Year” material.
You tried to kill your child, and you want sympathy?
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