fuckyeahsexeducation: prosira:The womb *should* be the safest place, right? Except that it’s
fuckyeahsexeducation: prosira: The womb *should* be the safest place, right? Except that it’s not, a lot of the time, and not because of abortion. How about it’s not safe because of health issues — been there, done that. How about it’s not safe because we are wasting time arguing abortion instead of ways to prevent HELLP, IUGR, Pre-eclampsia/PIH, Eclampsia, preterm labor, etc. Every minute, a woman in the world dies during pregnancy and childbirth. That’s over 500,000 a year. Many of the “no exception” pro-lifers like to say that abortion should never be an option when these complications threaten your life. There is no greater good in the mother living if she must become a “murderer.” Why are these people calling themselves pro-life and not looking at the real reasons that the womb is a dangerous place for mother and baby? Why are they not advocating harder for more studies, more information, more results? 5 to 8% of pregnancies are affected by pre-eclampsia; infants are affected by medications and preterm births. (See first source above) 3-7% of infants are affected by IUGR. IUGR can result in NICU stays. 11.7% of infants are born pre-term. This can result in everything from a NICU stay to fetal death. 3% of babies have a major malformation/birth defect apparent at birth; up to 14% of all children have issues from birth present themselves by school age. 16% of women receive inadequate prenatal care; many receive this due to a lack of insurance. This is irritating. Clearly if it was about life, they’d be pushing harder for funding to solve these “womb problems” and for greater prenatal care availability — and I don’t mean CPCs. I mean real, adequate, awesome prenatal care through medical practices equipped to catch the almost-inevitable pregnancy issues. apologies for the gendered language! But yes, the uterus is not a safe place. At the exact moment I type this it feels like my uterus is trying to crawl its way out of my stomach, if you know what I mean. -- source link