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Originally Posted by Carcinus
I don't know about the American stance, but in Britain, there is no "unfettered access". Every woman stepping up to the plate, so to speak, has to go through three doctors and a councillor before she makes a decision, and even then it may be denyed to her. Don't think that decision is Ever taken lightly. The younger a woman is, the more questions are asked, and the more provisions are made for her aftercare, both physical and mental. There are only two possible abortion procedures, either surgical, where the operation is performed ,or medical, where the woman is given a pill for the procedure to happen at home, followed by a check up, if under 12 weeks. This is legal and accountable, both to the woman herself, and to the medical staff. Where's the "shroud of non-accountability."?
You might want to get your facts right Carcinus.
It's nowhere near that in Britain at the moment.
I had an abortion in Britain a couple of years ago and this is what I got:
Told my GP about it, he asked me what the reason was I wanted an abortion.
(about a 10sec conversation)
Got appointment in hospital where bloodpressure etc got taken and echo, no questions asked.
Went into hospital two days later to take abortion pill, nurse who gave it to me simply said that there was no way back after taking the pill and was sent home without any further information.
Went back to hospital 2 days later to have actual procedure, no explanation about what was about to happen whatsoever. Spent 8 hours in hospital and got sent home.
No after care, no conversation, no counsillor. Nothing.
I was 13 weeks pregnant which means they induce early labour, you're allowed to do that up until 20 weeks. Up until 12 weeks you do indeed just get sent home or they can use 'suction'
It's a terrible system they use in Britain.
If anyone would have bothered to talk to me for only 5 minutes it would have been clear I was in no position to take such a decision. ( was more or less forced into it by boyfriend at the time...)
Unfortunately, it's a decision I'll always regret and I still really haven't come to terms with.
The South Dakota thing is extreme, but by God, the way it works in Britain is almost inhumane. Laws should be a lot stricter and there should be psychological tests before anyone should be allowed to make such a decision.
It's no surprise there are so many teenage pregnancies around here. There's no barrier. Abortion is such an easy option and there's no questions asked.
