#Family planning

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[ivygorgon]

[painted-doe]

Women who may be considering sterilization after the election results, may I direct you to the r/childfree subreddit’s list of doctors who are supportive of this choice and will help you? It’s an amazing resource, organized by location/state.

I got sterilized earlier this year with a bilateral salpingectomy and I’m happy to share any info about the process (although I live in Canada so can’t tell you about American costs or insurance). It was a very quick, easy, safe surgery, and I’m deeply grateful every single day that I was able to make that choice for myself. Feel free to DM, send me an ask, or reblog if you want more info. Happy to help however I can.

[keithanime]

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Ruth Ben-Ghiat at Lucid:

While the Fascist focus on growing the population was linked to Italy's perennially low birthrates, Mussolini's quote, which reflects his immersion in what we now know as Great Replacement Theory, reminds us that concerns with "childlessness" never occur in a vacuum, but are linked to concerns about race and "civilization."

Among today's far-right in Europe and America, Fascist ideas are finding new life. Misogynistic impulses to link women's societal value to their roles as mothers and limit or abolish their bodily autonomy find justification in the belief that populations must increase in response to fears of White extinction by non-White births.

In the United States, Vice-Presidential candidate J.D. Vance's offensive pronouncements about women echo Fascist notions of women as a tool of demographic growth, starting with his seeming belief that motherhood is the metric of a woman's worth to society. Anything that gives greater agency or independence to women in terms of their reproductive capacities and choices is seen by Vance as dangerous, from in vitro fertilization to abortion rights.  Vance's apparent agreement with the comment made by extremist Eric Weinstein on a 2020 podcast episode that the main purpose of the "postmenopausal female" is to raise grandchildren is also in this vein. While exposing children to grandparents is a great gift, Weinstein's clinical assessment of the "postmenopausal female" as having no other societal value is chilling. Keeping women in the home occupied with children throughout their lives means women are not out of the home, leading in politics, culture, finance and other sectors.

The same fear of female autonomy, and the same misogynist sentiments, lies behind Vance's apparent feeling that women should be forced to stay in abusive marriages. Vance is well suited to be the political partner of Donald Trump, who partly decriminalized domestic violence during his presidency: economic impoverishment, psychological and emotional harassment, and other forms of non-physical abuse could no longer be prosecuted. Vance's blaming of childless women for the supposed increased decadence of society and decline of civilization also has Fascist roots. The regime constantly juxtaposed childless women as morally unhealthy and representative of degradation (they were known as "the crisis-woman") with robust mothers of many children, who represented the best of Italian tradition and had shown their investment in the national future by giving birth multiple times.

And what to say about Vance's idea that childless people don't have a stake in society and thus deserve a downgrading of their rights based on their procreational status? In 2021 he made a remark that Americans with children should be able to vote more times in an election than their childless compatriots. That someone with Vance's opinions is now a possible vice president of the United States says so much about how far to the right the needle has moved and how extreme the GOP has become. The kindred spirits of Vance and the GOP on such subjects are not the leaders of democracies, but the heads of illiberal parties and states and the private sector actors who boost their causes. Vance would be right at home at this gathering of neo-fascist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, former Hungarian President Katalin Novák, and extremist billionaire Elon Musk, this last also obsessed with demography and prolific procreation by people with the right genes.

The far-right fascists have an obsession with fertility rates.

[red-envelopes]

i know family planning is a hard topic and can be controversial, how one chooses to grow their family is a contentious topic, and often politicised for some reason, but people saying "I know that you can JUST adopt" whenever bad news comes out regarding family planning is so :/// bad feeling, you know.

or "you can always just adopt instead of doing X"

or "oh you cant do XY now! just adopt!"

or "dont' do that! that's bad! just adopt!!!"

or "it's not the end of the world. just choose adoption"

or even "just adopt!!!"

yes, let's just choose adoption. as if it's not grueling and heartbreaking for everyone involved lol let's just adopt, let's just choose this. sure you know adoption is just SO easy to do! sure you know adoption is JUST so simple, you can even hand back the child if you don't want them anymore lol. just so easy. just adopt.

the flippant way adoption is banded around is so upsetting sometimes. did you ever think about us as the adoptees? the ones who it affects the most?

i guess not!

[masterjedilenawrites]

Howdy!!! I was wondering if you could write about S/O asking their clone lover if they would get a vasectomy? I've never felt comfortable with birth control, with it having side effects and the chance of not working. But vasectomys seem very effective and are reversible! If you dont feel like doing all of the clones, you can just do the bad batch! Or just Crosshair, he's my favorite 😍. If you're not comfortable writing this, I totally get it! Thanks for reading my ask anyway! I love your writing!

Crosshair's my favorite too 😊

But let's throw all the bois and batch into this one... Except for Echo, who I headcanon to not have a fertile/working *ehem* member, so no worries on that front if he's your partner. Let's sub him out for... Gregor? Howzer? Ooh, wait, how about Bacara!

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Cody, Rex, and Kix are totally fine with this plan. Whether you don't want kids yet, ever, or any more, they will always defer to you in these matters. They don't have strong preferences and simply want you to be happy. If you're more comfortable with them getting sterilized over the alternatives, then your wish is their command.

Tup, Dogma, and Tech will want to do some research first, and discuss what your goals are with birth control as a couple. Permanent solution or temporary? Short and long term side effects? Cost? Etc. Once you're on the same page and decide a vasectomy is the right thing for your relationship, then they'll gladly do their part.

Jesse, Hunter, and Wrecker will blanch at the idea of getting snipped. They're very, um, sensitive over anything regarding their genital area. Don't get them wrong, they'll still do it for you, of course. But the thought kinda sorta really freaks them out, despite it being a routine, safe procedure. They'll need a pep talk and lots of aftercare to get them through it.

Wolffe, Fox, and Crosshair are actually thrilled at the idea. Maybe not about the process itself, but at the idea of having an effective way of preventing an unplanned pregnancy. The thought always secretly stressed them out. But if all it takes is a simple procedure and then you two can get intimate in whatever way you want with few to no consequences? Deal. Sold. Done.

Fives, Hardcase, and Bacara are also okay with getting the ol' snip-snip, though they will put it off for as long as you'll let them. They don't like the idea of having to take it easy for a while afterward - in their daily life as well as in the bedroom. When they do get it done, you'll have to keep a close eye on them so they follow the recovery plan properly.

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[doulayogimama]

i've been thinking a lot about "what do you want your thanksgiving table to look like in 20, 30 years" in terms of deciding how many kids to have and damn, i want 3-4 in that regard.

my family get together's can feel sad because there's hardly any people on my moms side. my dads side is larger and that was the family we spent all our holidays with, because their parties were better and had more than 5 people. plus there were lots of kids for us to play with.

now, as much as i can struggle with the chaos, holidays in a big family just feels more fulfilling. sky has tons of kids to play with, this is better than disney to her. when kevin and i are old, the burden to arrange care for us won't be on 1 or 2 people who have busy lives. then as a parent, even if 2 of your kids are out of the country or city, you have others to celebrate with.

i really do see 3 kids in my future. i'd be open to adopting a 4th if im financially comfortable. but i think if my kids are spaced out 3+ years i can do 3 kids.

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Hormonal intrauterine device

“This is a Mirena IUD, a form of long-lasting reversible birth control. A Planned Parenthood doctor inserted it me in 2012 and it was removed in 2016.” - via Wikimedia Commons

[saphronethaleph]

Puppy Love

A short I decided to put up on here.

“Do you have a moment, Carrot?” Angua asked.

“No,” Carrot replied. “I know who to ask if I need one, but… do you mean, are you busy?”

He sat down on the chair in their shared quarters. “I’m not busy, no. Is something wrong?”

“No,” Angua murmured, smiling for a moment. “Or… I don’t think so, anyway.”

She stretched.

“I was thinking about us, Carrot,” she explained. “And I mean, about our relationship.”

Most human males would consider this sentence to be an instant trigger for a fight-or-flight response, though the term fight-or-flight is itself a misnomer as it avoids the third, very convenient option of freeze – one which most boyfriends, or husbands, often employ under stress.

Carrot, being human physically but dwarfish by cultural upbringing and only naturalized human, just looked serious.

“I see,” he said. “Do you think it’s a good one?”

His expression turned faintly worried. “I hope it is. It’s easy to make mistakes and something that important deserves attention.”

Angua smiled. “I know,” she said. “And, don’t worry, it’s not about something you’re doing wrong. It’s more about… something we could do, if we keep going.”

Carrot continued to look faintly puzzled, and Angua concealed a mental sigh.

She loved Carrot, she really did, but sometimes when talking to him you needed to remember to recalibrate mentally a bit.

“Right now, we’re boyfriend and girlfriend,” she said. “Which is a steady thing. I like it.”

Carrot smiled, a little shyly.

“I like it too,” he said. “It’s not what I thought it would be like when I was growing up, but… I like it.”

He nodded, as if he’d come to a careful conclusion after thinking about all the possibilities. And the thing about Carrot was… Angua knew that he had.

Carrot wasn’t the sort of person to just say what everyone expected was the right thing for a boyfriend to say. If he said something like that, it was because he’d seriously thought about it and decided that, yes, it was nice.

It was endearing, and infuriating, and Angua was sometimes not quite sure which of those things she felt like it was at any given time.

“We could keep going on like this,” Angua said, half-offer and half-explanation. “Or we could try and do something else. Marriage, for example.”

Carrot nodded seriously.

“I think I know someone who can write a good contract,” he said. “Mr. Axehammer on Short street, he’s highly recommended-”

Then he cut himself off.

“Oh,” he added. “You might be thinking about it in a different way, right?”

“Two different ways,” Angua admitted. “And one of them says we already are married, or as close as it gets. But with the human side, the contract isn’t the important bit, it’s the commitment.”

“Commitment’s important for dwarfs too,” Carrot said. “But… is it because there’s no contract, the commitment is more important?”

“It’s hard to say,” Angua admitted. “I don’t really have experience with either of them.”

She snorted. “Cheery might be better at answering a question like that.”

Carrot nodded seriously.

“With a contract, you know where you stand,” he said. “Even if it’s a really simple one. You know what’s expected.”

That was something about Carrot as well. He wouldn’t insist on something – but he’d explain what he thought, and make sure you knew both sides of things.

It was easier to respect a decision, he thought, if you knew that the other person had known everything going in.

“What’s the other thing?” Carrot asked, while Angua was still thinking about that.

“Hm?” Angua asked, then replayed the conversation mentally until she got to the point he was talking about. “Oh, well. It hasn’t come up yet, but I was wondering about. Children.”

Though she’d never say why out loud, she sort of suspected that she and Carrot wouldn’t have any children unless they were married.

Carrot’s unique position in the story of Ankh-Morkpork, the one he quietly rejected but that followed him around everywhere all the same, said that legitimate children mattered in a way that wouldn’t apply to almost anyone else.

Nobby, now, as someone who was potentially a duke, the idea of an illegitimate child fit into that story. But Carrot… no. Not him.

It was a strange thing, to know you were a secondary character in someone else’s story, but Angua was used to the feeling after so many years of it.

“Children,” Carrot repeated, and he sounded… slightly concerned, but mostly confused. “You mean, us having children?”

He frowned. “Does something worry you about that?”

“I know I’ve talked to you about this before, Carrot,” Angua said, though without any real heat to it. “It’s the biggest danger with a werewolf who’s stuck in one shape, when they have children… they have children who are mostly one thing, but a bit something else. And sometimes they can’t really handle it.”

She sighed. “I don’t know what to think about it, though. It worries me, but… it’s not the only thing here.”

Carrot nodded, and his frown deepened.

“You know more than me about it,” he said. “So if you think it’s not a good idea, then that’s that.”

“And what do you think?” Angua asked.

Carrot opened his mouth, but Angua beat him to it. “I don’t want to hear what you think is a good idea, Carrot,” she said. “I don’t want to hear what’s a bad idea, either. I know you’re a sensible man, and I love you for it… but, right now, what I want to hear is if if it’s something you’d want.”

Carrot closed his mouth again, and put his hand on his chin.

Angua watched, and after a minute or so a shy smile stole over his face.

“I’d like it,” he said.

Angua nodded.

“That’s what I wanted to find out,” she said. “Because I think something being a bad idea is a good reason not to do it… but it’s a terrible thing to do, I think, to bring a child into the world without wanting them.”

She reached out a hand, and Carrot took it without prompting.

“This isn’t a decision,” she said. “We do still need to think about it. But I think… whatever choice we make, it’ll be for the right reasons.”

Carrot nodded seriously.

“How would you want to do the names?” he asked. “If we did get married, it’d be a shame for you to lose the von Uberwald name… I like it.”

“Is there an option?” Angua asked, slightly surprised – mostly because she hadn’t even thought of that herself.

“Mr. Axehammer’s very good at contracts,” Carrot told her. “He could write a good one.”

Angua burst out laughing.

Because Carrot knew that, sometimes, the best way to get your way was to come up with how to make sure everyone did.

[fanfic-lover-girl]

Can Christian women exclude men if they want kids?

If you are not Christian, please refrain from voting. No hate please!

If you want, you can read my reasoning for the poll below before you vote.

Reason for this poll:

So I was speaking to a Christian friend recently who said she wanted to become a mom by adopting a kid so she wouldn't have to marry.

My initial response was that it was questionable to deprive a child of a father. But this topic has been on my mind and I have been reflecting on it so I wanted some other feedback.

I am not considering single moms through circumstance:

Husband died

Rape victim

Out of wedlock children

Family responsibility eg. a woman has to adopt or foster a child in crisis or need (eg. caring for a sibling or niece/nephew when the parents die).

My main concern is around IVF and adoption, especially IVF. God's design is for children to be raised in a marriage.

With IVF, you are intentionally bringing a new life into this world not with a partner but with a sperm donor. You are intentionally bringing a new life into the world without a dad. And creating said child not through an act of love but in a lab with a price tag.

Adoption is a bit more palatable IMO because being raised by a single godly parent is better than being raised by no one (which is why I don't argue about gay couples adopting kids like maybe other Christians do even though I don't think gay marriage is biblical because a loving home is better than nothing). But either way, I think some Christian women use adoption (and IVF) as a shortcut to kids without having deal with marriage. It's hard to wrestle with because I want kids to be in loving homes but marriage is tied to children for a reason.

Please share your opinion with this poll!

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[saber-monet]

waiting till marriage financial stability

I feel like abstinence gets a bad rap as a form of birth control.

But in actuality, it's the most effective form for keeping you guarded from losers, and setting yourself up for success. Not just for avoiding babies.

I've never really heard anybody tell or talk about my perspective. But I feel like family planning and financial planning should go hand-in-hand.

You should be able to say "I'm not sleeping with anyone until I'm able to make $10,000 in passive income per month"

Not just for avoiding babies. But toxic/draining emotional attachment.

If you're the type of person who's sensitive to peoples emotions and energy. It just takes one wrong relationship/ a person to change their intentions/switch up on you/decide that they want different

to send you a depressive spiral/have trust issues/abandonment issues etc .

and this just might be me speaking from personal experience, but it's hard to be depressed or drained when you have access to money. Because money gets you self-care, it gets you a *decent* therapist, it gets you distance (vacation, road trips etc), if you need it, and you don't have to worry about being homeless for taking time off

[iamf0rtis]

alright this one might get me in some online fights here on tumblr but i feel like *someones* gotta bring it up

aborting a fetus with a genetic or mental disorder because you cannot take care of them is not eugenics.

bringing a fetus into the world when you can not care for their disorders is cruel.

if you can not care for a kid, you shouldn't have it. yes, that includes kids with autism, kids with down syndrome, kids with cystic fibrosis, etc. its not eugenics, its wanting the best for yourself and any kid you bring into the world.

its not bad to abort a fetus you can not care for. its bad when you know you cant take care of that child but have it anyway.

genetic testing doesnt necessarily promote eugenics, it allows parents to make educated choices about their family and the children they are bringing into the world. frankly, i think it makes the lives of disabled people better.

if you could make sure your child doesnt suffer from a chronic disability, wouldnt you do it? i dont think thats a bad thing.

[savs-sims98]

Something To Look Forward To

Premise: Sylvannah has a serious conversation with Astarion about becoming a father.

Part 2: https://www.tumblr.com/savs-sims98/760088578100461568/lex-talionis

Part 3:

Astarion X OC

| 18+, Mentions of making a baby, fluff, body positivity, self-love, mentions of pregnancy, slight humping, angst, breeding kink |

The group had gone back to camp for the day. The sun was starting to set and there wouldn’t be much daylight left for traveling. Sylvannah had something on her mind for most of the day. She had her powers for a bit now and she started to think of all the ways she could use her powers. There was one thing in particular that she needed to discuss with Astarion. After getting back and relaxing for about an hour she worked up the courage to talk to him.

Sylvannah had been laying in her tent and went to go find her love. He was seated in front of his tent reading. Astarion had his small red stool scooted by his table. His head was buried into the Necromancy of Thay as it rested on the table in his hands. He looked cute she thought. Small curls falling in front of his scrunched face. He looked like he was concentrating hard on the text in front of him.

“Astarion?” She asked trying to hide the nervousness behind her voice.

His head perked up from the book and a smile fell across his face. “Yes, love?”

“Could we talk in your tent? It’s nothing bad it’s just private. It’s just between us and I don’t want anyone to hear.” She said as she pointed to the door of his tent.

“Of course” he stated. He could tell she was nervous but he smiled sweetly to try and calm her.

Once they had made their way into his tent Sylvannah sat down on his bedroll. Astarion sat in front of her and took her shaky hands in his.

“What is it Sylvannah? I noticed you were a tad quiet today, but I didn’t want to mention anything unless you did.” He said as he squeezed her hands.

“I just need to ask you something. It’s hard for me to talk about my feelings sometimes. If you could just let me word vomit and not speak until I’m done. It would make it a lot easier on me to get across what is on my mind.” She said in one breath. She was already doing it. When Sylvannah got nervous she had a tendency to talk too much.

He looked at her with all of his attention and his ears drooped ever so slightly. Showing her he was at ease. Astarion shook his head “Alright”

Sylvannah felt calmer seeing his body language. She took a deep breath and held onto his hands. She was ready to tell him she wanted to give him a baby.

“There was a time when you told me that you were in the prime of your life when you were turned. You’ve been a vampire for 200 years. Now, I don’t know if you ever thought about having a family back then. I’m sure you were the prime age to become a father.”

She paused for a moment to gauge his reaction. He was just looking back at her. Waiting for her to continue, as he rubbed circles on her hands. It felt nice and she breathed deeply and exhaled again.

“With my new powers. I can give us a baby, and I know you’re going to ask me if this is really what I want. The choices of my body are mine. When it came to Gortash and all those years spent with him. I thought that this was something I didn’t want. Then I met you. My mind changed. I understood then that I wanted one, just with the right person.”

Her mind was racing at this point, but Astarion kept his composure. He had to hold back and give her time. He’d be lying to himself if he said he never thought of her as a mother. Seeing her with Arabella and Yenna he thought she’d make a wonderful mom. She was patient with them, stern when she needed to be, but he could tell the children loved her.

Sometimes when she was asleep he thought about what she would look like sleeping with a small bump. He always pushed back these thoughts because he didn’t think she wanted that. He didn’t even think about these things until being with her either.

“Astarion, my mind is made up when it comes to us. If you want to have a family. I want to give that to you. Of course after all this fighting is done and over with. After we go deal with my father. I would do this for you. For both of us.”

Sylvannah was finally done. She watched as Astarion sit silently. Thinking to himself. After a moment of silence he spoke.

“What do you think they will look like?” He asked with a big smile on his face.

Tears started coming down her face. He pulled her into a hug. Astarion held her close and wiped the tears from her face. “Why were you so scared to talk to me about your feelings?”

“I just didn’t know if it was a stupid suggestion all together, and it is a whole baby.”

“This isn’t stupid. I’m sorry I didn’t bring it up myself, but I just didn’t know if thats what we wanted for our relationship. We’ve both taken more lives than we can count. Making one though. That sounds nice.” He stated firmly. He hugged her one last time before they went back out to the campsite. Sylvannah felt like a giant weight had been taken off of her back. From now on she would not hesitate to talk about her thoughts and feelings.

_______________

The sun had set by now. The group was eating and enjoying their evening. Sylvannah and Shadowheart were sitting together laughing. Astarion lay on a bedroll not too far from the fire. He watched as they talked. He looked at her abdomen. Now that she had planted the idea in his head, he could not stop thinking about her swole with their babe. What would she be like? She would be lovely of course. She’d have new aches and pains and he would attend to her every need.

Astarion wanted nothing more than to climb into one of their tents and feel her. He wanted to place his hands on the soft spot of her stomach. He just wanted to be close to her and imagine their future together. Suddenly, he noticed most of camp had gone to their tents for the night. He followed Sylvannah into hers.

Once they got settled into her tent Sylvannah noticed something. Astarion was lying almost eye level with her stomach. He had one arm around her back. The other was rubbing her abdomen. It was a comforting feeling. She could feel the excitement radiating off of him as his hand pressed down a little.

“Y’know there’s nothing in there yet?” She looked at him giggling

“I know, but I can imagine. I can picture what our future will hold. I love your body. Not just because we are physical with each other. I love every inch of you. Sylvannah I love this part of your body most.” As he said this his hand worked from her stomach to her thighs. Then he caressed her hip. “The sway of your hips when you walk. The way your thighs shake in battle.”

She could start crying again, but she held it together. She listened to him as he spoke. How he talked about her body like it was a temple for worship. Her stomach wasn’t big, but the little pudge she did have always was a point of bother. Astrarion made sure she understood he loved her how she was. That she was perfect to him.

“Most of all I love your middle. The way it moves when we make love. Dipping up and down as you pant for me. When you’re at your highest it gets so wound and tight and I know you’re about to come for me. Although right now I’m thinking about something new.”

Astarion had that look of mischief in his eyes. The look he’d get right before a hunt. He looked at Sylvannah directly in her eyes. She blushed at the sight of him. He looked like he wanted to pounce.

“I’m thinking about how it’ll look with our baby nestled inside. How tender and blushed you’ll look. I know it’ll be hard, but I have all the confidence in you my dear. To think someday soon this will be the spot where we grow our first child.” He was growing hard. He didn’t care. Astarion wanted nothing more than to rip that corset off of her and put a baby in her. Get so deep in her there’s no doubt she’s with child. He pulled her close and kissed her. As he did so he ground his hips against her desperately.

“I want a baby, now.” He growled into her ear.

She was breathless. Sylvannah wanted this so bad. To have him take her now and use her powers to grow a new life. They both knew this had to wait. It would be extremely foolish and dangerous to get pregnant during all of this.

“Astarion we have to wait. Besides, this will give us both something to look forward to. But I don’t see why we can’t make love tonight. You seem awfully worked up.” She smiled at him like a fox.

He loved seeing her like that. Standing her ground and being assertive. It made his heart sore to know that he’d get to spend the rest of his new life with this woman, and someday their children.

“I know, I am glad we had this talk. I think we would make great parents. Despite both of us being class A criminals.” Astarion laughed as he pulled her close.

Sylvannah was laughing and as she did she felt his hard on against her. She scooched her behind up to him and rubbed herself along it. “How many do you think we could fit in there?”

“I think we could shoot for triplets.” He said playfully.

They made love through the night and he held her extra close to him that night. He just gained more than he could even grasp. Sylvannah loved him so much. She held onto him too running her fingers through his white locks. She wanted to enjoy the time they had together. Soon it would be more than just the two of them. She couldn’t wait to carry his child and see the proud look on his face. The proud look of a father.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Oliver Willis at Daily Kos:

The Harris-Walz campaign released a new ad on Wednesday featuring the story of a Texas woman who was denied access to an abortion under that state’s abortion ban—and almost died as a result. In the ad, Ondrea and her husband explain that at 16 weeks of pregnancy, her water broke and doctors informed them that their much-wanted baby would not survive. This happened in 2022, after the conservative majority on the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, triggering Texas’ abortion ban.

[...] The state’s ban would not allow Ondrea to have an abortion, and she later developed a septic infection that led to a six-hour emergency surgery. That resulted in a massive incision from her breast to her pelvis; she had to stay in the hospital for three weeks because the wound would not close. The couple allowed photos of the wound and footage of Ondrea’s scar to be shown in the ad. The ad juxtaposes the couple’s ordeal with audio of Trump bragging, “I am the one that got rid of Roe v. Wade.” Trump’s voice arguing in 2016 that “there has to be some sort of punishment” for an abortion also plays over footage of the thick scar bisecting Ondrea’s torso. 

Kamala Harris released a powerful ad showing the horrors of abortion bans and their impacts on family planning.

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