In medias res

9:30 on a Friday night, and after some arduous internet searching for a new living room rug (V and I decided to just go to IKEA instead), I am off to bed. It seems that the T-mobile dead zone that nearly engulfs our office is spreading to my bedroom, and I have no cell signal.
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I think that the physical suffering after the abortion prolonged the distress I felt leading up to my decision for longer than it would have otherwise lasted. With the lessening of pain and bleeding, and the return of more energy, I’ve felt better, more able to realize the relief that accompanies my sadness over what [...]

…American women have an abortion. Reading this in Kim Kluger-Bell’s excellent book, Unspeakable Losses: Healing From Miscarriage, Abortion, and Other Pregnancy Loss, I was surprised that there aren’t more accounts like mine circulating. Certainly, one reason is that no one wants to set up a target for people on the far right to say, “see, [...]