Tuesday, April 02, 2013

It's been a crazy year since I last updated here.

I apologize for the delay in updating this blog. I'm not even sure where to start. So many state legislatures around the U.S. have been passing (or attempting to pass) legislation which will most directly affect those who terminate for medical reasons. These new laws will chip away at abortion rights by imposing gestational limits of 12 weeks after a woman's last menstrual period (Arkansas) or as early as 6 weeks after a woman's last menstrual period (North Dakota). I'm sure the ultimate goal of these laws is not to tie the hands of women who find themselves facing a fetal anomaly, but to get a case before the Supreme Court so Roe v. Wade can be re-assessed and possibly overturned. Fortunately, some people have stepped forward with stories of having to terminate a pregnancy past these new limits, and the impact not having had that choice would have had on their family. In the coming days I will try to catch up and post some of their stories here.