Dear Rep. Pence,
I can't say this with complete certainty, but I'm pretty sure you've consistently had health insurance for most of your life. I'm also pretty sure you've never had any of the lady parts your Florida brethren find so offensive. So perhaps it would behoove you to listen to thousands of women with said lady parts, women who, at some point in life, were probably uninsured and in need of affordable health services. Because reproductive health needs don't just stop when you find yourself without insurance.
I was one of those women. I used Planned Parenthood because I literally couldn't afford to see a private gynecologist. And you know what? PP spent 100% of it's time and resources helping me not get pregnant! That's right--they did everything they could to ensure that I wouldn't even need to make a decision about terminating or keeping a pregnancy. Which is a very different experience than the abortion industry making thousands of dollars killing babies that you seem so keen on describing on TV.
So when you run around, squawking like an asshat about what PP does and doesn't do, remember that there are women who have actually used their services. And perhaps shut up for a minute and listen to them about the devastation of losing the only local free/subsidized clinic in their area.
Of course, I know you're not really interested in any of these stories or experiences. Okay, I'll just tell women to stop having sex without being in a committed, upper middle-class marriage. That should take care of the problem post haste.
Abby
I can't say this with complete certainty, but I'm pretty sure you've consistently had health insurance for most of your life. I'm also pretty sure you've never had any of the lady parts your Florida brethren find so offensive. So perhaps it would behoove you to listen to thousands of women with said lady parts, women who, at some point in life, were probably uninsured and in need of affordable health services. Because reproductive health needs don't just stop when you find yourself without insurance.
I was one of those women. I used Planned Parenthood because I literally couldn't afford to see a private gynecologist. And you know what? PP spent 100% of it's time and resources helping me not get pregnant! That's right--they did everything they could to ensure that I wouldn't even need to make a decision about terminating or keeping a pregnancy. Which is a very different experience than the abortion industry making thousands of dollars killing babies that you seem so keen on describing on TV.
So when you run around, squawking like an asshat about what PP does and doesn't do, remember that there are women who have actually used their services. And perhaps shut up for a minute and listen to them about the devastation of losing the only local free/subsidized clinic in their area.
Of course, I know you're not really interested in any of these stories or experiences. Okay, I'll just tell women to stop having sex without being in a committed, upper middle-class marriage. That should take care of the problem post haste.
Abby
You seem to sacrifice your logical and straightforward tone, your Xanga made me accustomed too. :-D
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