First off, I am a giant liberal and think this country is going down the primose path of poo. I also find most conservatives and MAGATS abhorrent and stupid and poorly, if at all, educated. I also believe, as an attorney, that the Supreme Court and for that matter the Iowa Supreme Court, is packed with homers and right wing zealot nutwads. So I anticipate even worse things to come and am planning appropriately. That being said, here's something.
Most of you have not seen a human fetus. Unless you are a doctor and came upon one, you just haven't. I have. Way back when, in the mid 1990's, they used to conduct abortions at UI Healthcare. One of my honors projects in those young buck days was to see how HIV-1 infected the central nervous system, aka brain and spinal cord. Just an FYI, this does happen and causes things like dementia in untreated AIDS patients. To get these cells, we had a guy who would get fetuses and remove said cells from them. I generally worked with purified cells but one day he had a bucket. He said, do you want to see what a fetus looks like? I said ok, half regretting that answer. And there they were. Ever see Space Odyssey or one of them movies? It's pretty much a 2 dimensional structure with dots for eyes and tiny limb like structures. To say that it didn't resemble a human would be totally incorrect and a lie. It did. But it also reminded me of aliens that Hollywood shows.
To tell you the truth, I felt very guilty using them but they were already dead and the data actually had great impact on the health of AIDS patients. However, if it was up to me, I would not use a fetus. Ever. That being said, this topic is so heavy that none of the jackoffs who call themselves justices should say one word to a woman who is making the biggest decision of her life.
Abortion isn't some willy nilly thing nor is it birth control. Women who abort, whether for medical emergency or otherwise, are impacted for life. Many of them have PTSD for life. This needn't be trifled with by a bunch of aholes who have no experience in mental health or human biology.
I say a special prayer to all the ladies who are pregnant who want or need a safe abortion. It is not an easy decision and I totally respect your choice. And to the supreme court a big f u.
A very sad day in America.
Most of you have not seen a human fetus. Unless you are a doctor and came upon one, you just haven't. I have. Way back when, in the mid 1990's, they used to conduct abortions at UI Healthcare. One of my honors projects in those young buck days was to see how HIV-1 infected the central nervous system, aka brain and spinal cord. Just an FYI, this does happen and causes things like dementia in untreated AIDS patients. To get these cells, we had a guy who would get fetuses and remove said cells from them. I generally worked with purified cells but one day he had a bucket. He said, do you want to see what a fetus looks like? I said ok, half regretting that answer. And there they were. Ever see Space Odyssey or one of them movies? It's pretty much a 2 dimensional structure with dots for eyes and tiny limb like structures. To say that it didn't resemble a human would be totally incorrect and a lie. It did. But it also reminded me of aliens that Hollywood shows.
To tell you the truth, I felt very guilty using them but they were already dead and the data actually had great impact on the health of AIDS patients. However, if it was up to me, I would not use a fetus. Ever. That being said, this topic is so heavy that none of the jackoffs who call themselves justices should say one word to a woman who is making the biggest decision of her life.
Abortion isn't some willy nilly thing nor is it birth control. Women who abort, whether for medical emergency or otherwise, are impacted for life. Many of them have PTSD for life. This needn't be trifled with by a bunch of aholes who have no experience in mental health or human biology.
I say a special prayer to all the ladies who are pregnant who want or need a safe abortion. It is not an easy decision and I totally respect your choice. And to the supreme court a big f u.
A very sad day in America.
