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episode 54: 6 Abortion Myths We Need to Put to Rest Once and For All
"Close your eyes and think about the word abortion.
What are some of the first things that come to mind?
Pregnancy? Unborn fetuses? Policy makers? Crying? Grief?
I’m guessing at least one of these probably popped into your head.
Our society is filled with all kinds of mixed messages and myths about abortion. We often frame the conversations around abortion as being defined by grief and pain, instead of a personal decision that is filled with a plethora of emotions and experiences.
Although abortion can involve grief and sorrow, not all people who get abortions do experience these emotions, and that’s perfectly okay.
There is no right or wrong way to navigate having an abortion.
Because of the amount of emphasis the larger cultural conversations have in these myths, it’s important that we talk about them. These myths have real consequences and real effects on policy, which limits people’s right to choose.
Let’s bust some of these myths.
Myth #1: Abortion is baby-killing.This is something you’ve probably heard a lot.
The fact is that a fetus is not a baby. A fetus is a developing mammal; in humans, a fetus develops at the end of the second month of gestation.
A baby, on the other hand, is a human offspring who has already been born.
It’s important to understand that there is a difference: development.
A zygote (a fertilized egg) that has implanted in the uterus just two days ago is not the same thing as a human life that has already come into being.
In terms of the person housing the pregnancy, this difference is important: a fetus cannot survive without its parent during gestation—there is no separation. A baby, on the other hand, is an autonomous being.
Therefore, a fetus is a part of the person housing the pregnancy. For a mother, that makes its existence a part of her, making it her choice to terminate; hers, and hers only.
And the talk about fetal pain? That’s just phony science.
This logically leads to the conclusion that a baby and a fetus are not the same things. A baby can survive without using its mother as a life-source; a fetus cannot.
When you have an abortion, you aren’t taking the life of an autonomous being, like in cases of infanticide. Rather, you are removing a part of your own body."
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