Pro-Choice Rally

[mstakenidentity]

RALLY FOR FULL ABORTION RIGHTS

Saturday 6th September, 1pm

Parliament Steps, Spring Street

Pro-choice activists slam the government's pandering to anti-women zealots! We invite you to rally with us on the steps of Parliament to call for a woman's right to control her body at all times

Greens Speaker: Colleen Hartland
More speakers TBA

I am actually still unsure of where I stand on late term abortion, HOWEVER I support the right to choose, and want to hear what the arguments are, and what the speakers have to say. I'm willing to go along on my own, but I'd really love some company if possible, as these sorts of things do make me nervous, and it's fun to be able to discuss them afterwards over a coffee.

Anyone interested?

Comments

[dacian-catamite.livejournal.com]

I might come along- I'm conflicted about abortion as well, so it'd be nice to hear some of the arguments to clarify it.

[vass]

want to hear what the arguments are,

Here's mine: usually women who have late term abortions do so either as a medical necessity to save their own life, or because the foetus has developed such severe medical conditions that it can't live anyway (e.g. neural tube defects leading to anencephaly, i.e. no brain at all) or is already dead and won't come out on its own, and it'd be cruel to force the woman to carry and give birth to a foetus that's already dead or dying.

Usually women who have abortions that late in the term wanted the baby and are extremely unhappy about the abortion, and putting further barriers in their way when they're already in a tragic situation is just cruel.

[impostinator.livejournal.com]

Blah, I have to work, otherwise I'd so be there (I'm guessing that it's inside the hours of 9:30-4:15... if it isn't, count me in by all means)

That said, I will willingly get up on my soapbox about this issue to anyone who will listen (and as of last semester, also know the legal aspects inside out), so if possible, I'm definitely up for the coffee half of the exercise so I can hear about what the speakers had to say.