years ago, i had what is medically called a “missed abortion”: when the fetus dies but the woman carrying it doesn’t miscarry. i spent weeks dropping whatever i was doing when i began to “spot” and rushing to my doctor’s office (i almost lost my job due to my sudden absences): the condition i had takes the clotting factor out of the woman’s blood and creates a risk that the woman will bleed to death if\/when she actually miscarries.<\/p>\n
this was in the days when abortion was illegal in most states and hard to get even in those states which didn’t ban it outright–so this was potentially a matter of life or death for me. fortunately, i eventually found a doctor who understood my condition: his wife had experienced a missed abortion and had to carry her rotting fetus well past the normal gestation period. i was pro-choice prior to this experience, but this certainly intensified my commitment to a woman’s right to choose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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