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It 'was to support my family:': why Abortion, no matter the reason, is healthcare. - Velshi - MSNBC
In the two years since the Dobbs decision, we’ve heard stories from across the nation of women whose health and lives have been endangered by abortion bans. Whether they need abortion care for a miscarriage, for postpartum care, a complication, or simply for an unintended pregnancy– as is the case for the majority of abortions– abortion is healthcare.
As Sarah Elaine Harrison, a Texas-based attorney and author of a recent New York Times opinion piece entitled “Both My Abortions Were Necessary. Only One Gets Sympathy.,” explains, “it is not a protection of family values to deny women the right to the healthcare that they need.” - Aired on 09/28/2024.