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ms liberty

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11. About 70/71 my sister (19/20) became pregnant through a date rape. Pre Roe...

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2024, 09:27 AM

Sep 2024

She had two safe, legal options. Have it and keep it, or have it and give it up for adoption. She chose the latter, after our mom told her that she still had a child of her own to raise (me, it was 5th/6th grade when it happened) so my sister would be responsible for taking care of the baby. She was too young to raise a child and not ready for it but she always regretted the decision and she always blamed my mother and I think me.

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In 1975, my sister just turned 16 and discovered she was pregnant [View all] no_hypocrisy Sep 2024 OP

about that same time my dtrs 15 yr old friend confided in me she was pregnant.......my husband and i samnsara Sep 2024 #1

I can imagine how much it meant to her Easterncedar Sep 2024 #3

Good sister Easterncedar Sep 2024 #2

For some reason, I assumed no_hypocrisy was being a good brother. :-) TheRickles Sep 2024 #8

Showing my sister bias, I guess! Easterncedar Sep 2024 #15

Wonderful & loving sister Quakerfriend Sep 2024 #4

The family scapegoat is always the helper. Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #5

indeed. AllaN01Bear Sep 2024 #6

Yup a lot of women I have known have had abortions Farmer-Rick Sep 2024 #7

The abortion issue has always had basic aspects: victims, heroes and villains. jaxexpat Sep 2024 #16

Strong research it has helped to gradually lower crime rates IbogaProject Sep 2024 #17

Thank you Wild blueberry Sep 2024 #9

I've known several women who had abortions . . . SarcasticSatyr Sep 2024 #10

About 70/71 my sister (19/20) became pregnant through a date rape. Pre Roe... ms liberty Sep 2024 #11

I wonder if she regrets it because of religious indoctrination rainin Sep 2024 #13

No, she regretted it because she always wanted kids, even at that age then. ms liberty Sep 2024 #14

In 82 my best friend in High School got pregnant. MLAA Sep 2024 #12

Makes me wonder about all these men who were part of the problem-never a word about them Stargazer99 Sep 2024 #18

Did i write this? BayouBlue53 Oct 24 #19

Welcome to DU radical noodle Oct 24 #20