Abortion and Why I don’t Care

Many pro-choicers wish for a world without abortion. The difference between them and most antis is that the former wants to get rid of abortion the right way; by abolishing the patriarchy, gender norms, and stereotypes. They want rape to be conquered and domestic violence to be a thing of the past. These are individuals I respect. I do respect them, but I do not agree with them.

 

While I want to abolish the patriarchy, gender norms and stereotypes and all the negative consequences that stem from them, I don’t really care if abortion is ever "gone." I think of abortion like appendectomies. I feel bad for the patient because any invasive medical procedure sucks (trust me, I know), but I don’t differentiate between abortion and any other medical procedure. Removing fetal tissue is the same, to me, as removing inflamed tonsils or an infected appendix. 

 

If we get to a point in society that we no longer have a need for abortions, great. We’ve reached a point where we no longer have a need for blood-letting. But I don’t care if we ever reach that point. Abortions are a medical procedure and they have a use in our society and they should not be treated any differently from any other medical procedure. This latter point is an important one.

 

Abortions have been relegated to the back alleys of medicine, even if they are legal. Many OB/GYNs refuse to learn the procedure because performing abortions, especially in the USA, has become dangerous. The more we continue to differentiate between removing unwanted fetal tissue and removing inflamed tonsils, the more danger we put doctors in. The more pro-choicers "care" about abortions occurring or not, the more danger we put doctors in. Doctors, nurses and support staff do not deserve to be threatened for performing medical services.

 

Join me in not caring whether abortions are performed. Join me in bringing abortion medicine back to the mainstream. Join me in saving the lives of doctors.