Abortion doulas offer unconditional support

It isn't a matter of "is a fetus worth more than the women carrying it" The woman carrying it will still be alive at the end of the pregnancy. At the end of the abortion the baby won't be. I'd say there's a huge distinction there.

I was pregnant 40 years ago and had an abortion. It was very traumatic and stayed with me all these years. I am now a Doula and can understand advocating for a woman's right to choose her destiny. I think that I am led to be a doula to support all of women's choices and not just an abortion. This is a group that will help a lot of women. Where were you 40 years ago?

I was pregnant 40 years ago and had an abortion. It was very traumatic and stayed with me all these years. I am now a Doula and can understand advocating for a woman's right to choose her destiny. I think that I am led to be a doula to support all of women's choices and not just an abortion. This is a group that will help a lot of women. Where were you 40 years ago?

amanda & kw- you have stated your beliefs. others have stated theirs, which are opposite. apparently, your beliefs must be more important than those of others who disagree with you. you can say you KNOW these are facts, but in FACT, they are what you BELIEVE. science (not voodoo science or someone else's religious BELIEFS) disagrees with you. why do you insist on forcing your beliefs on others? and i am sorry, but you also "believe" that people somewhere want to kill born children who are up to 3 or 5 years old??? that just shows that you can believe whatever you want to. that is plain ridiculous.

Wow.... what has our soceity come to! Helping people kill innocent people wow.

to those who beleive in pro-choice. I will admit there have been some valid points, and i do agree there are horrible situations ie rape health issues that make abortions seem like a better choice. However I beleive this is a small margin of abortions. I am sad to admit i have many friends who have had abortions of which none had the above problems. They just weren't ready or didn't want them. I understand that pre term abortion may be the removal of cells but these cells turn into... guess what ... a baby a live breathing baby. We need to do a lot more to prevent unwanted pregnancies. I am no angel my first son was unplanned at 21 I didn't think I was ready but, abortion was just not an option to me. I now have a happy 10 year old son who i love more than anything in the world.. To think it would have been so easy and accepted to make that choice makes me sick...

You people are a bunch of fucking pigs.

To all those people who say that they are against abortion because they want to 'speak for those who can't', what exactly are you doing to help all these unwanted children? As far as when life begins, there are so many different opinions (which each person is entitled to) but they are subjective. How can we possibly know that a 5 week old fetus can feel pain or has any consciousness at all? And why do the rights of a fetus with no consciousness take priority of a woman? Do we forfeit all rights when we become pregnant? Doesn't the pro-life position relegate women to being nothing more than vessels or incubators? Women have been finding ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies since the beginning of time, it's nothing new. Before Roe v. Wade, women who could afford it would go to another country for an abortion and those that couldn't would risk their lives having back alley abortions. Whether you're against it or not, is this something you want to go back to? If abortion is murder, do you think women should be imprisoned for terminating a pregnancy? If you don't believe in abortion, don't have one. No one is forcing you. For those that do, let them deal with the consequences. It's none of our business.

There are a few people on here who posed the question to the pro-lifers are YOU going to take care of those babies, raise and support them? I haven't heard a response to that yet. I think it's a fair and legitimate question.

I can't imagine the day where our government or some close minded fanatic tells me what I can or cannot do with MY body. I think its ridiculous that someone could possibly have that power over me. Where does it stop? Will we then be told what we can eat, what religion is allowed, what color people we can associate with?

Mel, you very articulately described exactly how I feel. Well done!

And as to people who say women should keep their legs closed if they don't want a baby, I say shame on you! What an unenlightened and archaic perspective!
As a grown woman I feel I have the right to enjoy sex without having to worry about an unwanted pregnancy. I take every precaution, birth control AND condoms, but it's comforting to know that I don't have to be a slave to my reproductive system like women have for thousands of years.

It seems as though a lot of these so called 'pro-life' people think that an embryo has more rights than a woman. How can it possibly benefit society if a woman is forced to go through the pain of pregnancy and birth against her will? Why force her to have her life ruined because she was raped or her birth control failed? And what concern is it of yours if she decides to end her pregnancy? Why is a fetus worth more than the women carrying it? It's easy to say you're for or against something but until you find yourself in that situation you can never know for sure.

goodness, people. if you are against abortion, then you have the right to be, but dont be calling other people names. (respect to the pro-life who asserted their opinions in a civil way) this article isnt even about "pro-life vs. pro-choice" anyway, its about the damn so-called "doulas". the article isnt asking you "are you pro-life or pro-choice".

Here is my biggest problem with many pro-lifers... they are the same parents who often teach their kids "abstinence only" and won't give or teach them about birth control.... and then they judge women who "don't keep them closed" and then judge them for getting an abortion.

Talk about not making logical sense...

In my experience, it's women whose parents are very close-minded about premarital sex that end up pregnant... in fact, I am one of the products of parents like that. While I kept my pregnancy and the proudest mommy ever, I am pro-choice. If we as a society would actually teach our children about sex, sexuality and their bodies the way they should... many unplanned pregnancies wouldn't happen. I bet teenagers wouldn't be having as much sex as well.

It is ignorant to believe that women LIKE getting abortions... no woman wants to be faced with that choice because it is a deeply emotional process and medical procedure. Of course no one would choose that. But LIFE happens (I won't even say "mistakes")... no should be forced to face an unwanted and unplanned pregnancy because of the moral objections of a few. DOn't sell me that crap about the extinction of the human race... way more people birth babies than abort them. We are also over-populated as it is. Let's not use mass hysteria as a bolstering point to "strengthen" your agenda and pro-life views. (It's called propoganda). Besides, medical procedures and victims of sexual violences will always mandate that abortion be available and legal. So forget it... abortion with ALWAYS be an option. Accept that a move on... women need to stop putting down our gender and support other women. That is the "moral" thing to do. What does the bible say? Judge not lest you be judged? Something like that...

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*sigh* There is nothing left to do but argue for the sake of arguing. I shall not. People reading these posts are more than capable of reading my arguments and seeing what they do and do not say. You managed to take up quite a lot of space and say absolutely nothing. You attack me and question me not to seek answers or find out anything about me, only to try make yourself and those like you look better. I shall not dignify your narrow minded hatred with any further response.
Good day to you.

I think the passion comes from knowing this person has been given such a gift/a miracle really... pure unlimited potential but they look at it as a stone and throw it away missing the diamond inside. It is as many pointed out an emotional cause. You know what the pro-choicers already won-that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon however, I feel I HAVE to voice my opinion and stand up for those who can't speak for themselves as I believe I would for any other genicide.

"The world is not an dangerous place because of those who do evil things but because of those who standby and do nothing"-Ben Franklin

I believe in a civil society - people mind their own business. As of today, abortion is legal. The moral choice of having one or not, is yours. Be happy that you have the choice.

And again, the topic is--
Do you think it's a comfort for a woman to have a doula support her through an abortion?

Let me ask a question, the pro-lifers who say it's okay for a rape victim but not anyone else, how are they going to prove the pregnancy is due to rape? If they were to change the law to make it legal only for rape victims or for medical reasons, you would see a huge uptick in the number of reported rapes and lots of innocent men being accused of rape so that a woman who did not want the baby could legally have an abortion. Or you get to go back to the backalley abortions and the rusty coat hangers where the pregancy is ended and in a lot of cases so is the life of the mother! It's a horrible choice to have to make, but it is a choice every woman has a right to. If it were men that got pregnant, there would be no debate. I am pro-choice, 100%. I hate that abortions are ever necessary, but they are and neither the government or anyone else should have any say in what a woman does or does not do with her body. I am a rape survivor who luckily did not get pregnant and I am now the mother of three beautiful perfect little girls. Having been through planned and wanted pregnancies I cannot imagine the pain involved with ending a pregnancy, but I believe it is an option and should remain that way and I think anyone who wants to support a woman through that hell is a special person and as a previous poster said anything that constitutes women supporting women can't be a bad thing!

excuse me Wasn't like she was raped