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The Abortions That Don’t Get Sympathy Still Matter for Freedom

September 25, 2024

What: Writer Sarah Elaine Harrison has an essay in the New York Times about the two abortions she’s had in her life – one that elicits sympathy due to a fetal anomaly, the other, distaste or derision for a choice of timing.

Why it matters: “My two abortions were a decade apart and different in so many ways. But my choice to have them hinged on the same innate desire to exercise the freedom to determine my future. Both allowed me to care for my children, protect my health and pursue my career in the ways I determined were best. … As I watch the outpouring of public empathy for women who have had certain types of abortions, I wish the American public would recognize the humanity in all women who terminate a pregnancy.”

Source: New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/opinion/abortions-necessary-sympathy.html)

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