Anathema

Women have been forced and pressured into unwanted sex for millennia. Sacrificing your body and your boundaries for a man's enjoyment is seen as practically a right of passage into "true womanhood". "Frigid" has been used as a pejorative against women who uphold their boundaries for centuries.

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Women have been forced and pressured into unwanted sex for millennia. Sacrificing your body and your boundaries for a man's enjoyment is seen as practically a right of passage into "true womanhood". "Frigid" has been used as a pejorative against women who uphold their boundaries for centuries.

And you realize that anyone (self-identified radfem or not) shaming women for not being sexually available is contributing to that bigotry, right? Whenever you shame women for expressing a disinterest in sex, you're (intentionally or unintentionally) shaming them for not having sex with men.

Also, asexuals are not straight. You could argue that they're not gay either, but people who have no interest in sex with anyone are not straight any more than they are gay.

I am currently brushing up on hospice skills to work again with Right to Die patients. We should have the right to decide if we want to peacefully die after a terminal diagnosis instead of lingering painfully for years.

Death isn’t a bad thing. It can be profound. Peaceful. Gentle. As sacred as birth.

Parents can choose to terminate pregnancies with fatal diagnoses, preventing untold suffering for only a small extension of life.

Unwanted pregnancies can be aborted, instead of an infant being left on a hillside to die of exposure, or tossed down a well, a la the Catholic Magdalene Laundries (because yes, the church did this too.)

Use the medications properly to prevent interactions with healthcare providers. The pills are very effective, but they have to be used right. Carefully follow the instructions provided on the How to Use Abortion Pill website. Note that misoprostol tablets should always be taken by dissolving them under the tongue. Do NOT insert misoprostol vaginally if you are self-managing an abortion. While this is medically safe, it can leave incriminating pill remnants that can be detected in the vagina during a pelvic exam if you end up needing to seek medical care. 

If it’s not an emergency but you need expert health advice, use a free calling service like Google Voice to call or text the Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline at 1-833-246-2632. Medical complications are very uncommon with abortion pills, but they’re not impossible. The M+A Hotline is safe to use and is staffed by trustworthy clinicians who volunteer their time to help those who choose SMA. Do not use your own phone number to call as this will create a record that is visible to your cell service provider. 

Don’t disclose any information about SMA to emergency room staff if you do need to seek medical care. This is how most people who are arrested for SMA are reported. Healthcare providers are almost always who calls the police in cases of SMA criminalization. Contrary to popular belief, HIPAA does not protect your private health information from being shared with police if you are suspected of doing something that could be considered a crime. If you believe you need to seek urgent medical care, do not hesitate to go. Say “I think I’m having a miscarriage” and provide your symptoms. Do not mention any use of or purchase of abortion pills. There is no widely available test to detect misoprostol in your bloodstream. If you do not disclose it, there is no way for a medical provider to tell the difference between a medication abortion and a spontaneous miscarriage.