<Kate claims the doctor shook his head and told her: "You've got yourself into a predicament. This is your miracle baby; it would be so much easier if you just have this baby.">
of course, there are anti-abortion campaigners who believe women are reckless and indifferent to pregnancy and *expect* doctors to give them an abortion at the last minute because its convenient. they are wrong, and that is not what happened in kate’s case.
i don’t know kate, but here’s what i imagine:
*it’s never easy or convenient to take time off work to go to a doctor, or to be unwell for any period of time
*it’s never easy or convenient to be pregnant — morning sickness is real, and hyper-emesis can kill. it’s not always convenient for bosses if women are in early stages of pregnancy
*kate missed a blood test appointment — for work reasons
*it’s never easy or convenient to be heavily pregnant
*it’s never easy or convenient to give birth or care for a new born
how many of the f****s in the ALP (or politics generally) who approved the internal review line
<"The party would be wise to reconnect with people of faith on social justice issues>
think social justice is forcing women back to work or workplace training /onto the unliveable jobstart when their children are young?
<<A decision announced by Gillard on the day of her now famous misogyny speech in 2012 cut back the amount of assistance paid to single parents, forcing them onto lower benefits when their children reached the age of eight instead of the previous cut-off age of 16.>> (SMH talking about raising of the age again, in 2023) — (to be fair, gillard was only accelerating a policy introduced by john howard)
WOMEN DO NOT HAVE BABIES SO THEY CAN BLUDGE ON WELFARE
WELFARE SUCKS for everyone, poverty sucks for everyone
we should stop treating children like pawns. children are people. children flourish if they are wanted, if their parents are well, and if they are not living in poverty
if you think women should be baby farms for the convenience of oligarchs or to appease your imaginary friend, you can right off.
