Repro Empowerment

So in AZ, we didnt go back to 1972... we went back to 1901.

Here's my statements I'd love to make to the press.

"My name is Lindsay Nelson. I was raised in a very anti-abortion household, so when I got very sick and pregnant while having an IUD, my parents and I had a very hard decision to make. Due to the pregnancy, I experienced major health conditions, and so they would’ve had to take care of me in the hospital for
months plus my potential baby indefinitely, which they couldn’t.

Due to my health and the fact that my pregnancy was nonviable, I, along with my doctors and my family were able to make a clear decision to terminate my pregnancy.

If the Arizona Court’s decision had been out then, I would’ve been liable to spend months in the hospital waiting for my body to naturally miscarry my nonviable pregnancy. I would have more than likely gone into countless dollars of medical debt, closed down my small business, and experienced a mental health crisis.

I am appalled but not surprised by this decision from the Arizona Court, because I watch our local leaders spew ignorance around healthcare and abortion. 

My story, along with countless others, gives credence that the upholding of these barbaric laws 
is a national crisis and an endangerment to current and future generations.

I am a clinic es**rt here in Arizona, and I worry about the safety of patients, as antis already antagonize them outside the clinic. I fear the dangerous message this decision sends to those who will, have, and are currently finding themselves in need of an abortion. And I’m highly distressed thinking of the possibility of even more healthcare clinics shutting down, and the circumstances of patients who come for birth control, contraceptives, cancer screenings, and overall healthcare.

Today my state Court told me my (and yours) rights, my existence, my health, and my body is not of importance.

I will keep fighting because I know they are. "

https://www.kold.com/2022/09/23/pima-county-superior-court-judge-rule-abortion-ban-injunction/