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  • Sandinband
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    3 years ago

    As someone who is really fucked up largely as a result of being adopted because abortion wasn't legal in my birth country, this really fucking sucks. Its good to focus on the pregnant people who will be affected but the future orphans are going to suffer so much for something they had no say in. With the way adoption gets treated i dont think they'll ever be able to voice their grievances or get justice

    • REallyN [she/her,they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Honestly, I have complicated feelings about stuff like this.
      My mom's pregnancy was complicated and at one point the doctor suggested a "twin reduction" to basically abort one of the fetuses and I was told that was more than likely going to have been me.
      It kind of fucks me up to think about.
      Alot of days I am depressed and suicidal y'know...it's kind of ironic in that sense I guess.
      I didn't really have a choice in experiencing all this suffering, but then I think about like...that doctor stopping me from ever being born and like...I am also upset at the idea of like....not getting a say in getting to experience the love and beauty of the world either.

      idk I am rambling, sorry if this topic of conversation is unwanted.

      • Sandinband
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        3 years ago

        I get your perspective and while your feelings are valid, my comment was specifically about the abuse orphans and adoptees face as a result of abortion not being available. The children born from these policies suffer and our voices aren't heard.