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ROCKY's avatar

Great piece

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Wendy Elizabeth Williams's avatar

Emily, this is VERY deep stuff here, not to be perused casually. While I never did become a Mother (sadly, Roe V. Wade arrived in 1973 and I aborted both my pre-born children, a stupid thing to do...), I can agree that the sheer physicality of the female body and what it is designed to do, is enormous. This does not mean all women become Mothers, but SOMEONE gave birth to each and every one of us, including those screaming for abortion. I can barely take all this in, at age 72, looking back on my rowdy and rebellious life. I am simply grateful to my own Mother, who did not scrape me out of her womb when I decided to arrive in her 39th year and my Dad not only did not want another child, but also pressured Mom to abort me! Godspeed to your intense and visceral message, Emily. Wendy

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