From a pro-choice commentator on an article here.
Like pregnancy, the bubonic plague is a natural phenomenon that we, fortunately, now have a way to control and contain. Both the bubonic plague and pregnancy, though obviously to different statistical degrees… can cause death. Before modern medical interventions and the advent of reliable birth control methods, it was common for women to die in childbirth, especially because of the complications that would arise from having had multiple pregnancies. Just because childbirth is natural does not mean that it is always a great experience for the mother…
She is not the only prochoicer I’ve heard calling pregnancy an illness that can be “treated” with abortion.
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