The Darkest Day [OC]

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salaman2122 on June 25th, 2022 at 21:53 UTC »

My wife miscarried yesterday at about 6 weeks gestation. This photo hits hard. We are lucky enough to live in a state where care is readily available. I sincerely wish the best for this woman and everyone else, so greatly affected by this overturn in basic human rights.

Edit: Thank you everyone for their support and kind words. It means the world to me. I hope you all have an amazing day, despite what happened. Much love to you all.

Sylphael on June 25th, 2022 at 22:31 UTC »

My friend miscarried a few weeks ago. She knew she was miscarrying; it was early-term, but they had found the heartbeat. She was in so much pain that she went to the ER. They denied her a D&C (abortive procedure) and forced her to pass the miscarriage naturally. She was in horrible pain, and the D&C would've been a mercy. She told me that when she passed the fetus, she saw the clump of tissue and just broke down crying. She wanted that baby desperately... barring being able to have it, at the very least she wanted to not have to see when it passed. But she didn't get that option and care like this is why.

Idivkemqoxurceke on June 26th, 2022 at 00:21 UTC »

Our second pregnancy had anencephaly. The baby didn’t develop a skull around the brain, and the brain was floating around in the uterus. It broke us to abort but it was the right decision. Even if we made it to term, it would have been so painful to experience for all involved. Thankful for the medical option to have done it safely. We now have three beautiful children.