On talking about abortion, part 2

Perhaps it’s something about the nature of abortion itself: it generally does not define a woman’s identity nor engender community formation. … In fact, Cosby’s research has shown women who have abortions specifically try to distance themselves from others who have had the same experience. They don’t want to consider themselves part of the stereotype, the woman who is sexually promiscuous and careless about birth control. … The irony, of course, is that by removing themselves from their abortion experiences, these women are perpetuating the same stereotypes they seek to avoid.

From From Town Halls To Twitter: The Long, Rocky Road To Destigmatizing Abortion at Newsweek.com [via @antitheistangie]

An estimated 1 in 3 American women will have an abortion by the time they are 45 (about the time menopause sets in). And women choose abortion for some very good reasons.

Related: The Abortion Project