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Kailee says the last time she saw her obstetrician, she advised her not to get pregnant in Texas.
"She said ‘this is not safe,’ ” Kailee remembers. ” ‘She said, I need you to look at me. I need you to understand that if you get pregnant in Texas and that if you have complications, that I cannot intervene until I can prove that you’re going to die.’ "
Thee DeSpains say they are thinking about leaving Texas, but it would be difficult to leave their work and their families.
Kailee said they’re sharing their story in hopes of increasing awareness so “that stories like mine can change enough voters’ perspectives.”
“I’m still so angry and hurt about it that I can hardly see straight,” she wrote on Facebook the day after the abortion. “Finley and I were simply collateral damage in a much bigger picture. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the thought process of lawmakers that would rather a full-term baby suffocate to death than allow a mother to make a decision that spares her child that pain.”
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Abortion is health care. Banning it will kill people. So it should not be banned, period.
Adjacent point—people need to have the right to change their situation at any time—moving, changing job, marry or divorce, avoid a pregnancy for which they are not ready. I do not want unprepared mothers. It is bad for everyone.
Bodily autonomy is on the ballot this year. If you have not yet registered to vote in your area, please do. You can do it online or at any post office.
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“Anti abortion laws totally won’t put women’s lives at risk and they’ll allow abortions in cases where the woman might die”
“A Texas woman was forced to travel 10 hours to New Mexico to have an abortion to save her life and to end a pregnancy that her baby had no chance of surviving.”
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In November, Kailee and Cade were overjoyed to learn she was pregnant. Full of hope, they posted ultrasound pictures and a gender reveal video of a cannon shooting out blue confetti. They named their baby boy Finley.
Then about three months later, they learned Finley had heart, lung, brain, kidney, and genetic defects and would either be stillborn or die within minutes of birth. Carrying him to term put Kailee at high risk for severe pregnancy complications, including blood clots, preeclampsia and cancer.
Even so, they could not get an abortion in Texas and fled to New Mexico.
"I've never felt more betrayed by a place I was once so proud to be from," Kailee said through tears.
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It is so fucking frustrating to see people change their minds only because it is now affecting them. The lack of empathy and the intellectual dishonesty it takes to maintain a pro-life, anti-choice stance is maddening.
We have a WEALTH of evidence as to why banning abortion is objectively a bad thing. But they don't care about facts or evidence. They are too emotionally tied to 'BUT BUT BABIES!'
I hope this story does change minds, but it won't change enough. Not while we have an active movement that spreads lies (The religious right) and politicians who keep trying to force this issue.
And like... the majority of Americans are pro-choice! Something like 85% of Americans don't want abortion banned! But because of gerrymandering and political bullshit, it's being pushed and forced onto people who are against this! We have an extremist minority forcing their religious agenda on us.
#fuck pro-life people#y'all are fucking monsters#don't like aboriton? Don't get one#but how dare you decide the medical choices of a stranger!#your religion sucks#and I shouldn't be held to your stupid standards#anti-choice#abortion
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A Texas woman says she's gone from being staunchly pro-life to firmly pro-abortion after being forced to travel out of state to terminate a pregnancy. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live Read more HERE: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/health/abortion-restrictions-texas/index.html "Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed. The friend introduced him to Kailee Lingo, her sorority sister at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Kailee remembers that when she and Cade met, it was "a connection at first sight." A month after college graduation, Kailee and Cade married in Marble Falls, Texas. They're both proud to be native Texans: Kailee's family has lived there for generations, and Cade's ancestors are among Texas' "Old Three Hundred," the original families that joined Stephen F. Austin to settle the area in the 1800s. At the time, the DeSpains were both passionately anti-abortion." *** The largest online progressive news show in the world. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT's independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/TheYoungTurks TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #TheYoungTurks #BreakingNews 220909 TA04 by The Young Turks
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Formerly Anti-Abortion Texas Woman Had to Drive 10 Hours to Get One to Save Her Life
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CNN: Once a 'quintessential pro-life Texan,' she had to flee her home state to get an abortion
CNN: Once a 'quintessential pro-life Texan,' she had to flee her home state to get an abortion.
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Woman's doctor warns her not to get pregnant in Texas
Woman’s doctor warns her not to get pregnant in Texas
Kailee DeSpain, a third-grade teacher in Texas, received horrible news from her doctor. Carrying her baby to term would endanger both of their lives. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports how the Lone Star state's strict abortion laws forced Kailee to another state for medical care. #CNN #News
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Over one year on from Dobbs, please remember the victims of abortion bans in America. These are just the ones that made it to the news:
Marlena Stell
Amanda Zurawski
Mylissa Farmer
The 10-year-old from Ohio
The 16-year-old from Florida
The 15-year-old from Florida
Nancy Davis
Elizabeth Weller
Anya Cook
Kelly Shannon
Jessica Bernardo
Kierstan Hogan
Taylor Edwards
Kylie Beaton
Gabriella Gonzalez
Samantha Casiano
Lauren Van Vleet
Austin Dennard
Lauren Miller
Jaci Statton
Kristina Cruickshank
Tara George
Kailee DeSpain
Deborah Dorbert
Mayron Hollis
Kristen Anya
Heather Maberry
Melissa Novak
Kayla Smith
Lauren Christensen
Beth Long
Anabely Lopes
Christina Zielke
Kaitlyn Joshua
Lauren Hall
Carmen Broesder
Jill Hartle
Brittany Vidrine
Jane Doe from Massachusetts, who had an ectopic pregnancy rupture because a pregnancy crisis center told her it was viable
The Jane Doe had an ectopic pregnancy rupture after an anti-abortion pregnancy center told her she had a normal pregnancy
Emily Doe, whose fetus had lungs that wouldn’t develop and had no kidneys. The pregnancy had the potential to endanger her health…but it wasn’t endangering it yet. So she had to flee Missouri for an abortion.
Victoria Doe from Louisiana, who had to go to Oregon
Ashley Brandt
Anna Zargarian
Reverend and Doctor Love Holt
Michelle Mitchenor
Brooke High
Ashley from Mississippi, who was raped and forced to give birth to her rapist's baby. She's 13.
Nicole Blackmon
Allie Phillips
Jennifer Adkins
When we do win back our right to bodily autonomy, forced birthers will forget these people. Some have absolutely no idea who these people are. But when you tell them you hope what they force on others gets forced on them, they gasp and say you're evil. Because they recognize that what they force on others is wrong, and they think they deserve better than their victims.
If you think the "abortion debate" is merely a difference of opinion, you haven't been paying attention.
#abortion#Marlena Stell#Amanda Zurawski#Mylissa Farmer#The 10-year-old from Ohio#The 16-year-old from Florida#The 15-year-old from Florida#Nancy Davis#Elizabeth Weller#Anya Cook#Kelly Shannon#Jessica Bernardo#Kierstan Hogan#Taylor Edwards#Kylie Beaton#Samantha Casiano#Lauren Van Vleet#Austin Dennard#Lauren Miller#Jaci Statton#Kristina Cruickshank#Tara George#Kailee DeSpain#Deborah Dorbert#Mayron Hollis#Gabriella Gonzalez#Kristen Anya#Heather Maberry#Melissa Novak#Kayla Smith
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