American Pregnancy
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2024
- There are days when I actually can’t believe that with all our advances, and all we know, we’re even contemplating the idea of the American government forcing women to be pregnant. It’s mind boggling.
Women, If you don't want to be forced to live as second class citizens, VOTE ! 💙💙💙
My goodness yes!!
Not to relax but remember I told you this, Donnie is going to lose by a historical amount of votes! 8,000,000+! It will not be close and will not take the mail-in votes to confirm Joesph Biden.
The Republicans want to take away women’s right to vote too.
And if you want to vote in the future and you want your daughters to be able to vote, vote BLUE NOW. Too many Republicans want to take women's right to vote away. They'll take everything from you--but only if you let them. Don't let them. Vote them OUT OF OFFICE.
Pregnancy is still a choice, excluding cases of rape, which are less than 1% of abortion cases to begin with . The vast majority of abortion ca ses are from women sleeping around and deciding too little too late they don’t want the baby they conceived through consensual sex. Being pregnant is almost always your choice and stop pretending it isn’t. Leigh sounds like she’s emotionally invested in this case because she’s been as much of a whore as the women she’s sticking up for- the very same women who make up the pro-abortion movement in the first place- women who will say that it’s empowering to come home after a night at the bars with a total stranger they don’t even know and fuck his brains out only to want to choose the easiest escape route to their bad decisions as soon as they realize the consequences of those same decisions.
Amen sister. Vote blue!.
Their laws are not pro-life for the living breathing human being that is a woman.
More like, “pro-domination.” (Of women. Ugh.)
Their laws are not pro life for anyone anywhere. They are pro control over every aspect of everyone's life but their own. Full stop.
Claiming to be "pro-life" or caring about a fetus is easy. You don't actually have to do anything because the embryo/fetus doesn't need to be fed, clothed, housed, educated, or even loved. That's why they make such a big deal about abortion; it's an easy target. A *_REAL pro-life_* advocate would be for personal choice between a woman and her doctor, then would want every possible program available to help those children after they're born. A child forced to be in this world should never have a need that isn't immediately met.
The laws definitely are not for the living breathing human being that is a man either.
So what exactly are the laws for?
Thank you. So many reasons to vote Blue.
It's so easy to Republicans to ban abortion. It's not their body.
Republicans will ban abortion for the general public, but they'll make sure they and their wives, daughters, and mistresses will still be able to get abortions; for them it's "Rules for thee, not for me".
For most of them, its not even their sex.
It's so easy for the Democrats to let illegals take over. It's not their country!
Also they're not murderers! Baby killer!
Abortions were not banned Nationally.. They were moved to individual states to decide for themselves. As per the constitution. Any law that is not in the Constitution? Is supposed to be decided by the states.
Thank you, Leigh McGowan, for speaking up and speaking out. It's a private decision to have an abortion, not a legal one. Lawmakers keep out of the private medical decisions of women.
How many abortions have you had?
@@imperialmotoring3789 how many root canals have you had?
Stogie old white men should not tell women what they can and can't do with the body. The decision to have or not have an abortion should be made by the individuals involved (Mother & Father). Everyone else should keep their opinion to themselves.
And the final choice should always be the womans.
Many of the Blacks and Browns do not like abortion though.
Technically you are a "mother" if you have a child. Dismembering the child alive in the womb makes you a disgusting monster, not a "mother".
These ppl are not stogie old white men. They are men and women who use their religious beliefs to control women.
As long as the baby is not too developed when it's for mere 'convenience'.@@Lucky_McHugh_38C
Individual involved. The pregnant person. No one else. Her body, her choice.
I don’t understand WOMEN who are for total bans on abortion.
I don't like it, but I think I can understand it. I think it boils down to a couple different things or a combination of both.
The first is the v religious kind. These are people who have been told 'trust in God' through any problem, circumstance or bad experience they have ever had in their life. It's a form of "don't complain to me about your problem, I don't want to hear about it," from other people. It's also a form of "your problems are your fault because you obviously don't trust in God enough, or he would have fixed this by now." Neither are based on religious texts, or even make much sense when considered logically, but when it's ingrained in a culture, it can be hard to see around it. And when you're surrounded by a society that is united by those sorts of fundamentally illogical and unreasoned beliefs that 'should not' be questioned, it's harder to keep a sense of objectivity and critical thinking. It's why peer pressure works so well.
I think the second thing is a lack of awareness or understanding. That might be around pregnancy and the potential issues that can occur. It might be around the laws that are being proposed. It might be around how the legal system works - like how long it might take to ask a Court to grant an 'exception' for someone to be able to get the required medical care. It might be about existing regulations (which are pretty strict) and what is permissible generally and what is restricted unless certain criteria are met. It might be around the medical profession - what doctors are allowed to do, when judgement calls are made, how hospital lawyers review cases, how consultations with medical experts are managed, how 'emergency' is defined or 'life-threatening' is evaluated etc.
I think most people who are simply unaware or lack detailed knowledge are actually pretty reasonable when you get past the misinformation. Additionally, once they become aware of the existing laws and regulations, most of them are pretty satisfied with the existing system and don't think it needs changing much if at all. Getting past the misinformation is challenging though.
For people whose world relies on them *not* questioning things or thinking then through logically, it can be much harder to engage with them, because the effect could up-end their entire life/family/social network etc.
I don't understand how anyone would want the illegals here.
Most people don't really care. We just don't want tax money to pay for abortions.
For those, who still believe Leah is overstating the risks of a pregnancy : Go to an older cemetry and look at the tombstones of the women, who died before 1900-1930, definetly before 1950. I bet and I'd eat a hat without sauce, that at least half of them were between 18 and 30 years .... childbearing age ...
Take care - Europe
It's a fact in Jamaica W.I. where I grew up. If you are a poor woman currently living in America, it's still true. I have been to several double casket funerals, one for the mother and one for the tiny infant who died shortly after birth. 🇺🇲
A policeman was 30 years old here when he was murdered by an illegal the other day. How is that possible under a Democracy???
The US still has about the worst maternal mortality rate among developed countries.
@@diceman199 Out of all the countries in the world, the USA is 122 in maternal mortality rates. *Even the West Bank and Gaza Strip have better rates than the USA.* That's _ALL_ the countries. When it comes to the "wealthy" countries, the USA, as you said, is dead last on the list. No other fully developed country has worse maternal rates than we do. *AND, it is FAR WORSE when it comes to Black Women's maternal mortality rates.*
Just so you know that, before birth control, women were continuing to have children into their 50's. But I appreciate your message. xo
Thanks for being so courageous to tell your story Leigh.💪🏻 ♀️ Women will determine the next election ♀️
You are so amazing. Lady we are all lucky you are here right now. Thank you for sharing your reality. All the best to you and your family!🌈🙏💐
Women like you should not have to tell their personal private medical stories, but I appreciate when you do.
PRO-WOMEN
Powerful!! Thank you. Roevember vote 💙
Thank you Leigh for sharing your story and for everything that you do.
I'm voting for President Biden again! Vote Blue 💙💙🌊🌊🌊 Women are going to save America's Democracy
Yeah but Kari Lake says that an Arizona woman can just drive 3 hours in either direction (either towards California or New Mexico) and just get an abortion. That way women can get the reproductive health care they need and Arizona can still keep their 1864 law in place. I guess she expects everyone to rush out and vote for her for the Senate now, because she solved the problem.
😂
What about women who can’t take two or more days off from work to travel to another state? Or they can’t afford travel and motel expenses, on top of the cost of the abortion. Or the national ban takes place (god forbid), and it doesn’t matter what state they drive to. Yes, there will always be abortions, with coat hangers, in back alleys. Great mortality rate those have…🤨
Wow, good luck if you have gone septic then, I guess.
Also, she's an idiot & a liar. We have video of her from a few years ago, saying that she hopes the Territorial ban becomes law. You know, the same thing she's trying to walk back now.
Lake and the AZ leislature ignore all the women with high risk pregancies. Drs in AZ and other anti abortion states don't take these women as clients for fear of the repurcussions of a failed pregnancy. So many women's lives are jeopardized needlessly.
Come move to the Southside of Chicago! You can have an abortion every month! Also all of the wonderful Democrat policies make the Southside of Chicago a GREAT place to raise your kids . Oh wait, that's night. Sorry about the kids I meant have abortions!
At the end of my mother's life, she told me she had 7 miscarriages and 2 still births. This came as a shock to me, considering she has 9 living offspring. Mummy explained that it was common before birth control drugs and widespread healthcare in Jamaica W.I. where she grew up. Most of the people in the U.S. Senate are in their late 70's/early 80's. Is it possible that they have forgotten how hard pregnancy is on a woman's body? It's even more astonishing that some female legislators are actually voting to ban abortions and birth control pills/devices! Keep fighting the good fight. God bless you. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇺🇲
Thank you for this. I had an ectopic pregnancy try and kill me and I can’t believe that women are now blocked from access to the care that saved my life… and allowed me to live and parent the children I had and have more.
In Arizona, what they call the "1864 Ban"...abortion is allowed in instances of mothers life threatened. So...today's mothers will be fine.
@@jetskiwillywilly7970and who makes the decision when that line is crossed when the woman’s life is in danger? Does she have to suffer until she’s on the brink of death? Because that’s exactly what’s happening in these cases. Women are having to wait until they’re actually about to die until they can have an abortion because the law isn’t written with any nuance and doctors are threatened with losing their license and prison time. And what happens if the doctor can’t save them after their life is threatened? You think all the sudden the surgery will fix everything? Women end up in septic shock and even with an abortion they still have to deal with all the infection that was growing inside of them while the doctors were waiting until they were sick enough to save their life. You may think that’s the case that women are fine, but there are countless stories that say otherwise. Just look at the news and you’ll see that women aren’t fine. Modern medicine is supposed to be preventative, not allowing a woman to suffer until she’s about to die before she can have an operation. That’s just cruel.
You are my Hero.
You tell them girl. People are so judgemental in their medical ignorance. I am a man but face that stupidity daily. Twenty six years ago I got the flu and in three days my life was changed forever. My doctor at the time misdiagnosed it but the virus got into the muscle of the heart and lungs. It took a few years but finally got a proper diagnosis and treatment but I was on disability by then. Even members of my own family thought I was just gold bricking on disability as they could not understand how a simple flu could do so much damage. However my children who are now in their forties are glad I am still here as I was a single parent at the time of my illness. Turns out I was extremely lucky as only about five percent live though that especially with the bad diagnosis. It was not my time. The general public has no clue of the struggles folks go through and think their experience is the same as everyone else's experience with no thought to how lucky they were to avoid what we go through. And in their ignorance they judge others all the time. They have no clue how stupid they are. The lack of compassion is stunning. These are things that should be left to doctors and patients not law makers. No one is free unless everyone is free. GET OUT OF OUR BEDROOMS AND DOCTOR OFFICES.
And courtrooms and classrooms, as well.
Thank you for telling your story. I know it wasn't easy. I am a retired RN and totally agree with everything you said. I saw many circumstances that the GOP idiots cannot imagine.
We need more people like you telling those stories. Bc I'm sure that people outside of Healthcare, would have no idea about the unintended consequences of these laws...
Wow, so powerful. I have daughters. You truly rock! 💜👍🙏
Your daughters were raised to sleep around and have abortions?
A zillion years ago I was 3 weeks pregnant- felt a pain on a Saturday afternoon.. was operated on Monday mid morning: tubal pregnancy.
No explanations of pro & con,
No bans, no waiting no laws saying no!
Tubal pregnancies can't be born live.
Omg!! And was your medical team able to re-implant the embryo into your uterus so you were able to have a successful pregnancy?
I am being totally facetious here. I'm glad you were treated properly and safely and not insanely. Take care. ❤
You are very strong & brave to tell your story. For years, male politicians have been arguing over women's bodies, and for years, I have been sick of it!!! Vote Blue Everyone for so many good reasons. 💙 🇺🇸
I am counting down to my BLUE vote!
I have a friend who got pregnant on her 49th birthday. After more than a year of menopause. She's an L&D nurse, and her hubby's a doctor. They know how this stuff works. But they were surprised, to say the least.
I remember a few years ago, reading that women in their 40s had surpassed teens in the number of unplanned pregnancies. If couples with that many years of family planning and/or birth control behind them could still fall pregnant unintentionally, then it's not uncommon.
And your point about the preganancy test requirement was spot on!
No one ever discusses why abortion was made legal to begin with. Women were dying at endemic rates, and the medical community came forward demanding it be legalized. Prenatal deaths from back alley abortions were high, prenatal suicides were high, and pre-natal homicides were high. infanticide and abandoned newborns in dumpsters. So now we're supposed to go back to that?
In Arizona, what they call the "1864 Ban"...abortion is allowed in instances of mothers life threatened. So...today's mothers will be fine.
While i was going thru menopause, my health insurance company required my doctor to affirm every January that I had not gotten younger during the previous year, i.e. not "youthed" into the ability to bear children.
Huh?
Amen Leigh. Thank you and I'm sorry for you situation. Love you hon!
You are not only an amazing social advocate, you're a walking miracle. I had my own near death pregnancy/birth experience 29 yrs ago. You're right, THEY DON'T KNOW OUR STORIES!!! Thank you & please take good care!❤
SURE...AS...HELL SHOULD BE A CHOICE! When the Dobbs decision dropped, my first thought was NO CHOICE = NO DEMOCRACY! An damn...these 'right to lifers' are jackbootting America towards what Russia and Hungary are! Roevember 2024 VOTE Blue up and down the ballot!
May I ask if you hold the opinion that men should be the ones to make the decision regarding their registration for selective service?
@@user-zu5do6ri6r WHAT kind of question is that in relation to PG's video?
This should run on a loop on Every TV Station! Thank you for sharing your story❤
You amaze me even more every time you speak, Leigh. 💙
Well said! Thank you for sharing your story! Take care ❤
Living in TN, have 2 daughters 19 and 23. I’m terrified for them.
They really need to move, if not emigrate, or permanently disable their reproductive potential. Those pushing this agenda are not going to stop.
They need to move, if not emigrate or permanently delete the potential.
Those with bans in their plans will not stop those plans, even if they have to pause them.
TN law allows abortion when mothers life is threatened...sooo your daughters will be fine....as long as you don't sterilize them with trans drugs....which I think TN also banned.
You should be terrified! What I find ironic is that my daughter won’t have the same right I had if this goes through. My mom didn't have that right and was forced to keep me so I suffered her cruelty and abuse for years. When I found out I was pregnant, even though abortion was safe and legal, I didn't even consider it. I ended up having 4 kids in 4 years and I am forever thankful I had the right to choose. Believe it or not, I didn't do to my kids what was done to me so the abuse stopped with me. I was determined to be the mom I wanted but never had.
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YES! THIS EXACTLY! THIS! THIS! THIIIIISSSSS!
Thank you so much for sharing your very difficult story.
Leigh, strong or not, you have more heart than almost anyone I know.❤
Thank you for sharing your story. So powerful.
Thank you for telling your story. It can't be easy, but it is important.
This is crazy...why are MEN Telling Women How To Treat Their Bodies...
Leave The Women's Body To Them.
PERIOD ‼️‼️‼️
They've told us to "choose better" for years.
Now there's a world wide movement to choose/prioritize ourselves & just say "NO" to them.
FA/FO season has arrived!
Because we own you!
If you don't have a period, what happens to me and mine is none of your gd business
I would agree, except that you force men to sign up for selective services. Why are women the only ones who should have the right to their own bodies in this country?
@@user-zu5do6ri6r we already are owning our own bodies...most physical care is geared towards men...even veteran services don't make enough space for female Vets...so where ever you got that information from...it's not fact based
Okay, so you have to take this Rx to live plus get bloodwork done every month to double check that you’re not pregnant and I can imagine this medicine isn’t cheap nor the bloodwork. If you decide to get an elective hysterectomy so you absolutely can’t get pregnant your insurance most likely would not even cover it. Wanna take bets on that? 🤔 As usual you’re always spot on with your videos! Vote Blue 💙💙💙💙
Of course her insurance won’t cover a hysterectomy! It’s not “ medically necessary“ for her to have one!
@@neilish13 Maybe it actually is medically necessary, since another pregnancy would most likely kill her.
@@darburing good point!
But chances health insurance would admit that?
I went through something similar. It's really scary and really emotional. Thanks for sharing!
Her body, her choice!!!! I agree with you 💯
Oh Leigh ... your courage and selflessness amazes me. Sharing this very personal part of your journey in the name of a woman's right to choose is enlightening. Sadly we can't be helped if Rs takes control of our government. People: VOTE BLUE UP and DOWN the BALLOT!
Thank you for sharing your situation! I am so very glad that the prognosis that you were given was overly pessimistic and you are still here with us. ❤
Thank you. That’s very kind. It wasn’t overly pessimistic. I just got incredibly lucky with the city. I live in, the drugs that have come out since I got sick, and my reaction to one particular drug that most people don’t respond to.
@@PoliticsGirl *waves* in chronic illness solidarity
I can’t believe we women are going through this. This is diabolical and cruel and insane. Hearing So many women’s stories. Not stories life changing medical situations that they go through with their bodies. The thought of what women are going through and the thought that a few people took rights away. Is wrong. For what. Religion. Separation of church and State. Freedom of religion. Don’t press your religious views or thoughts on another persons rights. Thank You so much for sharing your story. ❤
Thank you for sharing this difficult event of your life, Leigh. I hope that it'll give courage to other women to come forward with their OWN pregnancy/abortion horror stories so that people....especially men....wake up to the reality of what the "American Taliban" really want for all women in America. In the months before he was murdered, Harvey Milk encouraged closeted gay people to come out because he knew that it was a vital step toward visibility and awareness. This is no different!! As a man, I will fight alongside women because now they're fighting all over again the same battles that their great-grandmothers won over a century ago and this time around, they can't be left to fight alone!!!
Thank you for speaking out. Thank you for telling your story. It drives home one of the thousand reasons that these people pushing ignorant laws don't have a clue.
I’m so sorry❤️🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing your story, Leigh. I’m so sorry you’ve gone through such a difficult time. I have stories too. Most women have stories. Unfortunately, it seems we all must share intimate details to get these idiots out of our lives. Stay strong sisters. We got this. 💙
You are amazing. Thank you for what you do.
Amen sister!!! Pro Union Pro Dem!
Same. I have ehlers danlos syndrome and very significant cardiac electrical pathway problems, BAV, multiple multiple health scares and long covid for me right now essentially is heart failure. Both my daughters definitely kick started alot of things amongst other factors. I totally agree.
Bravo. Well said
This message needs to be played nationwide asap and thanks for the awesome breakdown, Leigh btw, there's already a great deal of horror stories and the gqp should laugh now because there's going to be hell to pay later.
Happy that you had a son,Leigh! So sorry for all your issues following! I had a healthy child followed by 6 miscarriages in the following 4-5 years-no idea why! I feel your pain 😢💕
Right on 💯
I'm glad I can't get pregnant any more.
Me too! Thank ya, menopause!
Ditto! But I have nieces 😢.
That was perfect! Vote 💙. It’s also not like we can get pregnant by ourselves. Takes 2, but only 1 of us has to deal with all the issues during & after pregnancy. I had to have a complete hysterectomy after my son was born in my early 30’s. He’s 21 now and I’m still dealing with some health issues. Wouldn’t give him up for anything, but it does take a lot from us to carry & give birth.
😅Well said!! All they want for their fragile little egos is control. They have no idea the impact they have and more than that, they don’t care.
Wow, Leigh thank you so much for sharing your story. How scary that must have been and continues to be!!!! I hope that you have 50+ more years to be with your family and friends. Your messages are always on point and gets right to the heart of the situation. ❤❤❤
Leigh... I pray for your good health my dear... and the health of your family...🙏
You are the kind of person this world needs... you are strong... you are a caring woman with a big heart...
Love ya Girl...🥰
Thank you. Similar story here.
Omg, you can't judge a book by it's cover, Thank You Leigh ❤
I read over the weekend stories about a hospital turning away pregnant women in distress and it's tragedy over and over.
There's NO FREEDOM in this Country
Thank you Ma’am
After I had a kidney removed due to cancer, I developed kidney related high blood pressure and was told that if I got pregnant, I could die. I couldn't use birth control pills. I spent twenty years with this fear until perimenopause kicked in. Luckily for me menopause happenedtwo years before these draconian bans. The anxiety and dread I felt comes back every time I hear one of these stories. I commend her for going public even though this should be her private business and I will be in the voting both making sure women get the reproductive care we need.
My unexpected pregnancy led to massive internal scarring (gallbladder and uncontrolled bile leak). Another pregnancy would have killed me from internal hemorrhage, and left my daughter without a mother. Menopause was a blessing, but so many women don’t have that luxury and are still in danger.
In Arizona, what they call the "1864 Ban"...abortion is allowed in instances of mothers life threatened. Same with TN. So...today's mothers will be fine.
@@jetskiwillywilly7970 whatever helps YOU sleep at night, dude. Reality, however, disagrees with your claim.
@@jetskiwillywilly7970 - "In the short time that Idaho has been allowed to enforce its abortion ban against women who need emergency termination, SIX women have been airlifted to another state for care that's illegal in Idaho."
You were saying...?
Brava👏👏👏👏❤
Extremely compelling discussion of why one- size-fits-all bans are wrong. Thank you.
I am so sorry about your health situation,and sorry you needed to disclose it. However,it got to me.
I am not and never was a "pro-lifer", nor a zealot of any stripe. I have deep reservations about abortion, but always knew there were scenarios I would never know about,nor need to know.
It is still a very difficult subject for me,even tho I am old and not a woman. With RvW,I always felt it was settled, and I was okay with that.
BTW, I have voted for a R only once in my life. I regretted it straight on.
Thank you so much
Thanks for sharing. It just might make a difference. I wish you well and hope against hope that you regain your health one day.
Thank you so much. I’ve been incredibly lucky. The drugs that have been been introduced since I was diagnosed, the city I lived in, the doctors I’ve had and my reaction to one particular drug has been life-changing.
Yeah, and if you listen to them, they sound insane because they'll be like well then just don't have sex. Like that will work for every woman in your situation /s
those people want to ban birth control too and force anyone who even dares you know have a moment of pleasure to bear the consequences of bringing a child they never wanted into this world.
These old guys shouldn’t have sex at all since their wives can’t get pregnant. Same logic or lack there of.
Old guys making these asinine decisions.
@@cathystresing5744It's all about having control over others' lives.
@@siobhan4243of course it is
I feel sorry for Republicans. Apparently, they think sex is only for reproduction.
TRUTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2:46 My husband overheard this part, and said “So they are expecting married couples to just….never have sex?”
“No,” I told him. “They expect men to ‘have needs’ and women to be *disposable*, so if she cannot serve, why, kick her to the curb and get a new model that CAN serve his needs. Things like ‘love’ and ‘loyalty’ don’t survive misogynistic American evangelical politics.”
YOU NEED TO GO TO CONGRESS or your STATE and testify! You are a rock star Leigh.
Testimony of situations like hers was given in *every* state legislature that held hearings on the bills before the restrictions were enacted.
The testimony of OBGYNs was ignored as well as it conflicted with forced birth agenda
Idaho too😢
Thank you for the strength of your story. I am so sorry you are going through this. I wish you could get that through those 'Pro Life' morons who think nothing about the reality of 'Life'.
These matters are no one else's business. Legislators shouldn't even be considering making laws about such things.
How intensely honorable and strong it is of you to share in such a manner to impart a truth for the benefit of other women and society as a whole. I commend and applaud you. Thank you for your dedication and your work. Bravo.
You are so brave to tell AND live your story. So much for HIPPA but thank you for sharing your particular story. There are so-o-o-o many more stories out there that these politicians can’t even begin to imagine are possible. Every situation is different. These abortion ban laws are ridiculous and not a ‘one-size fits all’! Leave our bodies & decisions alone! If these male-dominated politicians are so worried about pregnancy, they should all get vasectomies! Problem solved.
What do you mean so much for HIPPA?
I meant that her health story SHOULD be private but she is so passionate & brave to share that personal health information to educate these GOP congressmen. Nowadays, health is protected by HIPPA (as it should be) but because she is so passionate, she had to break her own privacy. Again, thank you! More stories need to come to light so they understand that women don’t take this lightly & this can be a real life or death situation!
Leigh, you're amazing and selfless for sharing your intimate medical story with us. We salute you and pray for you. We also owe you, for all that you have done and continue to do for us women, and men. I hope that your health, and struggles with it, improve and you are with us and your family for many, many years to come. Thank you a trillion times, dear lady.
Hear, hear! Outstanding!
Thank you for this. You’re brave and you’re smart and I’m thankful you have a platform to speak.
They underestimate how hard we AREN'T going backwards.
As a man, I’d like to say that I would support legislation that would require men to get a vasectomy until they are ready to have children. Why is all the responsibility burdened on the women? It takes two to make a baby. Both parties should bear responsibility. I know that vasectomies aren’t exactly 100% either. But it’s one way to share the costs and responsibilities
Thank you for sharing your story. Omg, you’re right, I was so seriously depleted when my daughter was born, I still struggle and I’m on a boatload of meds too. And I’m almost 60 and still ridiculously fertile. 😮!!
I appreciate your willingness to tell your story. No one should be allowed to tell a woman what to do with regard to her health.
It takes a lot of courage to share that much personal information publicly. Thank you for giving people more information. I’m glad you’re doing well now. What a scary situation that was.
Thanks for sharing. Your story hopefully will change minds and perspectives
Brava, Leigh! Thank you for sharing your story with us. Many blessings to you! 🙏🏻🩷
Wow, just wow. Very powerful! To the men (and some women) who have no clue: You do NOT have the right to make these decisions for anyone else!
Thank you so much for your impassioned story. I hope it gets through to those who need to know the truth.
Thank you for sharing your story.
You speak for many of us. These ignorant old men in politics should stay in their own lane.
Well said! So many making decisions that will never affect them directly, while being either ignorant to, or disregarding the impact of those decisions!
That's heartbreaking to hear about the effects of your pregnancy on your health. 💔 So sorry, Leigh! I can attest that, with her third pregnancy, my second daughter developed a whole array of serious health problems that now affects her every single day. How any man can assert to know anything about pregnancy is insulting. They need to STFU and get their unproven religious beliefs OUT of others' lives!
Ef Republicans
I'm so sorry that you had to share this very private fact of your life because of the idiocy of our country these days. But thank you for being brave enough to do so. ❤
Your Life
Your Body
Your Liberty
Your Choice
Cast Your Vote 💙
Thank you for this! I was told at 15 when I was diagnosed with lupus that getting pregnant was a deadly risk.
Very powerful!!! Needs to be on a commercial for more folks to get this kind of awareness!!!!❤❤❤
Have I told you lately how much I love and appreciate how you show up in this world ? ❤🎉
You are an inspiration and
leader in your own right!
Continue to speak the truth, and don't forget to find the calm in which you breathe love and peace into your beautiful heart.
Love to your family for sharing you with us....