🧵 My pregnant wife called me at work, she said — Something Is Wrong. She was distraught. She said she was heading to our OB/GYN. I told her I’d meet her there.
We had been trying to get pregnant for a few years. We were overjoyed when we found out the good news.
The OB/GYN did an ultrasound. He looked distressed. He compassionately gave us the heartbreaking news. Our unborn child had no heartbeat. He explained, it was necessary to have something he called a D&C. This, he explained, was critical for my wife’s health.
He sent us directly to a hospital. They were waiting for us. As I was helping my wife put on a hospital gown, we believe she started to miscarry.
That day is a traumatic blur. After we returned home from the hospital, we curled up on the sofa and cried together, silently, for hours.
What I know now is, a D&C is a medical procedure — also known as an abortion. I now understand how abortion is healthcare. I also realize, now, we were actually lucky.
We were lucky to live in a state where abortion in legal. We didn’t have to wait until my wife’s life was in imminent danger, or where sepsis irrevocably damaged her reproductive system. We also didn’t have to drive to another state.
@BrockWolf6 This is very misleading. If a woman has a missed abortion which is what this is, if she does not miscarry on her own the medically indicated procedure is a D&C and is not denied in any state in the country. D&C stands for dilation and curettage.
Look. I am sorry for the loss of your baby. I cannot even begin to understand your pain. I am also sorry for anyone that read your endless posts claiming that the procedure was an abortion. The procedure you encountered is available in any state and unfortunately you are using your loss to pander.