Post about The Back Porch
The Back Porch is a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Edmonton, Alberta.
I have heard reports from people in Edmonton about their activaties.
I've heard of the Back Porch.
It's not a place that "welcomes people who want to speak to someone before they have their abortion". It's a thinly-veiled Anti-choice bullshit-machine.
You do know they feed the women in there right. Hot chocolate and biscuits all around. I bet you never wondered why. I think you might want to know that women cannot eat or drink for 6 hours before their abortion (just like any other surgery that involves a painkiller). This seeming act of compassion has made it so women who live out of town (since Options is the northernmost clinic in Canada) can't have access to a safe, legal procedure.
And as to your sob-story about counseling? Also bullshit.
You see, there are counselors inside the clinic. I know this will boggle your mind, but there are social workers, trained in counseling (which the people in the Back Porch are not) who make sure the patients are making the decision freely. They work to alleviate any concerns the patient may have (which Porchers don't do) and they do not push anything on the woman (which is vastly different from the Porchers).
So no, it's not "They make their abortion appointment on line and then make their way to the clinic -- and that is it". There's so much more to it than you will ever know. The woman inside the clinic is constantly counseled, before, during and after. In fact, if she is on the operation table, speculum inside her and the anesthetic running and suddenly decided she's not sure the procedure stops. Right there.
And lastly, you do know amniocentesis is a test to determine the genetics of a baby, right? Like to see if the baby has spinabifida. Or a post-natal-fatal version of Trisomy.
I know this will probably never get put up because you've chosen to censor your comments but that's cool, if you could handle truth, you'd look at facts.
Love,
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ReplyDeleteis where you find a current reposting of the original post and a comment from Amanda of the Back Porch. Please, feel free to comment if it will be civil. We are not into getting "screamed" at or being insulted. These tactics also make your arguments look weak. (If your point does not make much sense--YELL LOUDER!)
I ask you, too, if you are "pro-choice" why does this little place supported by mom and pop type people with heartfelt donations bother you? Would you not be glad that someone has a chance to stop and think before they make a huge decision, especially if they have been rushed or pressured into it? (Don't tell me that you don't think that these pressures exists.) Would that not be "pro-choice"?