Poor Choices

Women persisting in their drive to control unwanted pregnancies, in defiance of the criminalization of abortion and the risk to themselves. A juxtaposition of the available termination methods, hygienic settings and overall safety of women procuring abortions based on their class. “Abortion is here to stay whether illegal or legal. The Big question is how safe it is.” “Studies have shown that restrictive abortion laws do not prevent abortions; instead, they prevent access to safe abortion. Limiting access to this procedure is devastating for women’s lives and health, for women’s families and communities, for the health care system and—ultimately—for the country.”