RH Reality ..... start talking about abortion to your toddler

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 RH Reality  has a post that comes under the heading....you can't make this stuff up. Some excerpts....

My daughter was 2 years old the first time we talked about abortion. While this might seem shocking to some, it was a part of a very conscious decision on my part to raise my children with pro-choice values

In simple terms, I told her: “When a woman gets pregnant, she can either stay pregnant and have a baby, or she can go to a doctor and have him or her get rid of the fetus so that she doesn't have a baby. That's called abortion. Ummm notice the change of terms....have a baby or get rid of the fetus. See honey, wanted...a baby....unwanted a fetus.         

 She was used to hearing accurate pregnancy-related terminology, and she was about as disgusted by the anti-choice position as you could ever expect a pre-schooler to be. Is she frightened of a pix of a baby??

As my daughter has grown older, our discussions about abortion rights have continued to evolve, catching her younger brother up on the subject and adding in more information about the actual procedure.... Do you show her pictures of what the baby or fetus looks like following the abortion. Doesn't concern or frighten her??

There are myriad important reasons to have that conversation – and to keep having it as your pre-schoolers become big kids, tweens, and then teenagers who will soon be facing reproductive decisions of their own.

 Perish the thought that otherwise, our babies will become the next generation of forced-birth bullies!  

There isn't anything frightening about terminating a pregnancy, but even a child can comprehend the atrocity in forced gestation.

Through open and honest discussion, children learn that women they love – their mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and family friends – have made the choice to abort without shame or guilt.

So Mommy, if I was unwanted while you were pregnant, I could end up in pieces and you could go on without shame or guilt because those big bad forced birth bullies must be stopped.  But, if you change your mind on me, can you terminate me?? Just asking.....