LJ Idol Mini Season Week 0.5: The Giving of Thanks

		the giving of thanks

today i am thankful that i am alive
for my friends and family that are still breathing
i give thanks that the maniacs with guns are not on my doorstep
that i do not have to walk into Planned Parenthood
	to be bullied and yelled at
	to be threatened and shot at
	
i give thanks that i do not have to make choices
	between getting medical help
		and a distinct fear that getting that help could end
			with a bullet in my body

i give thanks that my four pregnancies were wanted
	for the access to resources and help when three ended
	far before full term

i give thanks to the heroes of Planned Parenthood
	to the doctors and nurses
	    to those who file papers and those who volunteer their bodies as escorts


i give thanks that i am alive today
that my d&cs were done by my doctor
	not on a table while looked at in scorn

and i weep
		in fear
	because this world is being held hostage
	by terrorists hiding behind religion
		tearing holes in humanity
		creating us versus them

abortion is never an easy choice 
	      never what little girls dream of
	      never something to assume about








I stand with Planned Parenthood. I believe in the freedom of choice. That my body is my own and my choices are not for politicians to make. That these choices, even if someone 
disagrees, should not put me in danger of being shot.