As a Pregnant Woman Post-Roe, I'm Terrified to Travel in America
I usually look forward to work trips with an excitement bordering on giddiness. Several nights in a hotel room without children, falling asleep alone watching a bad movie on cable is a middle-aged mother’s dream. to go on this reporting road trip through South Dakota and Wisconsin at a time when I’ll be 18 weeks pregnant with my third child at the age of 41.
I am filled with fear for all women in this country right now, but also for myself, for my unborn baby, and for the two children under the age of 5 that I’m hoping to live a long time to take care of. A pregnancy at any age is anxiety-inducing enough. It’s even more anxiety-inducing at my age, when the risk of complications for both the mother and the fetus are much higher.
I used to feel certain that if something went wrong during the course of this pregnancy, doctors at any hospital in the country would do whatever it takes to save my life. Now, I’m not so sure. Wisconsin’s statute now states, “Providing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.” There remains a clause in Wisconsin for the life of the mother as well, yet I still don’t want to be plunged into that gray area. No woman should be plunged into that gray area—to have to imagine begging for her life, her health, and the ability to continue to raise the two children she already brought into this world.
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