Our abortions, our stories

Society needs to change its preconceptions around pregnancy. When a birthing person announces they are pregnant the default response goes along the lines of "Ohhhh when is it due? Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" Gender-normative assumptions aside, there's an even more insidious assumption at play here: that the pregnancy is going to result in a birth.

I want the default expectation to be more around: "Do you have access to abortion? Have you got it booked yet? Do you need a friend to accompany you?"

There's no true analogy for pregnancy because it is a unique circumstance with no comparison, but abortion is a valid outcome for every pregnancy and birthing folk need to feel more empowered to seek them.