By Zoila Palma: There is ongoing discussion in Belize following recent reports from the Belize Family Life Association (BFLA) as they advocate for the removal of the criminalization of abortion in Belize.
Belizean journalist Cherisse Halsall says that pregnancy, miscarriage, and birth made her “radically pro-choice.”
“Because no one should tell you that you have to continue a pregnancy that could, at some point, turn out not to be viable and break your heart. No one should make you continue a pregnancy that, for good or for ill, permanently changes the trajectory of your financial future or your professional career. No one should make you continue a pregnancy that could result in serious medical complications, complications that could follow you for months, years, or the rest of your life,” Halsall explained.
Halsall says that “getting pregnant is one of the few things in life where, as the old adage goes, you have one foot in the grave and one foot out. Even with modern medicine, there are simply too many unknowns.
You can have a perfectly healthy pregnancy until suddenly you don’t. You can make it through pregnancy and discover that childbirth has consequences you never anticipated.
You can desperately want a baby and still have a pregnancy that becomes medically dangerous. You can have a pregnancy that is wanted and still miscarry.”
In addition, Halsall says that women can have a pregnancy that changes your life in ways you weren’t prepared for—financially, professionally, physically, emotionally, or all four.
Halsall says she believes that the only person who should ultimately be able to decide whether to continue or end a pregnancy is the person who is actually being asked to take on all of those risks.
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By Zoila Palma: There is ongoing discussion in Belize following recent reports from the Belize Family Life Association (BFLA) as they advocate for the removal of the criminalization of abortion in Belize. Belizean journalist Cherisse Halsall says that pregnancy, miscarriage, and birth made her “radically pro-choice.” “Because no one should tell you that you have
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