I work down the hall from an abortion clinic

[Got Gear?]

Canada's health care system is different than that of the US.
My cities only abortion clinic is in the city hospital. Just 30' down the hall from the IT office.

They only preform abortions 1 day of the week. It's pretty weird that day... security guards escorting me to my office, etc.

Since there's only 2 things on this floor...the abortion clinic and the IT offices, I know when I see a girl in the hall, why she's here.

This has brought a few awkward moments my way..
Like the time I saw a good friend wandering the hall.. course I open my stupid mouth with "What brings you to these parts?".

Or the time I forgot it was "Naughty girl Tuesday" and tried to pick up this hottie..

Honestly, I'm surprised at the demographic. I expected to see only young girls. But older women are in there all the time. Some look well off, others look like they are bums. Some seem like totally cool people, some are right off their rocker.

Then there's the protestors. Quite the bunch themselves. I have to wonder to myself what they hope to achieve. I mean, the girl already has an appointment for an abortion.. do they really think that they'll see the protestors and suddenly decide to keep the baby? Does this poor girl really need any more trama right about now?

Honestly I have a reluctant pro-choice stance. I don't agree with abortion, but think the women should have the right to choose.

But it's not the topic of abortion and wether it's right or wrong that I'd like to discuss here. That's already been done... I'd like to discuss everything else around it. Mainly the roll of protestors.. I've got to sit in a guarded office because of these people doing "God's will". Last year a doctor who preformed abortions at this hospital was shot and nearly killed. Abortion isn't right, but killing doctors is? What about their signs "Abortion stops a beating heart" for example.... blatently false. Or "Grandma's for life"... the relevance is where?

Just once I'd like to go out there with a "My Daddy is a Rapist" sign.

[rude]

You must feel weird bro on that day, i know I would. I completly agree with you about the protesters, just leave the girl alone she is already going through enough, their not going to change the poor girls mind. Its her decision to make and the protesters should understand that.

[Got Gear?]

Dammit LM! I put this post up as per your request!

Now reply!!!

[Keiser]

This is a tough one for me. I don't like people protesting anything to be honest with you. If they don't agree with something, they should just hold their beliefs & not do it and not get into others business.

If a girl got raped & got pregnant, then of course she should get an abortion IMO. So if some poor girl got raped, then had to go thru all the stress of going to an abortion clinic and on top of that have protesters out there causing her even more stress, thats just terrible.

Also in high school, my best friend got his gf pregnant, they had not been together long, he was an athlete and had a chance to make it in the pros. I thought having the baby would ruin everything for him. They decided to get an abortion, but then at the clinic, she had a change of heart and kept it. That was 8 years ago, and now they are happily married with a beautiful 8 year old daughter that I and everyone else just love, and he still played pro baseball.....

Thank god, they didn't go thru with it.

[34pumped]

yea bro awkward it has to be and if a girl is raped and gets preg.. abortion should be done

[pucknutz78]

"naughty girl tuesday" eh? LOL