Dear God; it’s me, Heidi,

First of all, I love you.

I’m trying to do the right thing lots. I talk to you all the time, but I’ve never talked to you through Medium before, so I guess:

“Long time listener / talker; first time…

Trump’s rhetoric on abortion isn’t far from Kasich’s reality

There has been a lot of talk this week about Donald Trump’s incendiary comment that, should abortion be illegal, “there has to be some form of punishment [for women seeking abortions illegally].” Trump’s rhetoric is and has…

Why I Didn’t Sign Your Pro-Life Petition

You are family. You are someone whom I love, enjoy, and appreciate having in my circle. You recently presented me with a petition to push for a California law requiring that a physician notify a parent at least 48 hours before performing an abortion on any…

An open letter to the men who think they can get away with anything

When I was fifteen years old I was in relationship with one of you.

You were thirty five and freshly broken up with your wife - but not yet divorced. You had two children: a boy and a girl…

What do you say to the women whose fetuses die in their womb and then their bodies don’t naturally abort the pregnancy? When they are told by their doctors that while many in this sad situation would next have a choice between taking a pill to complete the miscarriage or to have a surgical procedure to remove the unborn fetus, they don’t have a…