The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.

The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.

To have a story start with a SEVENTEEN MINUTE shoulder dystocia and then get worse...

Must've been one of the top surreal moments for his life to then be like. "Oh. No. Yeah."

Förståss - just a way to signal that I'm Swedish, but with family ties to Denmark!

If you're familiar with later abortion care in Denmark, I'm all ears to hear about why an 18 week ban isn't a problem.

But to your point: abortion is such a canary in the coal mine for the problems that emerge when socialized care systems are built on the assumption that improved access/care removes the need for services that - in privatized care systems - are often needed *because of* poor access or poor care.

Is that better or worse than the current American circus? I don't know. But we shouldn't have to choose between the two.

My beef with Swedish abortion care is the absence of procedural abortion availability. I'd personally rather have a PAB than a MAB, especially at, say, 17 weeks. I think patients should have that choice.

Diana and I both work a lot with people travelling for abortion. Europe-to-America abortion travellers are, for sure, exceptional cases. But they exist. They come from health systems that outperform American healthcare for almost everybody... but sometimes fail later abortion seekers.

This is really well-said!