I Talk to My Young Kids About Abortion Because the Government Won’t

My son was 4, almost 5 when I sat him down to speak to him about abortion—specifically, my own. As an infant, my son attended more than a few pro-choice rallies with me, usually while strapped to my chest and drooling as he slept. The news is on near-constantly inside our home—the background noise of our lives—and he’s heard his mother and father talk politics at the dinner table. But as he continued to grow I knew we would need to have a more formal discussion about abortion. He was familiar with the anatomically correct names for his body parts…. Read Full Article