It ‘was to support my family:’: why Abortion, no matter the reason, is healthcare.

In the two years since the Dobbs decision, we’ve heard stories from across the nation of women whose health and lives have been endangered by abortion bans. Whether they need abortion care for a miscarriage, for postpartum care, a complication, or simply for an unintended pregnancy– as is the case for the majority of abortions– abortion is healthcare. As Sarah Elaine Harrison, a Texas-based attorney and author of a recent New York Times opinion piece entitled “Both My Abortions Were Necessary. Only One Gets Sympathy.,” explains, “it is not a protection of family values to deny women the right to the healthcare that they need.” » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: https://www.msnbc.com/information/download-msnbc-app-n1241692 Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: https://link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc-daily-signup Find MSNBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msnbc/ Follow MSNBC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSNBC Follow MSNBC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msnbc #abortion #healthcare #womensrights