Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and accept
the enclosed package. In it you will find my uterus. I believe you’ll see that
the tag on the bottom says, “Please return to original owner, the United
States House of Representatives, when not in use.” Per those instructions, here it is.
I already have one son and one daughter and though in the
past I have entertained the idea of a third, I recently decided against it.
Mainly due to the passing of the Stupak-Pitts amendment last weekend. I figure
if my uterus is not really mine you should go ahead and have it back. Frankly, I’d rather not deal with it
anymore.
You see, after suffering a number of miscarriages almost eight years ago I was diagnosed with a chromosome disorder. This disorder was causing
my miscarriages and once I was blessed with a viable pregnancy I found out
there was a chance that a very extreme form of the disorder I carried could be
passed on to my unborn child.
I had to have an amniocentesis at 17 weeks and knew that if
the results didn’t come back in our favor we faced the possibility of what you
like to call a “late-term abortion” (you know that procedure you keep trying to
say I can't have). Luckily both my son and later my
daughter turned out to be healthy.
But now I’m in my thirties. My risk is even greater and my
insurance is non-existent. So,
while I’m happy that you passed legislation that may help me regain healthcare,
you made sure to omit one of the most important things I need to make sure is included. And since I no longer feel I can count on being covered for the possible risks involved with me having another baby, thanks to you, I'll just go ahead and pass. Besides, if I were to have another baby, it could very well turn out to be a girl. And I'm sure you're already swamped and another girl would just mean one more uterus for you to worry about.
So thanks for passing healthcare. I do appreciate it. But I'll be turning in my uterus anyway. Please use it well.
Love & Kisses,
Former uterus owner, Meghan Harvey 10CD-California
When Meghan Harvey is not fully immersed in angry sarcasm she is blogging on her personal blog, Meg's Idle Chatter.
this is brilliant. I think we should get a zillion of those cute little plush uteri you've pictured and send 'em all over to stupak's office with a personal note.
Posted by: Karoli | November 12, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Brilliant.
When the F are these brainless anti-choice zombies going to figure out that collecting other women's uteruses isn't going to compensate for missing grey matter?
Posted by: Cynematic | November 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM
You are BRILLIANT.
And so is Karoli. I would TOTALLY buy that plushie and send it to, hmm, maybe Reid. Lets get rolling!
Posted by: Julie Pippert | November 13, 2009 at 09:25 AM
I say we make paper cut-outs and send 'em. Postcard-sized ones. I can imagine the 19-year-old male interns' reactions...
Posted by: Melissa | November 13, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Love it!
Posted by: Lawyer Mama | November 20, 2009 at 01:56 PM
Uterus postcards -- now there's an idea!! If we make them realistic enough, the Powers That Be might gag at the sight. We'll just say "Morning sickness? Sorry, that's not covered." and we'll walk away swinging our assets behind us.
Posted by: Daisy | November 20, 2009 at 02:33 PM