Letters to the Editor
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Enough
Hasn't this woman received too much attention already?
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Like I commented about the orginal post...
I don't think it was a hoax. I think Yale realized that it was a huge problem, and had her say it was a hoax. Second,I think that "pro-choice" activists realized it was a time bomb, that would offend the sensibilities of the average American.
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Can we stop saying...
...that these were miscarriages? These were not miscarriages. They were self-induced abortions.
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Jeanette D.
These were not miscarriages. They were self-induced abortions.
In your mind, what's the difference?
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You say miscarriage, I say abortion....
Actually, the word "abortion" is the umbrella term here. A spontaneous abortion is also called a miscarriage. So regardless of whether they're spontaneous or induced, they're all abortions.
And, while we're being technical here, since she said herself that couldn't tell if she was pregnant or not, I think the word we're all looking for is "menstruation."
And yeah, ouch. I'm not sure this young woman had any idea what she was getting herself into. I hope she's not sensitive.
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Yep
"Half of the Yale community sees art of similar quality when taking care of their monthly hygiene."
My sentiments exactly.
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Yalies
Gee, from George W. Bush to this idiot this really reflects badly on Yale and the standards they have for the students they accept.
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Ahhh - college and the students definition of Art
this is a modern day Dostoyevsky character who makes suicide more than a political statement but an artform in and of itself.
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Seems like a subversive pro-life message
Firstly, the quote from the doctor was utterly perfect and priceless; I just hope some Broadsheeters don't default to a "that was sexist/misogynist!" response simply because the doc happened to be male...
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Technically, it is perfectly legal to do what Shvarts claimed/denied/then claimed again to do: get knocked up, induce an abortion, and repeat the process as quickly as you can.
Of course, this kind of behavior in the real world has nothing to do with the typical experience/scenario of a woman making a choice to have an abortion...
BUT if you are a rabid pro-lifer, then Shvarts' project must seem like a dream come true - a delicious way to "expose" the horrors of legal abortion, regardless of how ridiculously detached from reality Shvarts' actions were!
This leads me to think this is all a guerrilla tactic on behalf of the pro-life movement. And - as extremely radical smears of abortion rights go - it sadly seems to have been effective in drumming up lotsa publicity.
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Aw, snap!
"The most likely scenario is that all Shvarts was seeing every month was her own menstrual blood. Half of the Yale community sees art of similar quality when taking care of their monthly hygiene."
That's a burn.
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Lynx
I do realize that, in medical terminology, a miscarriage can be called a spontaneous abortion.
But, in everyday language, which is what people who are not medical professional use, a miscarriage is something that happens unintentionally, without outside interference, and is usually an unexpected and unwelcome event. (I realize that many miscarriages happen before a woman even knows she's pregnant, and also that a miscarriage may not be unwelcome if a woman doesn't want to be pregnant, and might be considering obtaining an abortion.)
To people who have had miscarriages, and have grieved over them, this feels like a pretty insensitive use of the term, even though it may be medically accurate.
I am pro-choice, by the way. And I feel that Shvarts is not really a friend of the pro-choice movement.
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nothing to do with the typical experience/scenario of a woman making a choice to have an abortion...
True. It reminds me of the "Welfare Queen" myth. Does it happen? Almost certainly. Does it happen enough where that scenario should drive the discussion? Absolutely not.
But don't tell that to the right wing.
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Herbs? What herbs?
According to the news reports I've read, she says she self-induced the abortions using herbs. Is this even possible?
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Dear Attention Who-...I mean, Ms. Shvarts
Hon, those fifteen minutes are up. Just let it go already.
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VelvetBlog
There is an herb called pennyroyal that can cause a spontaneous abortion.
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Lynx: difference between abortion and miscarriage
Lynx,
I initially wanted to say fuck you in response to your comment. I then backed off since I usually don't do that sort of thing and it doesn't promote any sort of dialog.
I then went back and parsed your post:
"In your mind, what's the difference?"
Do you realize how condescending this is? Do you even care? The difference is in all of the connotations we speakers of english carry with us. Language derives its currency from usage. This holds true for the "rabble" as much as it does for scientific circles. To deliberately ignore the living pulse of a language, along with the according meanings people inject into the words they use, and instead embrace your cold adherence to "scientific" language smacks of the bad kind of elitism to me.
Additionally, the American Heritage dictionary i checked mentions that "miscarriage" refers to a situation involving a non-viable fetus. I know it's just a lowly plebe dictionary, but that's a pretty big distinction in the eyes of the lowly commoner from situations where viable fetuses are not brought to term.
By the way, I'm pro-choice. My mom lost twins in a miscarriage situation before I was born.
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that doctor
That Yale-New Haven doctor about sums up my opinion of the quality of this person's so-called art.
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This woman is an utter freak
Laws against ALL men are designed to protect WOMEN from the few male freaks.
There ought to be laws on the books against ALL women protecting men from the few female freaks like this person.
The problem is that the political climae in this country, one driven by feminists, prevents due course of justice to be enacted to protect men from these freaks.
Because if she is lying and contradicting herself in this manner about this topic, undoubtedly this is the way she runs her whole life.
Anyways, she is spelling the end of free and easy irresponsible abortions for women, so maybe some good will emerge from this hoary affair.
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I hope she got an F
Either way, this woman makes my skin crawl.
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For a moment, I misread that doctor's comment
I thought he was saying that half of Yale's artists use their menstrual blood as a "performance art" prop. Of course that's ridiculous, but a lot of "performance artists," male and female, seem hung up on blood. I remember one clown who announced he was HIV-positive, cut himself, then sent his bloody shirts on a pulley-and-wire contraption to dangle over the audience. Nice.