"SN: When you had your baby, did you feel supported and like you had the resources you needed?
JS: Oh no, absolutely not. And this is something I noticed, too. There’s so many strong opinions when people want to have an abortion, and then when the baby gets here through pregnancy, it’s just like everybody vanishes. It’s just that, “No, don’t do it, absolutely not.” And then it’s like, “OK, well, I need help.” “Well, you shouldn’t have got pregnant.” “Well, I am now, and I need community help. I need familial support, like, I need the support still — not just because I kept it, but because there’s someone coming into this world, and they need to feel supported, so that I can feel supported.”
It’s just an interesting dichotomy to say that abortion is completely wrong, it’s terrible, you shouldn’t do this thing — but this is what I need to do for myself. So, how am I supposed to care for something and something so precious, too? Because I don’t ever want it to get misconstrued. I think children and babies, they are precious, they’re innocent. But also we have to make sure we’re making good choices, that we can care for these people in a way that supports them, and they go on to have these healthy, happy lives."
"Nebraska doula fights for the right to have babies..."
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