Health Controversy: Women Throwing

You've heard of divorce parties, right? The idea is you deal with a difficult time in your life, by throwing a party. Maybe I've been living on Mars, but I've never heard of abortion parties--until now. One woman describes her friend's A-party--complete with dancing and booze...

I will admit, my eyes bugged out a little when I read the words "abortion" and "party" in the same breath. But it's what some women are doing to help them heal from abortions--or in some cases, like the story below, the party actually helps pay for the abortion.

Writer Byard Duncan wrote about her friend "Maggie's" recent abortion party.

"Maggie, a 22-year-old college senior with no intention of bringing a child into the world yet, was going to have an abortion," writes Duncan. "She told us that she had already made up her mind  she had even determined the time, date and location. ... 'We're having a party Friday to raise money,' Maggie said. 'You guys are obviously invited.' An abortion party. For the price of whatever we were willing to donate, she explained, we could partake of baked goods, beer and dancing. It was going to start at 10 p.m. at Maggie's

You've heard of divorce parties, right? The idea is you deal with a difficult time in your life, by throwing a party. Maybe I've been living on Mars, but I've never heard of abortion parties--until now. One woman describes her friend's A-party--complete with dancing and booze...

I will admit, my eyes bugged out a little when I read the words "abortion" and "party" in the same breath. But it's what some women are doing to help them heal from abortions--or in some cases, like the story below, the party actually helps pay for the abortion.

Writer Byard Duncan wrote about her friend "Maggie's" recent abortion party.

"Maggie, a 22-year-old college senior with no intention of bringing a child into the world yet, was going to have an abortion," writes Duncan. "She told us that she had already made up her mind; she had even determined the time, date and location. ... 'We're having a party Friday to raise money,' Maggie said. 'You guys are obviously invited.' An abortion party. For the price of whatever we were willing to donate, she explained, we could partake of baked goods, beer and dancing. It was going to start at 10 p.m. at Maggie's