I am running for State Senate because I believe it is time to hold our current representative accountable for his harmful actions. My family and I reside in Newnan, Georgia, and I want us to live in safety, maintain the right to vote, and enjoy economic prosperity.
When my oldest child was still a baby, I found myself in a surprising situation: despite my struggles with infertility, I was pregnant again! At the initial ultrasound, my husband excitedly held the video camera to record the first moment we would see our newest little one. However, the screen remained dark, and after some confusing and noncommittal responses from the technician, my husband quietly put the camera away.
In the agonizing wait-and-see weeks that followed, I took prgresteron and waited for my appointment with the specialist. It turned out that I was medically pregnant, but there was no baby. There never would be–at least not with the current pregnancy. My body would eventually pass the failed pregnancy on its own, but it could take months.
In the meantime, my doctor confirmed I would continue to be horrifically sick. With a nursing baby whom I was quickly losing the ability to care for, a husband who’s military service made life uncertain, and no extended family nearby to support me or our six-month-old, my decision was easy. I took the abortion pills prescribed to me and followed up with a D&C.
I am grateful for my abortion. At the same time, I’m saddened that the medical care I received has since been made illegal in the state where my family was stationed at the time. After the fall of Roe v. Wade, Mississippi legislators mandated needless suffering for anyone who is pregnant, no matter how ill they are or how unlikely the fetus is to survive.
I realize Georgia is in a similar boat and am dedicated to doing all that I can for families suffering here. I understand what it is like to struggle with fertility, what it is like to need an abortion, and most of all, how vital it is for patients to make their own reproductive decisions.
When my oldest child was still a baby, I found myself in a surprising situation: despite my struggles with infertility, I was pregnant again! At the initial ultrasound, my husband excitedly held the video camera to record the first moment we would see our newest little one. However, the screen remained dark, and after some confusing and noncommittal responses from the technician, my husband quietly put the camera away.
In the agonizing wait-and-see weeks that followed, I took prgresteron and waited for my appointment with the specialist. It turned out that I was medically pregnant, but there was no baby. There never would be–at least not with the current pregnancy. My body would eventually pass the failed pregnancy on its own, but it could take months.
In the meantime, my doctor confirmed I would continue to be horrifically sick. With a nursing baby whom I was quickly losing the ability to care for, a husband who’s military service made life uncertain, and no extended family nearby to support me or our six-month-old, my decision was easy. I took the abortion pills prescribed to me and followed up with a D&C.
I am grateful for my abortion. At the same time, I’m saddened that the medical care I received has since been made illegal in the state where my family was stationed at the time. After the fall of Roe v. Wade, Mississippi legislators mandated needless suffering for anyone who is pregnant, no matter how ill they are or how unlikely the fetus is to survive.
I realize Georgia is in a similar boat and am dedicated to doing all that I can for families suffering here. I understand what it is like to struggle with fertility, what it is like to need an abortion, and most of all, how vital it is for patients to make their own reproductive decisions.
Georgia needs expanded Medicaid, improved mental healthcare, and patient-focused reproductive care.
I am pro-living wage, pro-guaranteed paid parental leave, and pro-union.
Everything we Americans hold dear--our beliefs, our individuality, our ability to say and do what we wish--relies on democracy.
I support public schools. When the GOP-led Georgia legislature talks about "vouchers", they actually mean, "reimbursement for private school tuition."
Jenny Enderlin is a Democrat running for Georgia State Senate District 6.
