Hi Susan. Thank you for your comments. Abortion can be natural (spontaneous miscarriage) as well as induced. I was unaware of an acupuncture option for a natural miscarriage but it does make sense. It's sad that it's taboo to the degree that your practitioners felt unsafe (I'm assuming that was the reason) to come forward into the light. Today, the pressure to stay in the shadows is far greater. Again, thanks for sharing.
Dear Brenda, Thank you so much for this article and I so regret the suffering that you have endured and that hundreds of millions of women around the globe have endured as well. 45 years ago, I discovered an acupuncture option for a natural miscarriage and at the time I could not get either of my two acupuncturists in New York City to go on television with me and later when I moved to California, I could not get my acupuncturist to go on television or radio with me. When I thought of the suffering in Africa, for example, where religion or poverty make abortion, impossible, and the new abortion rules throughout America I know that tragically we have not progressed very much. However, I have the answer, and I am thrilled to share it with anyone. Warmly, Susan Allan
It’s so disturbing how much pain we /society expects women to absorb. Especially black women. Using pain as the basting for this essay really worked. I was hooked from the start and read all of it despite being pulled away three times over the course of the day. Well done!
Hi Susan. Thank you for your comments. Abortion can be natural (spontaneous miscarriage) as well as induced. I was unaware of an acupuncture option for a natural miscarriage but it does make sense. It's sad that it's taboo to the degree that your practitioners felt unsafe (I'm assuming that was the reason) to come forward into the light. Today, the pressure to stay in the shadows is far greater. Again, thanks for sharing.
Dear Brenda, Thank you so much for this article and I so regret the suffering that you have endured and that hundreds of millions of women around the globe have endured as well. 45 years ago, I discovered an acupuncture option for a natural miscarriage and at the time I could not get either of my two acupuncturists in New York City to go on television with me and later when I moved to California, I could not get my acupuncturist to go on television or radio with me. When I thought of the suffering in Africa, for example, where religion or poverty make abortion, impossible, and the new abortion rules throughout America I know that tragically we have not progressed very much. However, I have the answer, and I am thrilled to share it with anyone. Warmly, Susan Allan
I, too, have endured far too much pain. I loved your essay.
It’s so disturbing how much pain we /society expects women to absorb. Especially black women. Using pain as the basting for this essay really worked. I was hooked from the start and read all of it despite being pulled away three times over the course of the day. Well done!
Excellent piece, Brenda.
Superb