When I hear about, or learn about, political controversies that take away our human rights, similar to Roe vs. Wade, I tend to quickly put myself in the shoes of those who would be greatly affected by the consequences of a decision like this. The videos that were given to us this week were extremely hard for me to watch as they made me very emotional. Similar to what I stated in my discussion post, I think that many forget the emotional turmoil a woman experiences when making such a tough decision. It’s one thing to read about it, but a completely different thing to see it. I commend the bravery that was shown by the women who chose to take part in these documentaries and share their stories with us. It seems as though many of the things that have happened many many years ago, are unfortunately continuing to persist today. When reading the brief history on abortion, it was mentioned that those who were turned away from getting an abortion were slaves. Since plantation owners wanted to increase their wealth, slave women having children was incredibly convenient for them and were able to gain more control of what could be done for their enterprises. As Rebecca Gomperts also stated, the reason why abortion is so controversial in this country is because those in power would be more in favor of keeping people poor in order to control them. We can only hope that those in power can hear the outcries and change their minds about our rights in regards to our bodies.