@avonmora It’s always scary to live in a place where if you do happen to wind up pregnant, even after you take every single measure possible (other than abstinence, of course), you are forced to live with that accident. You are forced to accept your fate, or go to extreme lengths (such as leaving the state or seeking out under the table care) to deal with it.
Fact is, there is no such thing as being 100% safe from pregnancy if you are having PIV sex, unless of course you’ve had a hysterectomy.
You could always look into doctors that are willing to perform a tubal ligation in your area (or travel to one if there isn’t), but that almost definitely would not be covered by any insurance.
I know given what you’ve shared my response is the furthest thing from comforting, but as a fellow Texan, I also share your dread. This state is so dystopian, despite us all having to live our lives pretending that everything is in order. I also have the Mirena and also do not want kinds now, or ever. I am literally in your same boat, and feel the same fear and dread.
All I can say is that living life in fear of a possibility is not healthy. The buddy system is extremely effective. The Mirena IUD plus a multitude of other contraceptive measures would make it so unlikely for you to get pregnant. Unlikely enough that you getting pregnant would be nothing short of an anomaly.
Also above all, as lonely as it may feel to be a Texan living in the dread and fear of pregnancy, it’s important to remember that you are not alone. There are countless women in this country who feel extremely deeply for the women such as us that are stuck in this dystopian society. There are countless people (men and women) who are willing to help women like us get out of extreme predicaments (pregnancy and no access to care). There are organizations, as many other have listed, that are willing to assist in any way possible to ensure that we are not alone and that we can receive the care that we have a right to.
The government may believe that they can strip us of our autonomy as women, but the citizens of this country who have to live with such disgusting crimes are willing to fight back. We must stay strong and unite, because that’s all we can do. The government has succeeded in making us afraid. Controlling our actions to suit their agendas, but we don’t have to cower. We are strong as a unit, and many. Don’t succumb to the fear. That’s what is wanted of us. Live your life in a way that makes you feel free, and believe in the power of yourself and the people who fight every single day to right these wrongs.
