The gist was that this listserv is pretending to be a resource for pro-choice activists. At first I thought it was actually a front for anti-choicers, given the tone of the list (ie: pictures of women having abortions, repeated requests for personal abortion experiences from female list-members, and specific focus on late term abortions.)

I realized it was something entirely different when I read this post:

From: "leokron"
Date: Sun Feb 27, 2005
Subject: Can women actually *enjoy* it?
I hope nobody takes offence by this posting... I have heard about women who do not only approve of the right to abort, but who actually *enjoy* the procedure (sexually). Is there any woman here who has felt stimulated by her abortion or even got herself pregnant just for that reason? Or are there websites dedicated to this phenomenon? Again, I do not want to offend anyone, I'm just curious.

and this one:

From: "gregor"
Date: Thu Dec 30, 2004
Subject: Any Black female patient pics????
never see any black female pics,would be grateful!!!! Also any frontal in stirrups would be great!!! THANKS

and this one:

From: "term_it"
Date: Mon Feb 28, 2005
Subject: Re: Can women actually *enjoy* it?
There are women who enjoy aborting. There used to be an "Abortion Fetish" group on yahoo that grew into the thousands of members, before it disappeared. Privately I will send you the profiles of women I have ran into on Yahoo.

and this one:

From: midibluenote
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005
Subject: because I'm the mommy. That's why.
Kate, I don't think that was right for you to assail Leokron. He simply asked a valid physiological question. I think the question was a extremely good one, from a sexual, psychological and medical standpoint. And yes, from a fetish standpoint as well. Personally, I am an abortion fetishist, and think it can be very sexy under the right circumstances. Why shouldn't it be? specifically addresing the issue of female orgasm at abortion, I can understand this happening because of physical pressures in the uterus and vagina, and also, as another member pointed out, because it is taboo.

and finally this one:

From: midibluenote
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005
Subject: Hello former members of abortionfetish
Hello to term_it and jeannette_muellner. I used to be vesceles. It is good to see some familiar names here from the other great, unlisted abortion groups such as abortionfetish and abortioninformation3. Has anyone heard from jasmith001?

In short: GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

[ 13 May 2005: Message edited by: audra trower williams ]