I’ve been astonished. I had imagined, naively, that people would accept it because I’m in a committed relationship. I was monogamous. I was using protection. I had a kid. I have health risks. We paid for this out of pocket and not out of any taxpayer means. If I can’t talk about my first trimester abortion, which was legal and in my case life- ( Read more... )

The Blessing of Abortion

“Let’s be very clear about this: when a woman finds herself pregnant due to violence and chooses an abortion, it is the violence that is the tragedy; the abortion is a blessing ( Read more... )

I'm Pro-Choice Because I Love Life

But when anti-choicers speak reverently of “life”, they don’t mean this. They imagine things that are technically alive, but have no relationship to this word---Terri Schiavo laying in bed with no brain to speak of, a mindless fetus, a fertilized egg, a stem cell. They relate to these beings, who are not really ( Read more... )

In a pro-choice facebook group, on the discussion board, someone brought up the topic of "father's rights ( Read more... )

From over here: Many Previously Pro-Choice Democrats voted for Stupak Amendment...

Walker: "The unborn should be extended every right you and I enjoy."

Polderboy: I have the right to get shot at when I'm an unwanted intruder on somebody else's property. Is that what you're hinting at?

A nice summation from Jon Walker at FDL: 64 Democrats Voted To Put A Bureaucrat Between You, Your Insurance Provider, And Your Doctor On The Issue Of Abortion

“Abortion would be the only legal medical procedure which the bill would ban insurance companies from covering. Abortion will be the only legal medical procedure the bill will offically “ ( Read more... )

Fuck You, Bart Gordon.

They make me tear up.

The Last Abortion Doctor

"For thirty-six years, Warren Hern has been one of the few doctors in America to specialize in late abortions. George Tiller was another. And when Dr. Tiller was murdered that Sunday in church, Warren Hern became the only one left."

It is my view that we are dealing with a fascist movement. It's a ( Read more... )

Docked Forever: Women ON Waves Abortion Boat is No More

The Dutch "abortion boat" run by the organization Women on Waves (WoW) has announced it will anchor, possibly permanently ( Read more... )

That Ohio bill the douchebag Repugnant Senator introduced has 15 co-sponsorsIf you've missed this, Senator Douchebag (aka John Adams) introduced a bill that would require any woman seeking an abortion to get the consent of whichever guy she fucked who happened to leave behind one lucky, fast swimming sperm ( Read more... )