Comments | innerbrat: Government by ignorance.

innerbrat

Government by ignorance.

Apr 20, 2007 13:55

Happy Birthday Bing!
Anyway, time for some politics, innit?

( Do you know, I was also going to talk about Chris and about Vtech. Oh well. )

religion, bing, feminism, reproductive choice, misinformation

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fwuffydragon April 20 2007, 12:57:41 UTC

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

davegodfrey April 20 2007, 13:07:48 UTC

Happy Birthday Bing.

Wedges everywhere. Its awfully depressing. This and banning "plan B" just go to enforce the right's desire to make women second class citizens.

innerbrat April 20 2007, 13:15:47 UTC

It's not plan B, from what I've seen: it's plan A. Plan B is Dilation and Evacuation: which is still legal and less safe for the woman.

davegodfrey April 20 2007, 13:35:41 UTC

Plan B is an emergency contraception pill, preventing implantation of the blastula. Nothing to do with abortions.

Actually a bit of rooting around indicates its not actrually banned, but teenagers have difficulty getting easy access to it, and several pharmacies will refuse to sell it even if presented with a valid prescription. Why did I think some states had banned it? Maybe because they would if they could...

innerbrat April 20 2007, 13:38:59 UTC

OK, I'm dumb, I didn't know that.

Fuckers.

ryanthewatcher April 20 2007, 14:05:32 UTC

Happy Birthday Bing.

I'm not touching this discussion with a 10' bargepole.

I believe in choice!

illmantrim April 20 2007, 15:43:32 UTC

Happy Birthday Bing, in IB's journal!!

And thank you, IB, for saying all of this way better than I could ever do so.

sumerianhaze April 20 2007, 15:53:08 UTC

Hippo Birdie Two Ewe
Hippo Birdie Two Ewe
Hippo Birdie Deer Bing
Hippo Birdie Two Ewe. ;o)

Re: undermining of the public's science education.

It's only going to get worse. It has always been expedient for a person in a position of power (usually a politician, and hence often the government) to redefine an issue as something more convenient for them to deal with. So there are always going to be sooo many reasons to rail against the latest stupid decision or idiotic take on an issue. Yet generally all anybody can do is to try and set the matter straight with those that they know. So I admire you for that.