Pregnant, and No Civil Rights

Nov 09, 2014 18:30

WITH the success of Republicans in the midterm elections and the passage of Tennessee’s anti-abortion amendment, we can expect ongoing efforts to ban abortion and advance the “personhood” rights of fertilized eggs, embryos and fetuses.

But it is not just those who support abortion rights who have reason to worry. Anti-abortion measures pose a risk ( Read more... )

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qara_isuke November 10 2014, 15:47:59 UTC
This terrifies me to not end, and I almost want to believe it is a joke that in my lifetime, when are treated like State-Owned Incubators with no rights. It should terrify every single person in this country, that a woman can have her rights so violated.

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rhysande November 10 2014, 16:19:00 UTC
Then we have those who feel all women need to be viewed as either pre-pregnant or pregnant from the time they begin menses until they reach menopause. Women are going to end up as chattel with no rights if this isn't stopped.

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yamamanama November 11 2014, 01:06:38 UTC
Breeding factories, like in Geomancer?

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blackjedii November 10 2014, 20:13:55 UTC
silly folks who care about women there is a possible white man in there!

unless you know it's going to be a half-black bb

or a half-mexican bb

or - god forbid - a half muslin bb

then you are a slut and on your own and can go back to your food stamps no one cares about you

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