Let me get this straight.

You want government to force every pregnant person to bring that fetus to term? The government? Seriously? 

To establish so-called personhood, we need to issue social security cards at conception. And don’t think you can get away without claiming the fetus as a dependent on your taxes. No more birthdays. Only conception days. No more birth certificates, only conception certificates. How many government forms would need to be changed? If life starts at conception, marking a birth would be meaningless.

Every miscarriage would be a case for investigation. And, in the case of miscarriage, you’ll need a death certificate when it the fetus doesn’t make it.

This may appear to be a slippery slope to some but, if you take the next logical step, it’s not far off.

I completely understand thinking abortion is not for you. Fantastic. Don’t like abortion? Don’t get one.

When the woman answered the door, she looked at my daughter and said, ‘We don’t support Girl Scouts because they support abortion, which kills babies.’

Girl Scout troop leader Kim Douglas • Discussing a recent situation her 10-year-old daughter faced when going door-to-door to sell cookies. Douglas’ daughter, by the way, didn’t know what abortion was. “It left my daughter very shocked, confused,” Douglas said. “She said, ‘Mommy, something creepy happened to me.’” By the way: The Girl Scouts, which have faced much culture war heat of late (including this guy we posted about Monday), take no position on abortion or contraception, so the woman was incorrect. (via shortformblog)

I hate the world, I really do. Politicians with their “small amount of web-based research” peddle nonsense like this and people eat it up without ever fact checking it. It’s ridiculous how we let them get away with outright lying and there’s never any consequences. Now we have a country full of people who cannot think critically for themselves :/

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See if someone said something horrible like that to my niece or my friend’s daughter I would just ream them a new one.  I’m the least confrontational person I know but I could not let shit like that fly within earshot of me.  That is a fucked up fucking thing to say to a kid.  If you don’t want to support the Girl Scouts for moral reasons or whatever, fine, but don’t be a fucking asshole.  Just say:  ”No thank you, I’m not interested in buying your cookies.”  That is what POLITE HUMAN BEINGS DO.  

This is just anti-choice fucking scumbags showing their true colors, so I’m not surprised this happened.  I am of course fucking disgusted.  As usual.

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Also, I recently bought 5 boxes of their delicious cookies. It wasn’t enough. I still have some left but it’s never enough. They really should sell them online all year.

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Source: Washington Post

murphysbride: nillabearajh: Inconvenience? You hear that people capable of getting pregnant? This is all merely an inconvenience: Normal, frequent or expectable temporary side effects of pregnancy: exhaustion (weariness common from first weeks) altered appetite and senses of taste and smell nausea and vomiting (50% of women, first trimester) heartburn and indigestion constipation weight gain dizziness and light-headedness bloating, swelling, fluid retention hemmorhoids abdominal cramps yeast infections congested, bloody nose acne and mild skin disorders skin discoloration (chloasma, face and abdomen) mild to severe backache and strain increased headaches difficulty sleeping, and discomfort while sleeping increased urination and incontinence bleeding gums pica breast pain and discharge swelling of joints, leg cramps, joint pain difficulty sitting, standing in later pregnancy inability to take regular medications shortness of breath higher blood pressure hair loss tendency to anemia curtailment of ability to participate in some sports and activities infection including from serious and potentially fatal disease(pregnant women are immune suppressed compared with non-pregnant women, andare more susceptible to fungal and certain other diseases) extreme pain on delivery hormonal mood changes, including normal post-partum depression continued post-partum exhaustion and recovery period (exacerbated if a c-section — major surgery — is required, sometimes taking up to a full year to fully recover) Normal, expectable, or frequent PERMANENT side effects of pregnancy: stretch marks (worse in younger women) loose skin permanent weight gain or redistribution abdominal and vaginal muscle weakness pelvic floor disorder (occurring in as many as 35% of middle-aged former child-bearers and 50% of elderly former child-bearers, associated with urinary and rectal incontinence, discomfort and reduced quality of life) changes to breasts varicose veins scarring from episiotomy or c-section other permanent aesthetic changes to the body (all of these are downplayed by women, because the culture values youth and beauty) increased proclivity for hemmorhoids loss of dental and bone calcium (cavities and osteoporosis) Occasional complications and side effects: spousal/partner abuse hyperemesis gravidarum temporary and permanent injury to back severe scarring requiring later surgery (especially after additional pregnancies) dropped (prolapsed) uterus (especially after additional pregnancies, and other pelvic floor weaknesses — 11% of women, including cystocele, rectocele, and enterocele) pre-eclampsia (edema and hypertension, the most common complication of pregnancy, associated with eclampsia, and affecting 7 - 10% of pregnancies) eclampsia (convulsions, coma during pregnancy or labor, high risk of death) gestational diabetes placenta previa anemia (which can be life-threatening) thrombocytopenic purpura severe cramping embolism (blood clots) medical disability requiring full bed rest (frequently ordered during part of many pregnancies varying from days to months for health of either mother or baby) diastasis recti, also torn abdominal muscles mitral valve stenosis (most common cardiac complication) serious infection and disease (e.g. increased risk of tuberculosis) hormonal imbalance ectopic pregnancy (risk of death) broken bones (ribcage, “tail bone”) hemorrhage and numerous other complications of delivery refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease aggravation of pre-pregnancy diseases and conditions (e.g. epilepsy is present in .5% of pregnant women, and the pregnancy alters drug metabolism and treatment prospects all the while it increases the number and frequency of seizures) severe post-partum depression and psychosis research now indicates a possible link between ovarian cancer and female fertility treatments, including “egg harvesting” from infertile women and donors research also now indicates correlations between lower breast cancer survival rates and proximity in time to onset of cancer of last pregnancy research also indicates a correlation between having six or more pregnancies and a risk of coronary and cardiovascular disease Less common (but serious) complications: peripartum cardiomyopathy cardiopulmonary arrest magnesium toxicity severe hypoxemia/acidosis massive embolism increased intracranial pressure, brainstem infarction molar pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic disease (like a pregnancy-induced cancer) malignant arrhythmia circulatory collapse placental abruption obstetric fistula More permanent side effects: future infertility permanent disability death. In addition, there’s the risk of losing one’s job and, by extension, home; pregnancy/childbirth triggering traumatic experiences due to rape, molestation, or partner/spousal abuse; body or gender dysphoria; missing or dropping out of school; the potential trauma of choosing adoption; suffering from pregnancy related job discrimination; the economic toll of pregnancy and raising a child; and not being able to continue taking important medications or exacerbating pre-existing conditions. Here’s some statistics: 358,000 people die annually from pregnancy related complications. 20% of people who die during pregnancy are murder victims. The risk of maternal mortality is highest for adolescents under 15 years old. Complications in pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death among adolescents in most developing countries. A person’s lifetime risk of maternal death – the probability that a 15-year-old will eventually die from a maternal cause – is 1 in 4300 in developed countries, versus 1 in 120 in developing countries. A pregnant person has a 35.6% greater risk of being a victim of violence than a non-pregnant person. The estimated prevalence of violence against people during pregnancy ranges from four percent to eight percent. 40% of all pregnant people have some complications during pregnancy or childbirth. About 15% have complications that are potentially life-threatening. Tl;dr So in case that wasn’t clear: pregnancy is always life threatening and never merely an “inconvenience”. Figures, it would be a guy telling her to have an unwanted kid. Your uterus will endure the inconvenience. I’D LIKE TO SEE YOUR UTERUS ENDURE THE INCONVENIENCE DUDE OH WAIT YOU DON’T HAVE ONE SO SHUT YOUR FUCKING TWITTER HOLE love, uterus-bearing people. (cis)Men shouldn’t have a say AT ALL in this unless it’s their fetus. And, even then, they don’t get final say. Just some input. I already suffer from some of these things; I can’t imagine them being worse (WITHOUT being able to take some of the meds I do now). I think I’d rather die, which means the fetus dies, too. Oh well! Nice research, saves me time. :p
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murphysbride:

nillabearajh:

Inconvenience? You hear that people capable of getting pregnant? This is all merely an inconvenience:

Normal, frequent or expectable temporary side effects of pregnancy:

  • exhaustion (weariness common from first weeks)
  • altered appetite and senses of taste and smell
  • nausea and vomiting (50% of women, first trimester)
  • heartburn and indigestion
  • constipation
  • weight gain
  • dizziness and light-headedness
  • bloating, swelling, fluid retention
  • hemmorhoids
  • abdominal cramps
  • yeast infections
  • congested, bloody nose
  • acne and mild skin disorders
  • skin discoloration (chloasma, face and abdomen)
  • mild to severe backache and strain
  • increased headaches
  • difficulty sleeping, and discomfort while sleeping
  • increased urination and incontinence
  • bleeding gums
  • pica
  • breast pain and discharge
  • swelling of joints, leg cramps, joint pain
  • difficulty sitting, standing in later pregnancy
  • inability to take regular medications
  • shortness of breath
  • higher blood pressure
  • hair loss
  • tendency to anemia
  • curtailment of ability to participate in some sports and activities
  • infection including from serious and potentially fatal disease
    (pregnant women are immune suppressed compared with non-pregnant women, and
    are more susceptible to fungal and certain other diseases)
  • extreme pain on delivery
  • hormonal mood changes, including normal post-partum depression
  • continued post-partum exhaustion and recovery period (exacerbated if a c-section — major surgery — is required, sometimes taking up to a full year to fully recover)

Normal, expectable, or frequent PERMANENT side effects of pregnancy:

  • stretch marks (worse in younger women)
  • loose skin
  • permanent weight gain or redistribution
  • abdominal and vaginal muscle weakness
  • pelvic floor disorder (occurring in as many as 35% of middle-aged former child-bearers and 50% of elderly former child-bearers, associated with urinary and rectal incontinence, discomfort and reduced quality of life)
  • changes to breasts
  • varicose veins
  • scarring from episiotomy or c-section
  • other permanent aesthetic changes to the body (all of these are downplayed by women, because the culture values youth and beauty)
  • increased proclivity for hemmorhoids
  • loss of dental and bone calcium (cavities and osteoporosis)

Occasional complications and side effects:

  • spousal/partner abuse
  • hyperemesis gravidarum
  • temporary and permanent injury to back
  • severe scarring requiring later surgery (especially after additional pregnancies)
  • dropped (prolapsed) uterus (especially after additional pregnancies, and other pelvic floor weaknesses — 11% of women, including cystocele, rectocele, and enterocele)
  • pre-eclampsia (edema and hypertension, the most common complication of pregnancy, associated with eclampsia, and affecting 7 - 10% of pregnancies)
  • eclampsia (convulsions, coma during pregnancy or labor, high risk of death)
  • gestational diabetes
  • placenta previa
  • anemia (which can be life-threatening)
  • thrombocytopenic purpura
  • severe cramping
  • embolism (blood clots)
  • medical disability requiring full bed rest (frequently ordered during part of many pregnancies varying from days to months for health of either mother or baby)
  • diastasis recti, also torn abdominal muscles
  • mitral valve stenosis (most common cardiac complication)
  • serious infection and disease (e.g. increased risk of tuberculosis)
  • hormonal imbalance
  • ectopic pregnancy (risk of death)
  • broken bones (ribcage, “tail bone”)
  • hemorrhage and
  • numerous other complications of delivery
  • refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • aggravation of pre-pregnancy diseases and conditions (e.g. epilepsy is present in .5% of pregnant women, and the pregnancy alters drug metabolism and treatment prospects all the while it increases the number and frequency of seizures)
  • severe post-partum depression and psychosis
  • research now indicates a possible link between ovarian cancer and female fertility treatments, including “egg harvesting” from infertile women and donors
  • research also now indicates correlations between lower breast cancer survival rates and proximity in time to onset of cancer of last pregnancy
  • research also indicates a correlation between having six or more pregnancies and a risk of coronary and cardiovascular disease

Less common (but serious) complications:

  • peripartum cardiomyopathy
  • cardiopulmonary arrest
  • magnesium toxicity
  • severe hypoxemia/acidosis
  • massive embolism
  • increased intracranial pressure, brainstem infarction
  • molar pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic disease (like a pregnancy-induced cancer)
  • malignant arrhythmia
  • circulatory collapse
  • placental abruption
  • obstetric fistula

More permanent side effects:

  • future infertility
  • permanent disability
  • death.

In addition, there’s the risk of losing one’s job and, by extension, home; pregnancy/childbirth triggering traumatic experiences due to rape, molestation, or partner/spousal abuse; body or gender dysphoria; missing or dropping out of school; the potential trauma of choosing adoption; suffering from pregnancy related job discrimination; the economic toll of pregnancy and raising a child; and not being able to continue taking important medications or exacerbating pre-existing conditions.

Here’s some statistics:

Tl;dr So in case that wasn’t clear: pregnancy is always life threatening and never merely an “inconvenience”.

Figures, it would be a guy telling her to have an unwanted kid.

Your uterus will endure the inconvenience.

I’D LIKE TO SEE YOUR UTERUS ENDURE THE INCONVENIENCE DUDE

OH WAIT

YOU DON’T HAVE ONE

SO SHUT YOUR FUCKING TWITTER HOLE

love, uterus-bearing people.

(cis)Men shouldn’t have a say AT ALL in this unless it’s their fetus. And, even then, they don’t get final say. Just some input. I already suffer from some of these things; I can’t imagine them being worse (WITHOUT being able to take some of the meds I do now). I think I’d rather die, which means the fetus dies, too. Oh well!

Nice research, saves me time. :p

Source: prolongedeyecontact

My mom is telling me a story about a family member that died of an illegal abortion.

toweirdtolivetoraretodie:

this was back when abortion was illegal.

The whole story made me sick to my stomach. It’s crazy the things you find out family.

I plan to fight for safe and legal abortion in her memory.

No woman should be forced to the back alley.

Repeat: “No woman should be forced to the back alley.”

Abortion will not go away if the conservatives are successful in re-illegalizing it. More people will die, though.

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Source: leonhascal

married to trouble: What being "pro-life" actually means.

rosyeyes:

First off, no one likes abortions. Some people joke that they are pro-abortion but that’s just a response to anti-choice ignorance.

Being “pro-life” means being pro laws that force women to give birth. It is a “nanny state” solution. It is fascist. It is big government at it’s…

murphysbride:

This.

Except I do feel the need to point out that not all people who can get pregnant are women, so these laws really affect anyone with a uterus that is able to conceive, regardless of gender.

Yeah, I realize that now. I mean no transphobia or intersexedphobia!

Source: rosyeyes

What being “pro-life” actually means.

First off, no one likes abortions. Some people joke that they are pro-abortion but that’s just a response to anti-choice ignorance. 

Being “pro-life” means being pro laws that force women to give birth. It is a “nanny state” solution. It is fascist. It is big government at it’s worst. It is everything that true libertarians should be against, at least at the national level. This is a religious conservative position, not a typical libertarian position.

Women who choose abortions suffer with making hard choices. Not that it matters what the reason is… It’s her body! But if it is a choice of health, forced birth is especially fucked up. Miscarriage and stillbirth are still much higher percentages than people assume in modern society. And if you’re going to use a “god” excuse, maybe that is the plan for the fetus, since your god supposedly plans everything out. How do you know to presume what your god wants? The God of Abraham has killed millions upon millions, not quite the pro-life deity.

You can be personally against abortion and not be against laws that force birth. You are still pro-life. Like when Herman Cain said it should be the mother’s choice but he’s pro-life. In that statement, he is pro-choice. But he prefers to talk out of both sides of his mouth to gain maximum ratings. It’s the politician way.

Once again, pro-life means wanting laws that force birth. Forced birth means tax dollars hiring government agencies to make certain that every pregnancy is carried to term. That means miscarriage is case to be investigated. It means that birth control is also cause for ending possible life (even when used for other purposes). It also can follow a slippery slope down the masturbation path as well as any sex that is not for the purpose of procreation (whether oral, manual or anal sex).

If you call yourself “pro-life”, realize that you want these government laws to force birth. It does not reflect a personal position on what you would do. It reflects what you think everyone should do.

Anti-choice

Means you want to impose your view on everyone else. I understand if you wouldn’t want an abortion but don’t try to make it so no one can get one ever. And that’s what “pro-life” means.

No one really wants an abortion.

I do not judge why someone would choose to get an abortion. But I also think of those who don’t even have a choice. If the mother’s death is likely - or even severe injury - or the fetus will not make it to term, it’s not even much of a choice. These happen more than we like to think and anti-choicers avoid it at all costs. Abortions are medical procedures. Whether your birth control failed or your life is at risk (or any other reason), it’s not up to me. That’s the whole “choice” thing.

The anti-choicers like to glaze over the mother’s potential risks to make their case. It’s just not right. Not that it matters what the reason is. It’s none of my business.

If it’s not my body, it’s not my business.

Don’t like abortions? Understandable. Then don’t get one. It’s that simple.