Arizona Senate passes a bill allowing docs to hide prenatal issues from women in order to prevent abortions

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

jessicavalenti:

To borrow a gif from Ann Friedman’s epic piece today…  

h/t @scATX 

This is NOT the moment where we make statements like, “Oh, that’s just Arizona. Why don’t people move? What more do you expect? Oh well. *shrugs*.” Because you know who that helps? NO ONE. And you know what that make Arizonans who need/want access to abortion care feel like? Not important.

So, let’s make as much noise as possible. Don’t let this go by without us showing that we see, that we are watching, THAT WE CARE.

SIGNAL BOOST.

[NB: This law will affect more people than just cis women.]

How about people who hate other people stop becoming doctors? How can you take an oath to ‘do no harm’ and then lie to a persons’ face about their physical well being and/or the physical well being of their fetus?

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Top gif of Stephen Colbert with an image of various types of contracteption. He’s saying: Contraception leads to more babies born out of wedlock. Bottom gif is Colbert with an image of a fire extinguisher and flames. He’s saying: The exact same way that fire extinguishers cause fires.]

(Source: drunkonstevphen)

fuckyeahfeminists: On the 1st year anniversary of my Mirena insertion, I wanted to share this IUD cookie photo, courtesy of @IAmDrTiller. loves it! (Like I wasn’t going to reblog a random IUD cookie)

fuckyeahfeminists:

On the 1st year anniversary of my Mirena insertion, I wanted to share this IUD cookie photo, courtesy of @IAmDrTiller. loves it!

(Like I wasn’t going to reblog a random IUD cookie)

Blog for Choice Day, a letter of thanks/apology to Roe vs. Wade

stfufauxminists:

Dear Roe vs. Wade,

You’re turning 39 this year. Congratulations! I know that you’re much older than I am and so you probably don’t need my wisdom (if you can even call it that), but I still think you deserve a hearty “yahoo!” on your continued existence, because although it often has its good points, life can also be hard.

Life is especially hard for those that help people in unpopular ways. Or for people who help those no one else deems worthy of it. When an entity does that, there are others who fight against them. They either create head-on clashes and challenge that entity directly, or they go through back ways, manipulate, and disempower in ways that become invisible - creating stealth attacks on progress, forming the culture to make it seem like snatching dignity from others is something that’s ok to do.

People now know that you’re too powerful at 39 to challenge you directly, so they’re trying to bring you down little by little. They’re trying to take your power (and the power of your siblings, Griswold v Connecticut, etc.) piece by piece, and so far it seems like its working.

So this is where I’d like to offer an apology, Roe v Wade, because I personally feel as though I’ve let you down. You’re much older than me, you see, and therefore in my eyes you’re a monolith. Ever since I heard of your existence it seems you’ve been able to withstand any weathering brought your way - too tall, too strong to be toppled by lies and misconceptions offered by those that oppose your very being as well as the rights and protections you afford me. 

But now I realize it’s not like that. While I’ve been staring at the summit, folks have been tunneling through the bottom. 

They have attempted to bar you from the domain of those you most need to help. They have cut-off the resources you need to do your work. And for the most part, I stood by and watched because I thought you could handle it. 

So I’m sorry for standing by while a record number of anti-abortion legislation was passed. I’m sorry for standing by while white cis-male politicians waxed poetic about the evils of your work. I’m sorry I haven’t offered you the support that anyone in a taxing and, in some instances, dangerous line of work needs to be successful. 

So now, on the anniversary of the day your were handed down from the Supreme Court, I would like to thank you. Thank you, Roe v Wade, for being there for so many people that needed abortions. Thank you for being there to calm the nerves of people who haven’t needed that yet, but might. People may be trying to take you away from us, or rip you apart from the inside out, but you still have an enormous amount of power for the people that depend on you in order to be able to access safe, legal abortion.

I’d like to make existing a little easier for you, Roe v Wade, and as such I am re-offering my support to you and the rest of the decisions and laws that protect my freedom to my own reproductive choices. I am also offering my support to any new legislation which will also work to those ends, and I am promising my effort to the fight against the insidiousness of anti-choice attacks, be they through patient dismantling of reproductive liberties or full-on charges against the front lines. 

I’m damn tired of politicians, pundits, and anyone else who thinks they can step all over you, wear you down, or disregard you all together. Your fight is for me, so my fight should be for you. 

Thanks again for everything that you do to ensure me the independence and equal societal access that I deserve as a human person. I will do my best to make sure that you and other forms of legislation that secure my rights are treated with the dignity that you have afforded me these last 39 years.

Love,

Megan Delilah

(P.S. Hey Roe v Wade! Read other folks talking about how awesome you are here.)

happyfeminist:

IT’S OKAY, INTERNET, I’M HERE TO HELP YOU STOP BEING CISSEXIST. (I’m looking at you feministblackboard)

I’m like ten years behind everyone else when it comes to learning technology…so I hope this video works.

The Rhetoric That Shaped The Abortion Debate @ NPR

“What the research did indicate to me is how multifaceted the issue is and how the word [abortion] came over time to stand for so much more than the termination of a pregnancy,” she says. “It really came to stand for a debate about the place of women in the world.”

Where do ya’ll stand on the Abortion Debate?

andreaisace:

And what’s your reasonings behind it, if you have been able to identify them? Some people can’t place a reason as to WHY they support/don’t support something, they just know that’s how they feel, and that’s okay, I respect that opinion nonetheless. Just interested to see what ya’ll think

I responed to adnreaisace’s post with: Pro-Choice. Pro-Sex-Ed.

But to elaborate on the reasons I’m pro-choice:

I tend to see things as Big Picture Issues, and also with lots and lots of greys. When I look at the Big Picture that is Reproductive Rights in America, I see a lot of extremists and misinformation and rhetoric wars. And the biggest thing I see is lack of accurate information.

I grew up in the 90s - which means abortion has always been legal in my lifetime, and I received actual sex ed, including information about birth control, condoms, STDs/STIs, etc. in a very non-judgemental atmosphere. I learned the basics of sex in 5th grade, and the heavier stuff in 10th grade. (I have never put a condom on a banana).

I also don’t want kids, so I still make sure that I am as informed as possible to avoid having them. I know about emergency contraception and the differences between RU486 & Plan B. I know how difficult it can be to obtain contraception, and how vital it can be to a woman’s health.

Imagine a world in which all women had that information and knowledge. And no one was trying to hide it from them because it might violate their personal moral code or belief system. Or they simply lack access to information for socio-economic reasons. I can only imagine the number of abortions would drop significantly if we were upfront with our kids to begin with. (And if you don’t think they should be having sex - TELL THEM. They DO listen. But don’t let them make a stupid mistake because you want them to remain naive.)

I also know the stats on sexual assault. And that sometimes condoms break, or that contraception fails. There are times that it is dangerous for a woman to continue a pregnancy.

In every one of those cases I think that woman should decide what’s going to happen: If she’s going to seek Plan B in the event of an assault or broken condom. If she is going to carry out a pregnancy - risking her own life, potentially leaving other children without their mom, etc. etc. I trust women to make the right decision for themselves, and when applicable, their families. Even when we do have a better educated public in regards to reproductive health - abortions still need to be an option. There are always grey areas. If a 14 year old girl is raped by a trusted relative, she needs to have access to an abortion provider, without any crazy consent laws.

Full disclosure: I also think that if you don’t have a uterus, you are entitled to an opinion, but it’s not all that valid. Your body will never have to undergo the stress of a pregnancy. You will never have to live in a society where your lifestyle expectations are dictated by a uterus and whether you use it. Your life will not have to change dramatically to accommodate any unwanted children (even if you are doing 10% of the housework or whatever it is these days - OMG you’re so helpful!) It’s all theoretical for you, and cannot be otherwise.

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