Category: reproductive rights

The lack of contraception …

The lack of contraception, and abortion when contraception fails, forces women to refrain from sexual intercourse, for few of us—mostly the naïve—would risk pregnancy, childbirth, and fifteen years of servitude for what is bound to be not even a few minutes’ pleasure.

So, men, note: withholding contraception, and abortion, ensures that any sexual intercourse in …

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Eggs and Chicken and Abortion

(thanks to Dead Wild Roses https://deadwildroses.com/2023/03/05/the-dwr-sunday-religious-disservice-eggs/)

from Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – quotes and notes

When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court?

Her answer: When there are nine.

“[L]egal challenges to undue restrictions on abortion procedures … center on a woman’s autonomy to determine her life’s course, and thus to enjoy equal citizenship stature …” Gonzales v. Carhart

[She wasn’t pleased with the argument of …

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The Onion on condoms

Be sure to look at both slides, 6 then 7:

https://www.theonion.com/birth-control-myth-vs-fact-1851274941/slides/6

https://www.theonion.com/birth-control-myth-vs-fact-1851274941/slides/7

A great idea from Jodi Taylor

“Helen and I watched a short film about childbirth and it was so gruesome we had to turn it off.  She had a stiff drink, I had a cup of tea, and we swore we’d never have sex again.” Jodi Taylor, The Long and Short of It (p181)

But yes!  That should be mandatory …

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Women have fewer rights than a corpse

Thanks to

Dear Forced Birth Advocates…

Tubal Ligation vs. Vasectomy. Hm.

Read Kacey Merced’s post here:

The Primary Axis of Oppression is Based on Sex

Imagine.

GREAT BUTTON!!

And sorry, can’t remember its source (and forgot to note it).

Gwynne Dyer (along with half the species) misses an obvious point

I highly recommend Gwynne Dyer’s Climate Wars, but I must say he misses an obvious point, especially evident when he says “There are almost seven billion of us, and it is almost impossible to imagine a way that we can stop the growth before there are eight and a half billion” (p.268) — because it’s …

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Imagine that …

…all males had to have their DNA on file with the government.

…all newborns had to have their paternity established by law.

…all males discovered to be fathers had their wages garnished at the source to support the mother of the child for six years (assuming she would be the one to be with the …

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