May 1, 2013

matthewkeys:

The case that’s united (and divided) abortion activists: Doctor Kermit Gosnell is charged with killing four babies by slicing their spinal cords during late-term abortion procedures in violation of Pennsylvania’s 24-week limit. The case has drawn criticism from both pro- and anti-abortion activists, with each side blaming the other. Pro-life activists say Gosnell’s actions are barbaric, while pro-choice advocates say Gosnell’s “House of Horrors” is the result of legitimate abortion clinics being driven out of the state. [More at Business Insider]

matthewkeys:

The case that’s united (and divided) abortion activists: Doctor Kermit Gosnell is charged with killing four babies by slicing their spinal cords during late-term abortion procedures in violation of Pennsylvania’s 24-week limit. The case has drawn criticism from both pro- and anti-abortion activists, with each side blaming the other. Pro-life activists say Gosnell’s actions are barbaric, while pro-choice advocates say Gosnell’s “House of Horrors” is the result of legitimate abortion clinics being driven out of the state. [More at Business Insider]



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September 4, 2012

The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to make decisions regarding her pregnancy, including a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay. We oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right.

2012 US Democratic National Platform

Who are you voting for?

[NB: More people than just cis women need and want access to abortion care.]

(via keepyourbsoutofmyuterus)




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April 19, 2012

courageouscampaign:

Vanessa Williams Is an Unapologetic Badass When Talking About Her Abortion… click here to read the article and watch the video.

courageouscampaign:

Vanessa Williams Is an Unapologetic Badass When Talking About Her Abortion… click here to read the article and watch the video.



Tagged: abortion / pro-choice / birth control / women's rights / women / women's health / Vanessa Williams / Juju Chang / ABC news / Desperate Housewives / reproductive rights / reproductive justice / teen pregnancy / Miss America / feminism / feminist / molestation / African American celebrities / African American actress /

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April 17, 2012

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

There is NO SUCH THING as “NO ABORTIONS.” There is only such a thing as “NO SAFE ABORTIONS.”

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

There is NO SUCH THING as “NO ABORTIONS.” There is only such a thing as “NO SAFE ABORTIONS.”

(Source: keepyourbsoutofmyuterus)



Tagged: abortion / reproductive rights / Women / Women's Issues /

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April 16, 2012


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It’s 1978, five years after Roe v. Wade. I’m 38, I have four sons — the oldest is 17, the youngest is turning 12. I’m at school, getting a B.A., and I’m loving it.

I’m about two and a half months pregnant.

I don’t want this child. […]

So I’m on my way to Planned Parenthood to have a legal abortion. My husband drives me there — this is a serious matter for both of us, but we absolutely agree it’s my decision to make. We have been conscientiously using contraception and it’s failed us this time.

I’m pregnant but I’m not trapped.

All I had to do was call the clinic and make an appointment. I don’t have to be ashamed or terrified, because brave women before me fought to make abortion legal, have gone public with their stories of shame and terror and made sure that no woman ever again has to die from a back-alley abortion or bear an unwanted child.

We park and walk up to the entrance. No running the gantlet between pickets shouting at me that I’m a murderer, no fear that someone will throw a bomb. The receptionist takes my name and says, “You just have to talk with a counselor first.” I don’t mind, I figure it’s part of the procedure. I tell the counselor I already have four children and I don’t want any more. I’m on a different track now. She nods understandingly and says they’ll be ready for me soon. No judgment, no showing me pictures of fetuses, no trying to make me feel guilty. She just wants to be sure I’m sure.

And of course, I am.

It’s really not so bad; in fact it’s not as invasive as going for monthly checkups when you’re pregnant. They’re kind, they tuck me up under a blanket and say my husband can pick me up soon and take me home. I’m fine.

Our insurance company reimbursed us for most of the costs of the abortion. Because I was lucky enough to be able to, I sent that check for several hundred dollars as a donation to Planned Parenthood. I was grateful to the organization. I wanted Planned Parenthood to be able to continue to offer access to a range of health care services to all women. Having the abortion released me from the burden of the added mothering I could no longer undertake and allowed me to do the best mothering I could.

Susan Heath: No One Called Me A Slut (via pantslessprogressive)

(via pantslessprogressive)




Tagged: abortion / Planned Parenthood / choice / women /

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April 6, 2012

brooklynmutt:

Critics of an Arizona proposal to limit birth control coverage have given a personalized gift to more than a dozen state lawmakers — a fuzzy, knitted uterus with googly eyes.
CBS News

Now this is an inventive way to protest.  I LOVE IT!

brooklynmutt:

Critics of an Arizona proposal to limit birth control coverage have given a personalized gift to more than a dozen state lawmakers — a fuzzy, knitted uterus with googly eyes.

CBS News

Now this is an inventive way to protest.  I LOVE IT!



Tagged: News / Women / Women's Issues / Women's Rights / Women's Health / AZ / ProChoice / AntiChoice / PPact / Abortion /

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March 26, 2012

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

“These Sluts Vote”
I took this at last week’s “Seeing Red Rally” here in Austin.
There were originally supposed to be three weeks of these rallies, mainly in protest of the de-funding of the Women’s Health Program, though they were about the general rollbacks in reproductive rights in Texas.
THESE RALLIES WILL CONTINUE!
So, if you live in Austin….
TUESDAY, Noon - 2pm, Texas State Capitol
WEAR RED. BRING A SIGN. 
[Please, for my sake, don’t re-blog this and say some shit about how backwards Texas is or how we need to secede from the Union. You know who that helps? Nobody. You know who that doesn’t help? The 130,000 people denied reproductive health by the defunding of the WHP. The people who, seeking an abortion today, will be forced to undergo mandatory ultrasounds, some of them transvaginal ones. All of the hundreds of thousands of people who have and who will lose access to all kinds reproductive health care in this state because of what the GOP is doing here.]

I am going to try to be there tomorrow (coming in from Houston)… I’m having an extremely bad flare with allergies, asthma, and sinuses (thank you, spring…)… but I’m going to do my best. 

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

“These Sluts Vote”

I took this at last week’s “Seeing Red Rally” here in Austin.

There were originally supposed to be three weeks of these rallies, mainly in protest of the de-funding of the Women’s Health Program, though they were about the general rollbacks in reproductive rights in Texas.

THESE RALLIES WILL CONTINUE!

So, if you live in Austin….

TUESDAY, Noon - 2pm, Texas State Capitol

WEAR RED. BRING A SIGN. 

[Please, for my sake, don’t re-blog this and say some shit about how backwards Texas is or how we need to secede from the Union. You know who that helps? Nobody. You know who that doesn’t help? The 130,000 people denied reproductive health by the defunding of the WHP. The people who, seeking an abortion today, will be forced to undergo mandatory ultrasounds, some of them transvaginal ones. All of the hundreds of thousands of people who have and who will lose access to all kinds reproductive health care in this state because of what the GOP is doing here.]

I am going to try to be there tomorrow (coming in from Houston)… I’m having an extremely bad flare with allergies, asthma, and sinuses (thank you, spring…)… but I’m going to do my best. 

(Source: keepyourbsoutofmyuterus)



Tagged: Texas / abortion / reproductive rights / politics / news / protests / seeing red rally /

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March 22, 2012

‘We Have No Choice’: One Woman’s Ordeal with Texas’ New Sonogram Law

The Right Not to Know - The Texas Observer

This is important. This is the first article I’ve read about the direct result of all these “laws” and “amendments” that are being tossed around in regards to abortion. It’s not about a hypothetical situation. It’s not someone’s opinion. It’s not about a conservatives and women’s rights. This is one woman’s story of her wanted baby and her unwanted abortion and everything that falls in between.

I just don’t understand how anyone could be on the other side of this issue after reading her story.

(via tinsely)

I will always reblog this story… Always.  

(via courageouscampaign)




Tagged: pro-choice / abortion / pro-life / Texas / personhood campaign / new abortion laws / planned parenthood / women's rights / birth control / birth control debate / war on women / the texas observer / women / health / sex / equality / sexism / gender / gender studies / pure hell / torture / freedom / justice / reproductive rights / reproductive justice / reproductive health /

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March 21, 2012


Tagged: abortion / terrorism / domestic terrorism / Texas / politics / news / anti-choice / pro-life / extremism / Wendy Davis / Sen. Wendy Davis / Democrat / planned parenthood / arson / crime /

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