“The girl had no legal access to abortion in Pennsylvania, where her parents must consent.”
This is absolutely ridiculous.
“This is the direct consequence of anti-choice zealots: taking away what dignity, respect, and alternatives left were left to a 13 year old who is being controlled, manipulated, and raped by someone more than twice her age. Way to go “pro-lifers”, what an awesome accomplishment: empowering rapists like Michael Lisk over 13 year old girls, leading her to desperately jab herself with a pencil.”
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Naturally, pro-lifers are saying this is a VICTORY for their side, because if the girl hadn’t ended up in the hospital, she wouldn’t have been able to report and identify her rapist. This girl didn’t die — luckily. If she had (like 70,000 women do every year from unsafe abortions), would that still be a “pro-life victory”?
no really everytime i read stuff like this i die a bit inside. IT’S JUST REALLY HARD TO ACCEPT PEOPLE CAN BE SO CRUEL AND IGNORANT.
awful.
I had planned to speak of something else, but the gentleman from New Jersey has just put my stomach in knots because I’m one of those women he spoke about just now. I had a procedure at 17 weeks, pregnant with a child that had moved from the vagina into the cervix. And that procedure that you just talked about was a procedure that I endured. I lost a baby.
But for you to stand on this floor and to suggest, as you have, that somehow this is a procedure that is either welcomed or done cavalierly or done without any thought is preposterous. To think that we are here tonight debating this issue when the American people, if they are listening, are scratching their heads and wondering what does this have to do with me getting a job? What does this have to do with reducing the deficit? And the answer is nothing at all.
There is a vendetta against Planned Parenthood, and it was played out in this room tonight. Planned Parenthood has a right to operate. Planned Parenthood has a right to provide services for family planning. Planned Parenthood has a right to offer abortions. Last time you checked abortions were legal in this country.
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Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. I have so much respect for this woman right now. (via weatherall) |
For now at least. How did I miss this yesterday? DAMN BEIBER - HE TAKES UP TOO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY.
A spokesman for Gov. Dennis Daugaard said, “Clearly the bill as it’s currently written is a very bad idea.”No shoot. Glad you noticed.
I’m glad that South Dakota legislators came to their senses.
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Ten Democrats cosponsored H.R.3, even with language redefining rape; four of those ten also apparently don’t care if pregnant women die. Sarah Jaffe takes a closer look at all ten, find all posted to date here.
In the run-up to the 2010 election, Melinda Henneberger at Politics Daily…
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http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/articles/nightmare.html (via alullaby) That sums it up (via erikawithac) This reminds me of a discussion we had in school, and one girl was talking about living in fear of her safety because she is a girl, and this guy chimed in and was all “It’s hard for guys too! I’m so awkward around girls! It’s embarrassing!” Yeah, not the same thing, exactly? (via tulletulle) (via kittencoaster) This is powerful. (via becauseiamawoman) |
For me, one of the great things about becoming a feminist was learning to love my body regardless of how the fact that the media was constantly telling me I shouldn’t. As a result of loving my body, I suddenly enjoyed sex so much more as I wasn’t ashamed to be naked around…
reblogged for a massive amount of win.
Save a copy of the press release to your computer right now.
You can send it directly to any of your local community organizers (remember—-go local, then city, then state, then region, then national, then international). For example: let’s say you’re in Miami, Florida. You’ll want to try your…
Info for the Savannah Walk for Choice is here. It’s being organized by SCAD students.
for SGE we’re making anti-valentines day cards with pictures of and facts about famous feminists on them!
so who are yours?
