Abortion is oft…
Abortion is often framed as a mercy bestowed upon a woman who has committed the “crime” of having had sex. Mercy is something that someone else grants you, however, and not something you can simply...
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If [someone] has reproductive choice but can’t afford it, with all practical intents and purposes, [they] do not have reproductive choice. A right on paper is not a right. –Katherine Cross (via...
View ArticleNo, you can’t d…
No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom.’ If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live...
View ArticleWhat a Woman’s Choice Means to the Supreme Court – NYmag.com
This idea — that women can always find another way to get the coverage or care they need — underpins just about every recent restriction on women’s health. What’s another 24-hour mandatory abortion...
View ArticleMichelle Denise Jackson, on black women and reproductive justice
When conservatives talk about their idea of a woman who needs access to contraception and/or abortion services, she is always poor, uneducated, promiscuous, and irresponsible. By painting this image,...
View ArticleToday, in IUDs are weird.
Me, at work: *stomach area feels kind of weird * Me: *goes to bathroom * Me: *wipes * Me: *sees blood on tissue * Me: WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?! AM I DYING?! *repeats emotions of first period in 4th...
View ArticleI am afraid, or, 2017: Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here
I am afraid on the basis of all of my identities. That fear is not just of Trump himself, but of unchecked Republican control of the executive and legislative branches of our government, and likely...
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