February 2012
44 posts
Every time I read an article about conservatives being “pro- life” I am reminded...
– The ‘Safe, Legal, Rare’ Illusion - NYTimes.com
YES.
(via golden-notebook)
This!
Sorry, defenders of religion. You can't sit by and...
THIS. 10,000,000x this.
nefariousnewt:
Who is being persecuted more: a bunch of mainly old, white males who run the government, industry, and religious organizations, all of which are busy trying to strip women of their civil liberties, or the women who will be subject to the depredation and degradation the aforementioned men are trying to put into law?
If Common Sense Was Used in Government and the...
Citizen: I don't believe in abortion.
Government: Then don't get one.
Citizen: I don't believe in birth control.
Government: You don't have to use it.
Citizen: I think gay marriage is a sin.
Government: Don't marry the same sex then.
Citizen: I want my kids to learn about creationism.
Government: Take them to church.
In the US, abortion is framed as a deeply moral and highly emotional issue. In...
– via Feministing, “A new script for talking about abortion”
(thanks to keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus for sending this to me!)