February 2012
23 posts
occasionally pensive: re protective fathers and... →
daniellemertina:
Protective fathers are interesting… the kind that routinely “joke” about keeping a shot gun close by for the male who tries to get at their daughter. A lot of older brothers are like that too. Lucky for Joshua, both my father and all of the older males in my life that do the protective routine…
“He [Rick Santorum] is a staunch opponent of abortion, even in the case of rape....”
– John Oliver on Rick Santorum, The Bugle 183 (via stfuconservatives, sixpencesoulcake
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“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
– (via thechocolatebrigade)
Abortion Rates Are Higher In Countries Where... →
socialismartnature:
Abortion rates are higher in countries where the procedure is illegal and nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, with the vast majority in developing countries, a new study concludes.
Experts couldn’t say whether more liberal laws led to fewer procedures, but said good access to birth control in those countries resulted in fewer unwanted pregnancies.
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Abortion safer than giving birth: study →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
That statistic will only matter to you if you care about the welfare and health of actual living, breathing pregnant people. Which I do.
