larkandkatydid:

larkandkatydid:

It is very much within our power to turn Michigan into an abortion sanctuary with full Democratic control of the executive and legislative branches plus a 5-2 progressive majority on the State Supreme Court. This will transform the lives of every woman and child in this state. It will also do something to stop the embarrassing brain drain of our educated young people to goddamn Illinois, a state which has one admittedly very cool city sitting like the cherry on top of what is otherwise just North Missouri. This shames us. Vote YES on the MI Reproductive Freedom Act to say ‘Fuck You, Illinois. We have abortions and all the best Great Lakes. You have Big Head Carp.’

Tell the baby boomers that this is literally the only way to get their grandkids to move back from Chicago. I’m not joking about this one.

emordnilapxpalindrome:

“If anyone needs to go camping in my state…” “If anyone needs to visit their aunt/cousin/friend…”

STOP. STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP.

FOR YOUR SAFETY, S T O P.

DO NOT VOLUNTEER TO HOST RANDOM STRANGERS. DO NOT AGREE TO BE HOSTED BY A RANDOM STRANGER.

DO NOT PUBLICLY POST THAT YOUR HOUSE WILL BE AN ABORTION SAVE HAVEN. OFFICIAL NETWORKS TO DO THIS ALREADY EXIST, NETWORKS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BACKGROUND CHECK, AND SHIELD THEIR VOLUNTEERS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Even IF you personally know every person you’re offering this to and know with 100% certainty that they’re legit: YOU HAVE JUST CREATED A POTENTIALLY LEGALLY DAMNING DIGITAL PAPER TRAIL.

I know how obnoxious this is to say, but please: reblog this. I see these posts a lot, and I know most of you have good intentions. But these unoffical auntie networks are dangerous, both for those trying to help, and those seeking help. Law enforcement sees you. Violent anti-abortion extremists see you.

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tikkunolamorgtfo:

weirdlylyricalnotes:

hailkingcheeto:

riggio037:

MAG-FUCKING-NIFICENT!!!

Congratulations to Kentucky state senator Dr. Karen Berg for taking her ignorant Republican colleagues out to the proverbial woodshed and whipping their old white male asses with facts and logic.  Shame on them and more power to her, science, and women’s choice over their own bodies and lives.

[VD: A video in a courtroom. Dr. Karen Berg is sitting behind a microphone and talking to the other senators. At the bottom of the screen it says, “Discussion of SB 321 (Sen.Wise) An Act Relating to Abortion”. Dr. Berg says:

Explain my no vote. (Another voice says, “Yes m'am.”) [Heavy sigh] You know, I’m a diagnostic radiologist. And diagnostic radiologists, historically and in many places in this state, still do all of the first trimester OB ultrasound. So I am extraordinarily, personally familiar with the devopment of a fetus in the womb. And for you to sit here and say that at 15 weeks, a fetus has a functional heart; a four-chamber heart that can survive on its own, is fallacious. That is not true. There is no viability. You know, I look around at my colleagues on this committee. I am the only woman on this podium right now. I am the only physician sitting on this podium. This bill is a medical sham. It does not follow medicine. It does not even purport to listen to medicine. And for each and every one of my colleagues to be so willing to cast an aye vote, when what you are doing is putting your finger; putting your knee; putting your- a gun to women’s heads. You are killing women because abortion will continue. Women will continue to have efficacy over their own body, whether or not you make it legal. I vote no and I really, really apologize to the people in Kentucky that we are spending this much time and this much energy when we have families in poverty. We have single women heading households in poverty at a higher rate than any other group in the state. And you all are not addressing that. You all are making it worse. Thank you.

/end VD]

Unsurprisingly, she’s also the only Jewish member of the Kentucky state senate.

venusleo1990:

*Note that it is not only pregnant women in danger of being murdered. And certainly not only pregnant women who will commit suicide. This is a threat to pregnant people off all genders. I would even say trans mascs and trans men are much more likely to commit suicide if forced to carry a pregnancy to term.

queeranarchism:

metapianycist:

every time i talk about eugenics abortion being bad, people assume i want to legally ban or restrict abortion of disabled fetuses, instead of noticing that sex-selective abortion is a similar issue with similar solutions that have nothing to do with legal anything.

disability activists generally want the following things, in order to reduce eugenics abortion:

- no more pressuring pregnant people to abort disabled fetuses or shaming them for choosing to carry the pregnancy to term (in case you’re wondering, doctors absolutely do this)
- no more pressuring disabled and/or mentally ill pregnant people to have abortions or shaming them for choosing to stay pregnant (doctors do this too)
- no more devaluing disabled people’s lives in pro choice rhetoric, such as by bringing up disabled fetuses as an argument or “gotcha” when arguing with people who think all abortion should be illegal
- active valorization of disabled people and involving us in the leadership of pro-choice organizations
- pro-choice organizations addressing the prevalence of doctors and society pressuring people into eugenics abortions
- pro-choice organizations actively challenging and critiquing ableism in their movements, historically and currently
- establishment of better support systems for disabled parents and parents with disabled children
- better health care and better access to it

disabled people who criticize the eugenics abortion are not your enemies. we don’t want to force or pressure anyone to stay pregnant or to terminate. please acknowledge that it’s frankly terrifying for us when a fellow pro choice person directly defends the ethics of eugenics abortion to us.

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moonlight-kr:

POSTING THIS AGAIN!!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!

I realize this is trying to be helpful, but the level of assumptions it makes about mobility, transportation access, and affordability are frankly offensive. Not everyone has the means to just disappear for a weekend alone. Some of us would need to ask a friend for a ride and possibly money to stay in a hotel. Not to mention missing work with little to no explanation

gautiersylvain:

gautiersylvain:

to my fellow usamericans….in light of the supreme court overturning roe v wade, well known organizations like planned parenthood dont need your money right now - they have plenty - if you’re going to donate, donate to your local or state abortion funds

the national network of abortion funds allows you to split your donation between 91 abortion funds in the united states -  it lists every fund your donation goes to and allows you to customize the amount you give to each fund

johannestevans:

are you actually thinking about intersectional justice and reform or are you just imagining revenge scenarios

“What if men got raped?”

we do. many men, cis and trans, are also victims of rape and incest.

“What if men could get pregnant!?”

some of us can.

“i bet they’d want abortions for their daughters if they were raped!”

yes. their daughters will continue to get them safely bc they can afford to send them out of state or to a private doc, for a fee. anti-abortion legislature targets the poor&working classes, especially BIPOC.

“all men should have to have vasectomies!”

if there was a policy of enforcing vasectomy on cis men, i will give you one guess which subsection of cis men in texas it would affect most, and if you say middle to upper class white Republican voters, you are wasting your guess

the purpose of anti-abortion legislation is not to prevent abortions. no anti-abortion law in existence has ever prevented abortions.

they have made them less safe. they have made them more lethal. they have never stopped them.

if your victim cannot access abortion services, forcing them to give birth to your child will ensure that they are legally bound to you forever, raising the child, or via child support & visitation. abusers have used this tactic for decades to trap people in marriages.

coerced marriage and reproduction aside, corrective rape is also weaponised against lesbians, trans men, and other “unfeminine” women, either to force them into marriage and parenthood or to force them to “embrace” their “womanhood”.

pregnancy can kill you, and comes with health risks. pregnancy makes irreparable changes to your body, and some experience chronic pain or health conditions from pregnancy for the rest of their lives.

for those with underlying conditions or who are underage, this is more likely.

even in the event someone is forced to give birth but not raise the child, carrying a pregnancy to term will force a recovery period where they must leave their jobs, and can make them more economically vulnerable - ie, force them to stay in abusive homes, prevent social mobility

anti-abortion legislation does not only criminalise surgical abortions, but can include chemical abortions induced via medication or home remedy. it could involve prosecuting someone for miscarrying - or accusing someone of having been pregnant to force medically invasive exams.

again, if you think it’s about “saving the life” of a foetus, think again, because it has nothing to do with that, and everything to do with economic and reproductive coercion

and also punishing people for having sex - including rape victims - with pregnancy.