August 2012
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mselise asked you:
Some people I’ve talked to about the proposed DSHS rules have basically said, “Hey, I’m pro-choice, but they’re just adding more reporting requirements. The leaks were already a risk because the requirements exist. So what’s the big deal?” Can you help me craft an argument for them? All I can think of right now is a scream of existential...
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Does Ignoring Trans People Make Your Point Look... →
Tobi Hill-Meyer at Bilerico
This past year access to hormonal birth control has become a major political issue. Many insurance companies exclude birth control from their plans and a large political movement has been fighting to make such discriminatory practices illegal.
Those same insurance companies also discriminatorily exclude access to hormone replacement therapy for trans people, but...
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For Texans...
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will host a public hearing regarding the proposed Texas Women’s Health Program rules. The hearing will occur at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, in the Auditorium of the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center (4800 North Lamar, Austin, TX 78756).
The hearing is to discuss Texas forcing Planned Parenthood out of the Women’s Health Program.
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I want everyone to sign this petition, but if you... →
The petition is asking the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to not enact new abortion reporting requirements.
I will personally be delivering the signatures to the TX HHS commission.
These new requirements are intended to make abortion more difficult to provide and harder to access for the Texas doctors who have a legal right to provide the procedure and Texans who have a legal right...
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“Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan’s speech at the RNC was interrupted by two...”
– Code Pink press release
[NB: Ryan’s policies affect more people than just cis women.]
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REGISTER TO VOTE →
If you live in the US, one of the most important things you can do today is register to vote. And then on Nov. 6, vote.
Don’t let anyone tell you that your vote does not matter. Even if you don’t live in a swing state, you still need to go vote because you aren’t just voting for the president. You are voting for the people who will govern your state and your town. And in those...
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“Too often, “pro-choice” talking points will center around people for whom access...”
– Jen at OK4RJ in her post, “Reproductive Justice 101: Oklahoma Edition”
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“Mitt Romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the debacle of...”
– NJ Governor Chris Christie, giving the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention tonight.
My response: OH, NO HE DIDN’T. WHO wants to put a bureaucrat between an American citizen and her doctor? WHO? I’m gonna need you to go sit down now, Mr. Governor.
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Raise your hand if you're tired of talking about...
More today from Mitt Romney [TW on link].
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“One woman I spoke to broke down crying when I told her the nearest clinic was...”
– The Abortion Fairy
This is an incredible and important post about abortion funds, restrictive legislation on abortion, and the harsh realities of living in the USA right now.
[NB: more people than just cis women want and need access to abortion care.]
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Reproductive Rights Silent Protest at TX State... →
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Shit is seriously TERRIBLE re: reproductive rights... →
[This isn’t to say that things aren’t just as bad or worse somewhere else (Arizona, Kansas, South Dakota spring to mind). Being a Texan, I live with this daily. And, once again, the law has thrown our rights out the window.]
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#iSupportMS →
Jazmine Walker on Mississippi’s last abortion clinic:
In the United States, Mississippi is ranked #50 for child poverty, infant mortality, and teenage pregnancy. Given the current pro-life upheaval, there is a disconnect between the right to be born and the right to live humanely. I do not want to stigmatize my sisters who choose to be pro-life, but you can be pro-life and advocate for...
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[TRIGGER WARNING] Rep. Steve King: I’ve Never... →
The very first time I volunteered on the hotline of my local abortion fund, someone called seeking help to pay for an abortion because they had been raped by a family member. FUCK YOU, Steve King.
You want to know WHO actually get abortions and WHY, GOP? Volunteer for an abortion fund. Knowledge is possible.
Note: As @amaditalks pointed out, Steve King is the same man who said this:
liberals...
"The tubes are spastic."
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“[TRIGGER WARNING] “This is a traumatic thing — she’s, shall we say, she’s...”
– Dr. John C. Willke, a general practitioner with obstetric training and a former president of the National Right to Life Committee explaining how a rape victim prevents a pregnancy.
(h/t @JamilSmith)
If I won the lottery, I'd fund ALL the abortions.
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What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender... →
whenindoubtapplymoreglitter:
The Affordable Care Act will end many of these absurd exclusions. In 2014, the Patient’s Bill of Rights will prevent insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. What’s more, the ACA will bring Title VII federal nondiscrimination protections to the health care field. The Department of Health and Human Services, responding to both...
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“The views expressed were offensive. Rape is rape. And the idea that we should be...”
– President Obama
I am voting for THIS GUY.
[NB: more people than cis women are hurt by that bunch of politicians when they regulate and restrict reproductive healthcare and abortion care.]
Timely reminder: ALL abortions are acceptable.
I hate that once again, due to Todd Akin’s comments, we are talking about “acceptable” exceptions, re: abortion. NO. NO EXCEPTIONS because ALL abortions are acceptable.
16-Year-Old Girl Dies of Cancer After Being...
rabbleprochoice:
abaldwin360:
A pregnant 16-year-old in the Dominican Republic died from complications of leukemia, according to CNN. The young woman was forced to wait nearly three weeks to begin chemotherapy to treat her disease as hospital officials initially refused to treat her fearing it could terminate her pregnancy. In the end she lost her life and the pregnancy, and may have died...
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Knoxville abortion clinic closes, citing new TN... →
heavenearthandhoratio:
A Knoxville abortion provider has closed after 38 years, citing a newly enacted Tennessee law that requires doctors to hold admitting privileges at local hospitals.
The Volunteer Women’s Medical Center in Knoxville closed Friday.
In a public letter titled “End of an Era,” Executive Director Deb Walsh wrote that she was unable to keep their doors open in part due to the...
Texas state rep. comes out as pansexual →
socialistexan:
ligaturesignature:
gaywrites:
Mary Gonzalez was already a bit of a leader as an openly lesbian state representative in Texas. But in a recent interview with the Dallas Voice, she opened up and said she identifies as pansexual.
She’ll have no opponent in the election in the fall, and she says that’s part of why she feels comfortable coming out fully. It’s now believed that she...
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PETITION: Texas DSHS: Hold a public hearing on... →
Exhale Pro-Voice is on their way! →
bebinn:
Exhale, a pro-choice post-abortion support talkline, has passed the first hurdle in spreading their message nationwide. Now, they need your help. Exhale must raise $10,000 by September 10 for their commercial to be broadcast. You can help make a positive change in reproductive justice by donating to Exhale, or by reblogging for others have that chance.
Take a break from being on the...
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I Wish My Mother Had Aborted Me →
If this were an anti-choice story, this is the part where I would tell you how I overcame great odds and my life now has special meaning. I would ask you to affirm that, of course, you are happy I was born, and that the world would be a darker, poorer place without me.
It is true that in the past 12 years, I have been able to rise above the circumstances of my birth and build a life that I...
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Democracy-Schmemocracy For Texas Health... →
DO IT!
[cross-posted from Hay Ladies with the permission of the always amazing Andrea Grimes.
I will add that more people than just cis women need and want access to abortion care so feel free, of course, to alter your letter(s) to represent this fact.]
Remember that time the Texas Department of State Health Services was all, “Hi, Tea Party Republican Rep. Bill Zedler, is there anything we can...
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PETITION >> Texas Health and Human Services... →
I know I’ve posted this before but I CARE about this. Please help me spread the word.
Sign and signal boost!
[It does not matter whether you live in TX. This part of a performance of protest. The more signatures delivered at once, the better.]
These new requirements are intended to make abortion more difficult to provide and harder to access for the Texas doctors who have a legal right...
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Rep. Steve King says we shouldn't be outlawing dog...
article on King.
article on Kelly.
Sigh.
