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July 21, 2008
GRAH.
OK, I've been letting this sit until I could write a coherent post about it. I am still not at that point.
So.
Please read this and this (both by the marvelous Naamah) and then take action here. The feds are trying to classify hormonal birth control methods as abortifactants -- which would make them illegal in the event that Roe v. Wade got overturned. Neve rmind that some women take the Pill for reasons other than contraception, never mind that hormonal birth control prevents implantation and without implantation there is no abortion possible because without implantation you are not pregnant. Worse, it sounds like this rule would let "crisis pregnancy centers" (which will bully, lie, and generally mess with you to prevent you from getting contraception or abortion services or information) get federal funds to operate! GRR. SUCH BULLSHIT! EALASAID SMASH!
I am still a fervent Obama supporter in spite of his bullshit comments on abortion (also linked by Naamah in her posts). Even with his "oh, mental health isn't a real reason to get a late-term abortion" schtick he is still way better on the subject than McCain. Obama is smart enough to know that "mental health" issues around pregnancy are why Andrea Yates killed her five children, for example (postpartum psychosis is real, people. Look into it). I think Obama was pandering to the Christian magazine he was being interviewed by when he said that shit. Yes pandering sucks, but I knew when I first became a supporter of the man that he was a politician. I'm not so much of an idealist to believe that one can get elected without at least a little pandering.
ETA: Naamah has a wonderful para-by-para analysis of the HHS memo thingie here. Go. Read. Your blood will boil. I know mine did. I think it's time to bust out the stationary and write a few handwritten letters to various representatives.
File under: Feminism, Political Schtuff
Posted by Ealasaid at July 21, 2008 10:05 AM
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Whoa. This is highly disturbing. Not only are they messing with women's decsions now they've crossed the line to guys too. Here I thought fundie maniacs applied their assery to women only, it's nice be finaly included. Thanks fundies!
On a serious note; contraceptive medication ie the "pill" is not an abortive. However the morning after pill maybe. I don't know enough about how it works to really comment. Normal birth control though was used by a friend of mine to regulate her period, stomp her horrifying acne, and a number of other non contraceptive hormonal problems, such as crippling cramps, migranes, and moodiness that bordered on bi-polar.
I have faith the fundies are starting to finally fail. The scum sucking bastards that press 12 year old girls into marriage are being prosecuted finally. Hopefully this will go down with them too.
Positives of this? I know more then enough Joes that will jump up and scream about having their rubbers taken away. I don't see this happening but it is still something to jump up and scream about way early so that we nip it in the bud.
Again wow. Fundies = scarry. Clearly they bringers of the apocolypse.
Posted by: Keith at August 21, 2008 06:36 AM
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