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The official DHS Twitter account basically did this comic in so many words but genuinely: https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1991532782003044710?s=20 I'm not sure what's…
I don't blame them for being furious. But that it came up in my cartoon is just a coincidence. :-)
The allusion to Charlotte's Web would have seemed completely random last week. Or maybe not completely random, but maybe just…
I don't doubt it, @Watcher, but I limit myself to talking about what I know, which, as a Brit, is…
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Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights
The important voice
I haven’t had much energy to read about the latest disaster from the US supreme court. Back there I used the word ‘disaster’ which is about the extent of my analysis (although it does cover lots of issues quite well).* … Continue reading
Round-up of posts about Gonzales v Carhart (Updated)
This post contains about 20 links to feminist analysis of the Supreme Court’s opinion approving a ban on so-called “Partial Birth” abortions.
Gonzales Decision: We Help Women By Removing Their Autonomy
In the clunkiest passage of his Gonzales decision, Justice Kennedy claims that banning late-term abortion is justified because he cares about women sooooo much: Respect for human life finds an ultimate expression in the bond of love the mother has … Continue reading
Gonzales vs Carhart: The Biggest Threat Is Buried Deep In The Decision
Gonzales vs. Carhart, today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Federal “Partial Birth” abortion (PBA) ban, ((Here is an AP article reporting the Gonzales decision, and here is the text of the decision itself.)) is a terrible decision for freedom and … Continue reading
Turning fish fingers into people
This is my shameless attempt to get some help brainstorming an essay. If this is out of line, Amp, feel free to take the post down. Two years ago – and it’s scary how the time has slipped past – … Continue reading
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Idaho Republican: Coercing Women Not To Have Abortions Shouldn't Be Penalized
Via F-Words and Eye on Boise, I learned that Idaho State Representative Bob Nonini has proposed a law “to outlaw the use of threats or physical force to dissuade a pregnant woman from giving birth.” I emailed Representative Nonini, and … Continue reading
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"Baby AIDS," Mandatory Newborn Testing, And Preventing Mother-To-Baby Transmission Of HIV
Right-wingers are attacking Democrats for scuttling “the Ryan White Early Diagnosis Grant Program,” or as they often call it, the “baby AIDS” bill. Why are liberals against helping babies with AIDS, they cry? Isn’t helping AIDS babies something we can … Continue reading
Silly – poor people don't get choices
Brownfemipower has a really interesting post about the governer of Texas’s decision to make the HPV vaccine compulsory for all girls sixth grade or above. This would also make the vaccine available for free for those who were uninsured or … Continue reading
What we've lost
Blog for Choice day has come and gone, and there’s a lot of great posts. I’m very excited that a lot of feminists have taken this opportunity to interogate and question the usefulnes of ‘choice’ as a slogan, goal, or … Continue reading
Here's a perspective of the impact of illegal immigration you might be interested in: https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2025/11/20/the-lie-that-broke-a-nation-jobs-americans-wont-do-and-the-economic-and-social-devastation-it-hid-n4946215