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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
Heads-Up: Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch Warning.
Recently there was a conversation on the safety of contraception for women, and whether or not it was ever fatal and how. Continue reading
Where The Campaign Against Sex Education Has Brought Us
I’ve sometimes heard pro-choicers claim that second-trimester abortions only happen in cases of a threat to the physical health of the mother, or in cases of a non-viable infant. That’s not always true. In some cases, the fetus is disabled … Continue reading
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Link Farm and Open Thread #13
Another link farm! As always, feel free to post about anything – including links to your own stuff – in the comments. Blog Against Sexism Day Congratulations to Vegankid for the huge success of the first annual “Blog Against Sexism … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Link farms
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When does personhood begin?
David at The Debate Link sticks a cautious toe into the abortion debate, asks when personhood begins. (Actually, he asked the question a few different ways, but one of them was when personhood begins.) Here’s what “personhood” means to me: … Continue reading
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Just in case you thought it was safe to be a woman
Abortion has been in the news again here. Staff at the Waitemata District Health Board refuse to do late second trimester abortions on mental health grounds, so the District Health Board is subsidising women who are going to Australia to … Continue reading
An uplifting tale of women's rights being trampled on
In 1977 New Zealand passed abortion legislation that was described as the most repressive in the Western world and, apart from a couple of minor modifications in 1978, it hasn’t been changed since. If a woman wants to have an … Continue reading
Abortion Ban Signed Into Law In South Dakota
So here it is, the first fairly comprehensive ban signed into law by Governor Mike Rounds, signed Monday aimed at challenging the 1973 Supreme court decision. Continue reading
"What if your mother was pro-choice?" II
The elder of my half-brothers is almost seventeen years old. He’s busy studying physics and chemistry for A-level, playing around with a BBC microcomputer he salvaged from somewhere, and saving up his Education Maintenance Allowance in the hopes of one … Continue reading
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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