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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
I agree….
…With what Jessica over at Bush v. Choice has to say about Senator Barbara Boxer’s statement about Roberts, and how she (Boxer) would *gasp* not vote for Roberts, if she believed that he wouldn’t support women’s reproductive rights as a … Continue reading
Could Roberts' past statements be more disturbing?
Not a day has gone by since Roberts’ nomination and I don’t receive some “take action” or “alert” email from NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the National Organization for Women, and Save Our Courts. The emails always … Continue reading
Bush v. Choice blog "relaunches" today
NARAL’s Bush v. Choice blog is having a “relaunch” today, complete with a shiny new design. There are going to be guest posters throughout the day – including one post by me, “How They Could Destroy Roe Without Overturning It.” … Continue reading
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Femininity and motherhood
(This is a slightly edited version of a post that first appeared on The Iron-On Line) Complete the following: “A mother is…” a) An embodiment of what it means to be feminine. b) Someone who gives birth. c) A female … Continue reading
Santorum's Geese
Santorum hotly contests the notion that Roberts should be obligated to answer any questions on Roe v. Wade. He invokes fairness as the reasoning. Continue reading
The immediate danger to abortion rights isn't that Roe will be overturned
An interesting article on Women’s E News argues that, once Justice Roberts joins the court, Justice Kennedy will become the most important abortion rights vote – the one that other justices will have to sway. Kennedy has been pro-Roe in … Continue reading
Abortion pre-Roe
Via Brutal Women, I found some fascinating information about “Jane”, the Abortion Counseling Service which helped women obtain abortions in pre-Roe days. What struck me most was the way women working for Jane could be emotionally and philosophically disturbed by … Continue reading
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Quotes from other people's websites
[None of the quoted snippits in this post were written by me; they’re all from essays or posts I thought were interesting, found on other websites.] The Gimp Parade on John Roberts and Disability Rights: In 2001, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick … Continue reading
It would be more "democratic?"
I’ve already linked to a post of Amanda’s at Pandagon disdaining the “let Roe go back to the State Legislatures” arguments. We all know what states such as California, New York, Alabama, Georgia, and my home state of Indiana (shudders) … Continue reading
Rationality and pseudo-choice
Those who believe in a woman’s right to control her own reproduction are rightly afraid of those who believe that fetuses deserve the same legal protection as born children, but these are not the only enemies of choice. More insidious … 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