theriotmag:

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

Today in WTF:

Under the new Arizona statute, doctors and other medical professionals would face felony charges if they could be shown to have performed abortions for the purposes of helping parents select their offspring on the basis of gender or race.

The women having such abortions would not be penalized.

State legislators have said no such law exists anywhere else in the nation.

Backers of the measure said the ban is needed to put an end to sex- and race-related discrimination that exists in Arizona and throughout the nation. They insist the issue is about bias rather than any broader stance on abortion.

“Governor Brewer believes society has a responsibility to protect its most vulnerable — the unborn — and this legislation is consistent with her strong pro-life track record,” a spokesman said.

But opponents have maintained that while such abortions may be happening in other countries like China, no clear evidence can found of it occurring in Arizona.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America also said the measure may erode a woman’s rights, fearing that doctors for the first time would feel compelled to ask their patients the reasons for seeking an abortion.

Of course, after the child is born, if it is a color other than white it will be required to show the state paperwork proving it is legally allowed to be in the country.

Just, you know.  As a PRECAUTION.

Sorry I’ve been slacking… I’ve been in the process of moving to Buenos Aires :)

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stfuconservatives:

stfuantichoicers:

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

• Read abortion provider stories here. (Also, follow @IAmDrTiller and @ClinicEscort on Twitter)
• The reason for the day: Dr. Gunn, killed in 1993 (story from NYT)

If you have a local clinic that provides abortions, give them a call or send them a…

My local Planned Parenthood told me they always need more magazines for the waiting room. I’m loading up a box and bringing it over this afternoon.

Today is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day!  Let your local abortion providers know how valuable a service they provide to the community, especially in the face of such strong resistance from those who’d rather women be incubators instead of people with choices.

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miniar:

ihaveaheadachebro:

apathyindestruction:

ashleyisaboysnametoo:

With issues like the Stupak Amendment and Nevada’s Personhood Initiative in the national spotlight, I am aware that a woman’s right to choose whether or not to carry a fetus to full-term is under attack.

What I didn’t realize, perhaps naively, is that her right to choose how to carry a fetus is also under fire. Last March, Florida resident Samantha Burton was in week 25 of her pregnancy when she paid a visit to her doctor. Burton was showing signs of potential miscarriage, so her physician ordered bed rest. Burton explained that, as a working mother of two toddlers, bed rest simply wasn’t a viable option and then proceeded to ask for a second medical opinion. Seems reasonable, right?

Her doctor, however, was having none of that. Rather than refer Burton for the desired second opinion, he instead felt it necessary to contact state authorities, who then proceeded to force Burton to be admitted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital against her will and undergo any procedure the doctor felt like prescribing. When Burton had the audacity to request a change in the hospital in which she was being treated, the court denied her request. Three days into her forced hospitalization, Burton miscarried.

Never mind that there is actually no scientific research to support the claim that bed rest helps prevent preterm birth and that even the American College of of Obstetricians and Gynecologists does not believe it should be routinely recommended. Never mind Burton’s very real concern for the care of her two small children. Never mind the psychological, physical, and financial toll this takes on her family. The only thing that mattered to the doctor and the government was that they got their (ultimately ineffectual) way.

Oh, and did I mention this case gets worse? Burton (with help from her pro bono lawyer and the ACLU) sued the State of Florida claiming it — duh — violated her constitutional rights. The court ruled against her, claiming that that State was merely maintaining “status quo” in the situation. Hmmm. I never knew forcing a woman to bed rest in a hospital was status quo. Perhaps I’ve been ill-informed.

It is scary to think that the government feels it can negate the bodily autonomy of pregnant women for any reason, let alone for something like this. Where does this stop? If a doctor lacking scientific support can force a woman into a hospital of his choosing for the tests of his choosing, what’s next? Certainly it seems as if the bar has been set pretty low in terms of the criteria needed to override a woman’s freedom to make informed decisions for herself.

Burton’ lawyers filed for appeal and the case is now being heard in Florida’s First District Court of Appeals. Hopefully, this time the court will acknowledge the bodily autonomy of pregnant women and reverse the lower court’s frightening and potentially dangerous ruling. I shudder to think of the consequences of the earlier decision being upheld.

I’m absolutely disgusted.

Sharpening my knives…

what in the bloody fucking fuck is this shit

Reblogging again cause this is very serious bsns!

Along the same lines of the abortion debate, this is simply a case of others (the State, men, institutional medicine) believing that women’s bodies are theirs to control and manipulate.  It’s a scary world when you can be sanctioned for your health care choices.  The main problem is that fetuses are seen as public property, while women’s bodies seem to be nothing but an annoying barrier in between the State/men/medicine and “its” fetus.

On the flip side of this, there are women who were (and are still, but in fewer numbers) sterilized without their consent so that they cannot bear children.  Yet another example of the State deciding who can bear children (forced sterilization), how they can bear children (above article), when (anti-abortion proponents), and with whom (same-sex couples and fertilization technologies; fertilization technologies for single women).

stfukyriarchy:

emilyswash:

[image shows the first section of a comic. full transcript:
“apparently the new york times needs a bit of help figuring out where the blame lies in rape cases. so here’s a handy quiz to test your skills! in the following cases, where does the blame lie?” each of the examples is accompanied by the same blue line drawing for “rapist”, and a different purple line drawing illustrating the different victims.

1. rapist / “average woman”
2. rapist / “slutty dressed woman”
3. rapist / “totally drunk woman”
4. rapist / “woman who agreed to go home with him”
5. rapist / “woman who fucks a different guy every night”
6. rapist / “woman who never gets any and could totally do with a shag”
7. rapist / “a prostitute”
8. rapist / “someone so out of it they are unconscious”

at the bottom, in upside-down text, it says, “answer: the rapist is to blame.” under that, not upside-down, it says. “if you hesitated, go back and try again. don’t forget the guy on the left is a rapist.”]

This also applies to men and trans* people who were raped. Still not there fault.

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I especially love that he has cited his source at the bottom of the sign.

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aintitgrand:

crackly:

itsraininglocusts:

PREGNANCY IS NOT A PUNISHMENT FOR HAVING SEX

splatterdick:

crackly:

pregnancy SHOULD be a choice

Consenting to sex is not consenting to pregnancy.

Why do pro-life people WANT other people to be punished with a pregnancy?…

Consenting to sex is NOT consenting to pregnancy.  I find it quite laughable that itsraininglocusts attempts to pull the “illogical” card on “tumblr feminists” when clearly, the lack of logic is most definitely on him (read: because the result of sexual intercourse is sometimes pregnancy, any time a woman consents to sex she is also consenting to pregnancy).  And, after taking a look at itsraininglocusts’ tumblr (a thorough waste of time; I don’t recommend it), I can say with confidence that the attitudes of people like itsraininglocusts are precisely the reason feminism is still relevant.  You, dear sir, are why we will not shut up.

Many <3s @ bubonickitten

sexisbeautiful:

desirablekoalatease:

I can’t believe we still have to fucking say this shit.

is there an angry grrrrrrrrrr smiley face?

A+

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