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sinkingfeeling
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May 28, 2019
What about those of us who arent victims? What about those who simply happened to find ourselves pregnant? Abortion doesnt have to be motivated by trauma.
I had an abortion. Im not going to tell you how old I was or what my circumstances were at the time. I wont mention whether birth control was used or whether it wasnt. Im not going to tell you whether the guy is or is not still a part of my life, whether it was a one-night stand or a long-term relationship. Im not going to discuss the health of either party involved in the consensual or nonconsensual sex, nor the viability of the embryo. None of those details are pertinent. I got pregnant. I didnt want to be pregnant. I had a medical procedure to remedy the situation. Full stop.
I am an adult of sound mind and body. My government has decreed me capable of voting, of operating motor vehicles, of purchasing firearms, of paying taxes. Why is this irrational line drawn at body autonomy?
I had an abortion, and I need no ones forgiveness. Nor should I need your permission. In defending reproductive rights, we should refrain from framing the argument around the most extreme and saintly of cases in the hope of converting more supporters. When we pander to find circumstances under which abortion becomes palatable, we dilute the simple message that body autonomy should be a right regardless of gender.
I had an abortion. Why it's none of your business.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-had-an-abortion-why-is-none-of-your-business/2019/05/27/c8757df8-7e64-11e9-8ede-f4abf521ef17_story.html?utm_term=.f1962b187044What about those of us who arent victims? What about those who simply happened to find ourselves pregnant? Abortion doesnt have to be motivated by trauma.
I had an abortion. Im not going to tell you how old I was or what my circumstances were at the time. I wont mention whether birth control was used or whether it wasnt. Im not going to tell you whether the guy is or is not still a part of my life, whether it was a one-night stand or a long-term relationship. Im not going to discuss the health of either party involved in the consensual or nonconsensual sex, nor the viability of the embryo. None of those details are pertinent. I got pregnant. I didnt want to be pregnant. I had a medical procedure to remedy the situation. Full stop.
I am an adult of sound mind and body. My government has decreed me capable of voting, of operating motor vehicles, of purchasing firearms, of paying taxes. Why is this irrational line drawn at body autonomy?
I had an abortion, and I need no ones forgiveness. Nor should I need your permission. In defending reproductive rights, we should refrain from framing the argument around the most extreme and saintly of cases in the hope of converting more supporters. When we pander to find circumstances under which abortion becomes palatable, we dilute the simple message that body autonomy should be a right regardless of gender.
May 28, 2019
Well, as a 10 year survivor of HPV caused, Stage IV
cancer, I absolutely believe young people should be vaccinated. Incidents of HPV oral cancer are rising astronomically...now causing 70% of all throat and mouth cancers. As younger people now participate in oral sex as a substitute for intercourse, the number is expected to continue going up.
In case you don't know, treatment for oral cancers is among the most brutal of treatments. People may lose their ability to speak and/or eat. They lose their teeth, have blisters in their throat, and have their jaw bones disintegrate. And they die as it spreads. I have lost 2 of my support group members since February.
Either vaccine or make sure your kids don't ever have oral sex.
May 15, 2019
Travel advisory issued for American women.
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