Roe v. Wade is history
A problem here is that rape is very often not reported, so what would these women do?
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I can certainly relate to this. When I thought that I might be pregnant, I was planning on keeping it. At different points of my life, I could’ve went with a different option. I don’t know.
No matter what choice is made, it is still empowering for women in these situations to know that they have a choice when they didn’t have one when they were victimized.
Denying them this right is going to cause secondary wounding for sure.
I'm glad you replied again.
After I wrote my blurb I realised I hadn't commented on your own situation.
#ImAnIdiot --- sorry for that.
It's such a difficult decision no matter the circumstance.
Some people really trivialise the effect of pregnancy / possible-pregnancy on our mental health.
Now babies have become political so it's even worse.
Women can experience profound trauma around conception, even when they try to conceive but can't or don't.
I wish more people understood how difficult it is for all mothers to do what they think is right.
Quite often, it's what they KNOW is right.
That never makes it easy.
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At the very minimum, I would hope that abortion wouldn't be one's first option. I don't think I could live with that guilt if y'all know what I'm saying. Again, that's aside from rape, incest and health problems.
On another note, I think that the response in the discord was distorted by the fact that I'm a guy(someone did in fact play the "you don't have a uterus" card on me). Would they have brought their damn pitchforks out if I was a woman? Just wanted to put that out there.
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I'm glad you replied again.
After I wrote my blurb I realised I hadn't commented on your own situation.
#ImAnIdiot --- sorry for that. ops
I wasn’t offended at all! I’ve just been busy.
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Similar demonstrations are planned in at least 70 locations across the country on Friday and the weekend, according to CNN's research. Organizations like Planned Parenthood, Bans Off Our Bodies and Women's March are among the groups organizing the events.
In the nation's capital on Friday, one person led protesters in front of the Supreme Court in a chant of "Hands off! Hands off!" and a call-and-response of "My body! My choice!"
One woman told CNN affiliate WJLA the decision was an outrage.
In New York's Greenwich Village, thousands of people were marching and chanting in the streets in a peaceful demonstration. One of the chants directed the f-word at Justice Brett Kavanaugh. There were some anti-abortion activists at the march, but they were keeping a low profile and there were no confrontations seen by the CNN crew walking with the protesters.
Demonstrators in Los Angeles clogged the 110 freeway as it passed through downtown, blocking traffic. While abortion will remain legal in California, the protesters said they were showing their concern and support for women in other states.
In Atlanta, several hundred people in two different demonstrations merged and gathered in front of the Capitol. Almost all the people were protesting the decision. A CNN crew saw one counterprotester where one group began its march a few miles away.
"It's illegitimate. Abortion bans are illegitimate," the woman said. "Forced motherhood is illegitimate."
In Texas, a large crowd gathered in front of a federal courthouse in downtown Austin. People took to a microphone to tell stories, many of fear and frustration. Some carried signs, including one that said "Pro-life is a lie, they don't care if we die."
In Washington, DC, an abortion rights activist climbed to the top of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, which was subsequently shut down. Guido Reichstadter posted videos and photos of himself on social media from the top of the bridge, where he unfurled a large green banner. Green is recognized as a symbol of abortion rights.
Reichstadter also planted a flag on the bridge that read "Don't tread on my uterus."
Truck runs over woman's foot during Roe v. Wade protest
Iowa author Lyz Lenz posted a photo of the incident on Twitter Friday evening, and said everyone seems to be OK.
Lenz claims two women were crossing the street, using a crosswalk, outside the U.S. District Court Federal Court House in Cedar Rapids, and one of them got her foot runover.
She also said it was "terrifying."
Iowa's News Now has a crew on scene and spoke with the woman who was injured Friday evening.
“I was over here, I turned around the light was red, and the truck got impatient for whatever reason and charged into the crowd," said Alexis Russell who was hit by the truck. "There’s at least three people, I look over I see people trying to push the truck back, and I just instantly got mad and ran over and tried to stop the truck. I tried to stop him, he grabbed (and) ripped my sign, and push me down drove off and that was it.”
Cedar Rapids Police say one person went to the hospital following the incident. Police say a preliminary investigation shows protesters were crossing the street with the proper signal. That signal then changed, but the group was still crossing the street using the crosswalk.
Police say a verbal confrontation began between the protestors and a driver before 'contact was made between a vehicle and one of the pedestrians.'
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That reads a bit judgmental. We don’t know what a person’s circumstances are, and ultimately, a woman should be allowed to decide what she does with her body whether or not there are extenuating circumstances.
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Being of the libertarian mindset (I'm surprised more people with autism aren't, to be honest), I figure females can make their own choice in these things, with consideration of any partner if there's a relationship there. They can live with their choice, whether it affects them or not.
I have a more moderate opinion on the situation. I never said someone should be forced to raise a child they don’t want, just that they can put it up for adoption rather than abort. I also said that I was worried that states won’t make exceptions to their bans(rape, incest, a woman’s life in danger). I’m not right wing and I explained that to them, but they were still having none of it.
I’ve seen a lot of pro-choice memes today and in the past and I understand a lot of them. But at the same time I just don’t think it’s morally proper to choose abortion over adoptions except for the reasons I said earlier. They also made it sound like the adoption agency is terrible. That could just be their experience, Idk.
They metaphorically took turns beating up on me then put a gun to my face and pulled the trigger(kicking me off the discord).
You're allowed your opinion and I'm sorry they attacked you.
In a perfect world yes, of course adoption over abortion.
Unfortunately it's not a perfect world.
Some girls and young women will face violence for becoming pregnant.
It shows that they had sex, which in itself is treated as a sin.
They are shamed and beaten by their families or partners.
This is true even if they were assaulted, or if it involved incest.
Even when it's consensual sex, girls / women can face violence or be thrown out of their homes.
The physical and emotional toll is overwhelming.
Carrying a child and being forced to surrender ownership of your body is traumatic.
Everyone knows because they see your belly.
There's no hiding it or keeping secrets.
Then there's the issue of mental health.
Most PTSD is triggered by feelings of guilt and shame.
Many young women are shamed on social media, or treated like sluts, if they get pregnant.
Women who are older or married are shamed because they should have "kept" the child.
They had no excuse.
None of this begins to explain the physical experience of carrying a baby.
Hormonal changes bond most mothers to the baby so that it's impossible to give it up.
Many mothers change their mind last minute and keep the child.
That might sound great, but it doesn't mean it's what the mother intended.
It still sacrifices their mental and physical health to keep these babies without proper support.
Being "forced" to become a parent is a form of emotional abuse that quite frankly, most men don't face.
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I'm not sure any partner has any actual entitlement to be involved in the decision unless the women pursing the procedure elects to include them in the decision.
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Re: the Iowa incident that ASPartOfMe posted
I'm surprised any GOP governor--even the two Stepford wives, Kristi Noem and Kim Reynolds--allowed protests to occur. I was certain they would ask the National Guard to drop napalm on any dissidents.
The only reason CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle was allowed to exist was because Jay Inslee is a Democrat. A GOP governor would never allow it.
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On another note, I think that the response in the discord was distorted by the fact that I'm a guy(someone did in fact play the "you don't have a uterus" card on me). Would they have brought their damn pitchforks out if I was a woman? Just wanted to put that out there.
Sounds like you engaged in trolling and were removed on that basis.
Hey, everyone's pissed off about this issue, let's be a contrarian and start lots of arguments about how they just need to be more moderate about their rights.
Wait, why am I facing consequences for my actions?!
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