While I was in college, I fronted the funds for a sorority sister so she could have a confidential, safe and legal abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic. The baby daddy was an immature frat boy who ghosted her; he would not even go to the clinic with her. Afterwards I stayed with her to make sure she was okey. After she completed her engineering degree from a public ivy, this sorority sister became an accomplished professional. She got married and had two now-adult lovely daughters. Women need to have the right to make decisions on their own body.
Was America Great before the woman's vote, the civil rights act, elected senators, social security, the income tax? I never understood what Great Again was striving for. And I bet most people are not sure either. I did come to understand that when a politician was anti-woke it meant that they were anti whatever you were anti. Easy to agree on antiwokeness when wokes are personal. Maybe "greatness" has a similar shade of nebulousness.
These data confirm what I have always believed: Our society treats women as if they are a fungible commodity. Their primary use is to bear children. If they die, so what? Some other woman will step in to care for the children and bear more. So there’s no reason to maintain programs or laws that could make women’s lives safer or more productive. It’s as if the Republicans have joined the Taliban…
The only lives the fascist party and its voters and fans are interested in saving is those of the unborn.
Once they are born, there is no interest at all, witness SNAP and Medicaid being cut off, health care unaffordable, guns being peddled to even the last idiot in the US, programs that actively speed up death in unwanted people of color and last, but not least, the death penalty fans.
There is no end to attempts on the rights of half of the world's population. We have been trafficked, raped, paid substandard wages, told what to wear, what not to wear, denied promotions, denied care for health concerns specific to females, treated shabbily. Did I leave anything out?
YEA!! fewer OBs!!! for a retired Nurse Practioner/Certified Nurse Midwife who was licensed in over 10 states and Guam practicing in rural/inner city hospitals, birth centers, home births maternity discare is TOXIC to women, babies, families. totally unacceptable to have over 25% c-section rate-just look at oregon's vital statistics. births and c-section rates. and oregon is one of the best states!! the patriarchy is alive and well in the MD and the OB world. i was once told by a hospital administrator in alabama, of all states!! BS=bullshit, MS=more shit, PHD=piled higher and deeper, MD? Mighty Deity. i could tell you many many horror stories from the maternity "wards" why is the usa so low in world stat comparison?
Very important to keep this kind of refresher info coming! We must not forget just because abortion rights don’t impact us personally. The medical desert impacts everyone! Every female baby born in The United States is ENTITLED to be free and equal.
Shouldn’t vasectomy patients and their physicians be subject to the same prohibitions as folks who need abortions? Does a vasectomy have any medical purposes comparable to those of pregnancy?
Thank you for this report. I honestly despair for the plight of women in the United States and am frustrated by the lack of coverage in all forms of media. It's like we are still afraid to speak up for women's rights, afraid to alienate people by treating women as autonomous human beings. Until more people take the time to talk about women's rights, write about women's rights and take a stand to codify women's rights, nothing will change. And I am honestly disappointed that with the most powerful women in the Democratic Party, and powerful Democratic majorities in Congress in the last 20 plus years no one codified women's rights, and now look where we are. I guess it's never the right time for women? I can't express my disappointment enough.
If we really cared about right to life, we would incarcerate any pregnant woman caught smoking, make obstetric care an entitlement, and not deport anyone suspected of or actually being pregnant. But who really cares?
Thank you for this reminder of a sad anniversary. I just made a donation to my local Planned Parenthood's campaign to offset the loss of federal funding, called "Care Can't Wait."
I get the feeling from this article that even if Dems retake Congress and the presidency, the chances of passing laws to reverse Dobbs or making sure abortion drugs can be prescribed and shipped across state lines are low. Article left me wondering if that is accurate.
While I was in college, I fronted the funds for a sorority sister so she could have a confidential, safe and legal abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic. The baby daddy was an immature frat boy who ghosted her; he would not even go to the clinic with her. Afterwards I stayed with her to make sure she was okey. After she completed her engineering degree from a public ivy, this sorority sister became an accomplished professional. She got married and had two now-adult lovely daughters. Women need to have the right to make decisions on their own body.
I never miss a chance to say that my later success in life is due to my having had a safe and legal abortion at age 18.
they will go after women's voting right next - Charlie's wife is leading the attack
she has hers though doesn't she
I mean all the stuff she could ever want and no need to vote
Was America Great before the woman's vote, the civil rights act, elected senators, social security, the income tax? I never understood what Great Again was striving for. And I bet most people are not sure either. I did come to understand that when a politician was anti-woke it meant that they were anti whatever you were anti. Easy to agree on antiwokeness when wokes are personal. Maybe "greatness" has a similar shade of nebulousness.
These data confirm what I have always believed: Our society treats women as if they are a fungible commodity. Their primary use is to bear children. If they die, so what? Some other woman will step in to care for the children and bear more. So there’s no reason to maintain programs or laws that could make women’s lives safer or more productive. It’s as if the Republicans have joined the Taliban…
Women are the majority but don't seem to have the muscle in voting.
As the young people would say, NPC -- women are non-player characters in the ChristNazi male game plan.
The only lives the fascist party and its voters and fans are interested in saving is those of the unborn.
Once they are born, there is no interest at all, witness SNAP and Medicaid being cut off, health care unaffordable, guns being peddled to even the last idiot in the US, programs that actively speed up death in unwanted people of color and last, but not least, the death penalty fans.
There is no end to attempts on the rights of half of the world's population. We have been trafficked, raped, paid substandard wages, told what to wear, what not to wear, denied promotions, denied care for health concerns specific to females, treated shabbily. Did I leave anything out?
We'll probably get blamed for not dusting off the glass ceiling, too.
There's no end, and never has been, to what we endure and fight against.
Thank you for doing this reporting. I have followed ProPublica’s excellent coverage of this disaster, and the additions you provide are much needed
YEA!! fewer OBs!!! for a retired Nurse Practioner/Certified Nurse Midwife who was licensed in over 10 states and Guam practicing in rural/inner city hospitals, birth centers, home births maternity discare is TOXIC to women, babies, families. totally unacceptable to have over 25% c-section rate-just look at oregon's vital statistics. births and c-section rates. and oregon is one of the best states!! the patriarchy is alive and well in the MD and the OB world. i was once told by a hospital administrator in alabama, of all states!! BS=bullshit, MS=more shit, PHD=piled higher and deeper, MD? Mighty Deity. i could tell you many many horror stories from the maternity "wards" why is the usa so low in world stat comparison?
because we can't do math...
Wait. Weren't American women some of the best computers before we had the electronics to match and then beat them/ Women can do the maths.
Very important to keep this kind of refresher info coming! We must not forget just because abortion rights don’t impact us personally. The medical desert impacts everyone! Every female baby born in The United States is ENTITLED to be free and equal.
Each new Facist wave always goes after women.
When will it mattter that the majority of Americans want women to have a right to choose? How do we make it matter?
Campaign for and vote for more candidates or pro women/pro choice.
Convince more women that they should have that right (among other rights).
Shouldn’t vasectomy patients and their physicians be subject to the same prohibitions as folks who need abortions? Does a vasectomy have any medical purposes comparable to those of pregnancy?
Thank you for this report. I honestly despair for the plight of women in the United States and am frustrated by the lack of coverage in all forms of media. It's like we are still afraid to speak up for women's rights, afraid to alienate people by treating women as autonomous human beings. Until more people take the time to talk about women's rights, write about women's rights and take a stand to codify women's rights, nothing will change. And I am honestly disappointed that with the most powerful women in the Democratic Party, and powerful Democratic majorities in Congress in the last 20 plus years no one codified women's rights, and now look where we are. I guess it's never the right time for women? I can't express my disappointment enough.
If we really cared about right to life, we would incarcerate any pregnant woman caught smoking, make obstetric care an entitlement, and not deport anyone suspected of or actually being pregnant. But who really cares?
Thank you for this reminder of a sad anniversary. I just made a donation to my local Planned Parenthood's campaign to offset the loss of federal funding, called "Care Can't Wait."
The photo of you and Claudia at the Half Moon restaurant is heartwarming and heartbreaking. Lovely portrait.
I get the feeling from this article that even if Dems retake Congress and the presidency, the chances of passing laws to reverse Dobbs or making sure abortion drugs can be prescribed and shipped across state lines are low. Article left me wondering if that is accurate.