The GOP will do NOTHING about abortion. As often as they have had both the WH and congress they have given nothing but lip service. If they really stopped legal abortion they would lose a talking point, to deflect from their economic policies aimed at only helping the 1%
why should anyone, think to tell anyone else what to do with their own body? it simply boggles the mind. i'm all about freedom, my own, and everyone else's. i haven't seen any wacky ideas from you yet. just opinions i mostly agree with. keep up the good work.
They'd also lose the ability to fundraise off of it. They raise an enormous amount of money from their base by claiming that they're this close to banning it and just need a few more dollars to accomplish their goal, and by ginning up right-wing outrage against politicians who support reproductive rights.
Isn't it an extraordinary coincidence that those who are the most militant about ending reproductive freedoms under the banner of "pro-life" are equally militant about no gun regulation and equally militant about sending our kids off to war? Pro-life is merely pre-life. Who knew that "life" had such a short window of importance?
Wow, strange that after years of loyal reading, and occasional donating to, My Wonkette, this is my first comment...and all i can really say about this piece is: keep up the fantastic f'ing work, Robyn, you ludicrously Righteous Babe!! Say it loud, proud, and often. The ass you kick is measured in ultramegawatts
Much like illegal immigration, which would cease to be a major problem if those who employed undocumented workers faced serious consequences. But then, not only would the right lose a whipping boy, they would have the actual reality of running the country without cheap, easily exploitable labour, to deal with. Much better to bleat and moan and point fingers,but never do anything about it.
The thing we need to remember about a good portion of the anti-abortion crowd is that, to them, pregnancy outside of marriage is punishment for sin. That child is a woman’s penance, no more no less. That’s why “bastards” were seen as less than human. That’s why their give-a-shits end at birth. That baby is now an ongoing reminder of that woman’s sinful ways. They’re sick fuckers that have more in common with ISIS than Christ.
Access to abortion in the Maritimes (and in much of the US), needs to improve, no question. But you can drive across PEI and into New Brunswick in about the time, and with about the mileage, that would take you across a large metropolitan area like Toronto and area. It's not good that women have to leave the island, but it's also not particularly difficult or expensive to get off the island.
And the point still stands - places where abortion is fully legal are not killing babies left and right, flinging little corpses into giant piles. Late term abortion is not something that is usually chosen lightly or on a whim - it's always going to be a very small percentage of all pregnancies.
You are very kind, but it's not as if I had any real choice in the matter. Imagine what it's like to be me: I have practical skills that make a difference, and I had a father who as an intern at Cook County Hospital took care of women dying from illegal abortions, and same father buttonholed me in medical school (that he was paying for) and said, "You MUST learn how to do abortions and help make them safe and available." What was I supposed to do? I am the carrier of his memories. I WISH the world was as simple as the fundies say, but hahahahahaha it's not. If I get assassinated, as some have, or marginalized and denigrated as I have been, so what. I have made a difference, a real difference, in many womens' lives, and how many people can say that?
The GOP will do NOTHING about abortion. As often as they have had both the WH and congress they have given nothing but lip service. If they really stopped legal abortion they would lose a talking point, to deflect from their economic policies aimed at only helping the 1%
Powerful.
LOUD AND SUSTAINED CHEERS!!!
why should anyone, think to tell anyone else what to do with their own body? it simply boggles the mind. i'm all about freedom, my own, and everyone else's. i haven't seen any wacky ideas from you yet. just opinions i mostly agree with. keep up the good work.
They'd also lose the ability to fundraise off of it. They raise an enormous amount of money from their base by claiming that they're this close to banning it and just need a few more dollars to accomplish their goal, and by ginning up right-wing outrage against politicians who support reproductive rights.
Thank you for doing what you do.
Isn't it an extraordinary coincidence that those who are the most militant about ending reproductive freedoms under the banner of "pro-life" are equally militant about no gun regulation and equally militant about sending our kids off to war? Pro-life is merely pre-life. Who knew that "life" had such a short window of importance?
Wow, strange that after years of loyal reading, and occasional donating to, My Wonkette, this is my first comment...and all i can really say about this piece is: keep up the fantastic f'ing work, Robyn, you ludicrously Righteous Babe!! Say it loud, proud, and often. The ass you kick is measured in ultramegawatts
Much like illegal immigration, which would cease to be a major problem if those who employed undocumented workers faced serious consequences. But then, not only would the right lose a whipping boy, they would have the actual reality of running the country without cheap, easily exploitable labour, to deal with. Much better to bleat and moan and point fingers,but never do anything about it.
The thing we need to remember about a good portion of the anti-abortion crowd is that, to them, pregnancy outside of marriage is punishment for sin. That child is a woman’s penance, no more no less. That’s why “bastards” were seen as less than human. That’s why their give-a-shits end at birth. That baby is now an ongoing reminder of that woman’s sinful ways. They’re sick fuckers that have more in common with ISIS than Christ.
Access to abortion in the Maritimes (and in much of the US), needs to improve, no question. But you can drive across PEI and into New Brunswick in about the time, and with about the mileage, that would take you across a large metropolitan area like Toronto and area. It's not good that women have to leave the island, but it's also not particularly difficult or expensive to get off the island.
And the point still stands - places where abortion is fully legal are not killing babies left and right, flinging little corpses into giant piles. Late term abortion is not something that is usually chosen lightly or on a whim - it's always going to be a very small percentage of all pregnancies.
I'm sure you were busy recording albums and playing concerts.
That's even better than Reefer Madness, if only because it's shorter.
Someone DOES get me!! 😎
You are very kind, but it's not as if I had any real choice in the matter. Imagine what it's like to be me: I have practical skills that make a difference, and I had a father who as an intern at Cook County Hospital took care of women dying from illegal abortions, and same father buttonholed me in medical school (that he was paying for) and said, "You MUST learn how to do abortions and help make them safe and available." What was I supposed to do? I am the carrier of his memories. I WISH the world was as simple as the fundies say, but hahahahahaha it's not. If I get assassinated, as some have, or marginalized and denigrated as I have been, so what. I have made a difference, a real difference, in many womens' lives, and how many people can say that?
EXACTLY