50 Of The Most Important Reactions People Posted In Response To US Supreme Court Overturning Roe Vs. Wade
Shock, anger, and disbelief—this is how many Americans and people all over the world feel after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortions. What this means is that states can decide, individually, whether or not to permit abortions and what restrictions to impose.
Some people see this landmark decision by the Supreme Court as taking away the right to bodily autonomy, putting people’s health in danger, and even view it as a ‘war on women’ and going back in time as far as women’s rights are concerned. Many celebrities, public figures, and average Americans have expressed their outrage and have condemned the decision, and we’ve collected some of their most powerful reactions to show you just how deeply the injustice runs.
From actors Danny DeVito and Halle Berry to singer Taylor Swift and far more, stars are loud and clear about the fact that they will not stay silent on such an important issue. Meanwhile, powerful figures such as former First Lady Michelle Obama and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have also shared their thoughts about the decision.
Bored Panda got in touch with celebrity expert Mike Sington, who explained the importance of stars and public figures denouncing the Supreme Court's decision and the impact this might have. "Celebrities and public figures speaking out against Roe v. Wade being overturned has been very important, especially for young people. Freedom of choice has been a right granted to Americans for 50 years, so younger people don’t know what a world is like without that freedom," he told us.
The US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Here's a map showing which states have banned abortions and which ones plan to do so soon
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Absolutely gut wrenching and sickening all in one. The people who are happy to call themselves christians! Lunar Rat i so wish i could upvote you 5 million times. Take care and stay safe.
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As I've read before: people are not pro -life, they are pro -birth... As soon as the child is born, they don't care what happened anymore.
Jesus… this is the first one and hit so hard. Just wow. I agree with everything. But damn, I probably should have waited until after work to read that. If anyone needs help in this matter, contact me. I’m Canadian and we and my friends DO have the resources. Dead serious.
A fellow Canadian friend of mine on Facebook has hijacked the meme making the rounds offering to take people "camping" if they live in a non-camping state and made it about poutine. Hey, some people enjoy poutine and some people don't, that's your choice. But, if you want to have some poutine, I'll take you, wait while you eat, and offer up a sofa if you need to rest after all that poutine, no questions asked. Safer than saying the real words, so whatever works. I also firmly believe you need to vet these folks (or use a safer method than random strangers on the net) if you take them up on the offer. Not everyone has good intentions. Stay safe out there!
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Ray Heap, please don’t generalize your disgust. The majority of U.S. citizens are heartbroken and in disbelief at what has happened. The repercussions are going to be horrific. We need your compassion, not your derision.
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This is just one example of how many? It's heartbreaking and utterly unnecessary. US federal law defines "human being" as a baby at any stage of development that has been "born alive." The Bible, which so many of these forced birthers love to quote, specifically says that you are neither alive nor ensouled until you take your first breath, the breath of life given to you by God. These people are not concerned for fetuses; they're just misogynists who think women should be controlled.
Were these so called Justices forced to watch videos of babies addicted to crack? Of babies who were beaten to death? Of babies in toilets, or in a trash can? Did they review all the cases of women who were prosecuted for these types of crimes? Maybe they should be sent some pictures to remind them of what they’ve done.
No, these justices live privileged lives. Should any of their daughters or mistresses require an abortion, I assure you they'd receive the best of care. This disgusting overturning of Roe V. Wade is what happens when conservatives have power.
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Unfortunately Smiler, thousands of people have, but those old white men still wear blinkers and have very selective hearing in their ivory towers.
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THIS NEEDS TO BE ON BILLBOARDS, FLYERS, POSTERS, NEWS PAPERS. THEN MAYBE JUST MAYBE PEOPLE WILL UNDERSRAND
I fear that people who have yet to understand wouldn't take the time reading this :(
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Thank you for doing one of the most difficult jobs in the country. As your post shows, it isn't just a physically demanding, it is an emotionally devastating one. You are so eloquent and I believe that his post needs to be sent to every government official and the Supreme Court. Kristin, please accept my gratitude, and a *virtual coat* for you. Please take care of yourself.
This should be published in every newspaper in america. Oh wait, media is mostly controlled by 5 corporations who only care about the bottom line. Oanda, lets spread this ourselves. Repost this everywhere.
I mentioned this above, but it needs to be sent to the Supreme Court and every government official!
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Honestly I have been on the fence about how I feel about this recent decision by the supreme court, Not because I dont think women have the right to choose but because It is such a difficult subject. After reading this message I have a better understanding of this side of the subject. Thank you for the powerful message.
From what I've seen, something like over 70% of the people protesting on the Pro-Life side care about the zygote until it is born...then they couldn't give two you-know whats...nor will they donate to orphanages, because … tres gauche! -- The most vocal on the anti-abortion front are *men*...but condoms are just a no, and vasectomy? Heck, no...no one is taking a knife to MY pride! -- Then there is the biggest question...what changed in the text of the US Constitution from 1973 to 2022? The Courts already adjudicated the Constitutionality of abortion. Given the current Political Climate in the US, I think the legality of the ERA and 14th Amendment are about to be overturned too.
for you to continue to be in child protective services after all that you have experienced is nothing short of a miracle. I hope you live long and prosper. Your an amazing person and i wish every "right to lifers" would read your statement and truly know what it means to be human.
I can't believe this....this is so raw and so truthful...i'm crying, i'm crying...
This is so sad, you sound like an amazing person so please do not put any of that blame on yourself. Your country has it's priorities SO WRONG....banning abortions but not GUNS. All these pro lifers are not there to take care of those unwanted children so why do they get a say
This is so heartbreaking. And yet, it is the reality some people have to live through. 😢
When I see/hear someone that is anti-abortion, I always want to ask them how many foster kids they've taken in and how many adopted kids they have. None? Oh! Well, how much time do u volunteer or how much money have u donated to help these causes u r rallying behind so much? None? Oh! So u r just a gigantic hypocrite that's never been in a position where u actually had contemplate this situation. Got it.
Thank you so much for writing this. I am pro-choice and even though I am a cis gay man maybe 1 day if I'm grown up enough I'd like to adopt and bring them into my family but it isn't right yet I would be an awful parent to be honest. My friend had an abortion she told the then boyfriend she was pregnant and he left her over night she wasn't ready either. Had to see 3 doctors all made her feel like c**p for the decision 1 of them even asked her how does it feel to be a murderer? (In a country where it was legal). Then years later she was trying and continually having miscarriages because of the drugs (met a really lovely man she's still with still) called me up crying because she was worried the drugs had permanently affected her fertility. Also used to work in a city where medical abortion was illegal but surgical was legal. Was talking to a girl who got raped and I always thought "not much difference" right.. no they literally suck it out with an instrument and she was awake through
All of it. It traumatised her. I can only imagine the guilt a mother must go through to make a decision like that! I hate the fact that men can decide these things for women. Powerful men with a Christian imperative. Women who are rape victims etc. It makes me feel nausea. So glad the 1st girl finally managed to have a beautiful healthy girl with a wonderful dad who I adore and she calls me uncle
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Pro life messages typically show photos of precious healthy looking WHITE babies. Their own children were wanted and born into a loving middle class home without the drama that comes with poverty and abuse. They assume that all women seeking abortions are recklessly promiscuous and having unprotected sex. Then, when they discover they are pregnant, it's "Oh, sh*t, how did this happen? I need to get rid of it." It's easy to sit back and be judgemental when you know nothing about the situation.
I created an account just to upvote this...more people need to see this, I'm leaving work early today so I can go home and hug my daughter.
Im just going to place this here.. https://www.change.org/p/defend-roe-pass-legislation-to-protect-abortion-access And this.. https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-impeach-scotus The only thing that will make us feel better about this is to undo it.
Thank you for promoting those petitions! I will share them with my extensive network of progressive activists.
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This ! This is what I've been telling people . People don't realize that children die literally every day from child abuse . Or they're stolen and trafficked because they live in poverty and there is nobody to watch out for them. Rich white people made this decision. Rich white people who have no idea what life is really like in a lot of places in our country . They're picturing a teenage cheerleader not wanting a baby because she wants to go to college . They think if she's forced to she'll realize she can do it with the help of her family. They're not thinking of real life because our law makers have never lived a real life, only lives of privilege . That's not internet political speak , it's just the truth
I am so confused about why the "land of the free and home of the brave" is so far behind in so many areas and even more confused about why things are moving backwards.
This is truly sad and powerful story. A lot of folks are just blinded by religion. A woman doesn't even need an excuse to do anything she wants with her body. Let it be known that a woman's body is just not a mere incubator her body being 'God's temple' has nothing to do with it.
I'd love to see what these idiots have to say about this s**t. Because this has ALWAYS been at the front of my mind when I think of not allowing women to have abortions. I have always been drawn to true crime cases that involve children . Not because i like to hear about kids dying. But because I want to know how it could have been prevented... & how, if I am ever in a position to witness something.. how can I help.. how can I see the signs.. how can I be the person so save a life.... & everytime I hear about these cases it always comes back to "this baby should never have been born to begin with...." & that might sound cruel. But better to get rid of a cluster of cells... than let those cells turn into a child.. give birth to that child & allow that child to only know pain & suffering. Atleast a cluster of cells doesn't know pain... but nope! Conservatives want all the "babies" to be born... but they don't wanna do a damn thing to help them when they aren't wanted or loved
These "self righteous" people are happy to screech about anti abortion ... but not gun laws...and how about sterilising men?
Completely off topic but this is what makes me mad about people hating cops. This OP was a cop and you have no freakin clue about what they see and the weight they carry on their shoulders. Thank you OP for the good you have done in serving and protecting others.
The OP worked for child protective services. They are a social worker, not a cop.
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It in response to the US Supreme Court taking away the rights of women to control their own bodies. They overturned Roe v. Wade which allowed women to get abortions. No more.
Load More Replies... That was established legal precedent, though, and was supposed to have been respected under the fundamental legal principle of stare decisis, which is what all the justices said in their confirmation hearings they would do. The reason they said that was because they knew they'd be rightfully called out as not following constitutional law and they would not have been confirmed due to being unable to properly follow the law irrespective of their personal feelings. The reasoning Alito ultimately used is, legally speaking, very weak and will be shocking law students for decades to come. I get that the outcome is one you strongly agree with, but it isn't soundly based in the law and it's it isn't intellectually dishonest to say so, however one feels about the result. Yes, the Supreme Court has reversed itself in the past. It considers changing societal norms. Given that a majority of Americans did not want the ruling overturned, this case is different from prior reversals.
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Tell that to the rapists, I'm sure they all wear protection.
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This is one of those times that you're such a f*****g idiot in every sentence that it's pointless to try to educate you.
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According to pop culture and entertainment expert Mike, stars we know and respect can have a major impact when it comes to sensitive, polarizing issues.
"I think it’s the sensitive issues like this that celebrities have the most impact on because it tells the public they are not alone in the feeling of despair they are having by a fundamental right being taken away," he told Bored Panda.
Don’t forget Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett, two utterly despicable pieces of trash who aren’t old white men.
Realistically speaking, it's very unlikely that the Supreme Court or influential politicians will change their minds about Roe v. Wade. However, this doesn't mean that speaking up against the court's decision isn't important. Quite the opposite. This might galvanize Americans to head to the polls this Fall and vote in order to protect their rights and interests.
"The impact celebrities have will not be on the Supreme Court itself, and I don’t expect it to change the opinions of politicians either. What celebrities can do is drive people to the polls this November to actually change who the politicians are representing them," Mike said.
I support camping too. I would like to see more people support camping.
"Other rights granted by the Supreme Court are now in jeopardy, so it will be important to have political representatives in place that can turn those rights into laws," celebrity expert Mike pointed out why it's essential to vote.
Bored Panda also wanted to get Mike's take on how social media has reacted to Roe v. Wade being overturned. "I’m on Twitter a lot, and I’ve seen nothing but widespread condemnation of the Court’s opinion. Polling confirms what I’m seeing on Twitter. The vast majority of Americans support a woman’s right to choose."
Protests against the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade broke out over the weekend not just in the United States but also around the world. It’s not a surprise that many people are shocked at the court’s decision: it overturned a nearly-50-year-old precedent that had made abortion legal in the US.
Roe v. Wade refers to a case that started in 1969 when a 25-year-old woman, Norma McCorvey, using the pseudonym ‘Jane Roe’ challenged the criminal abortion laws in Texas, which, at the time, made abortions illegal except when the mother’s life was in danger. The district attorney for Dallas County, Henry Wade, defended the anti-abortion law.
It shouldn’t come to this, but thank goodness for this bit of light in such a dark space in America’s history.
I had endometriosis and suffered for decades with the consequences. I was over 30 and requested a hysterectomy to stop the symptoms. The doctors refused saying I may change my mind and want more kids. I said "That's not your choice, it's mine and I don't want any more kids." They still refused. Years later when my endo hit it's peak and I was in my forties, I still got refused. How does any of this make sense. My body, my choice. What are you saving my uterus for?
In 1973, the woman’s appeal made it to the US Supreme Court and it was then decided that abortion laws ran counter to the constitution because they infringed on a woman’s right to privacy. In short, the court ruled that governments could not prohibit abortions and that the constitution protected women’s rights to terminate their pregnancy.
Fast forward to today and it becomes clear why so many Americans are up in arms against the overturning of this decision. Something that was a constitutionally-protected right has now become vulnerable to decisions made at the state level. Some feel as though half a century’s progress has become undone.
When as*hole was elected, my mom knew this was going to happen. But my dad called her “hysterical”. And now he’s at a loss for words, because even though he’s very Conservative, he supports basic human rights, and never though this would happen.
And some states are already taking steps to ban abortions there. Around half of the states are likely to introduce new restrictions or bans. Meanwhile, 13 states have already passed laws that trigger automatically to outlaw the termination of pregnancies after the Supreme Court’s ruling.
What this means in practice is that many women in the US will have to travel out-of-state for abortions or might be forced to resort to medically unsafe procedures. The cost of travel alone means that there’s a greater financial burden placed on them.
They are not conservative, they are regressive, yearning for the days when women, like slaves, were chattel.
The Guttmacher Institute states that around 40 million women who can have children live in states where abortion rights will be restricted. The Institute’s research shows that around 860,000 abortions were performed in the US in 2019, while the Center for Disease Control (aka the CDC) puts the number at a slightly lower 630,000.
According to the CDC, nearly 93% of abortions are performed during the first trimester and most women who get them are unmarried. Most women who terminate unwanted pregnancies in the US are in their 20s while 1 in 10 are teenagers.
Yeah, all those suffragettes didn't sacrifice so much and die just to see this s**t from heaven
New rule: if you aint a woman, don't make laws on women's reproductive health, got it world
Whatever certain states might decide, some major companies with a lot of clout have already come out in support of women’s rights. Companies like Disney, JP Morgan, and Meta (which owns Facebook), have expressed their intent to support their staff and fund their travel expenses for abortions via health insurance plans.
The fact that men don't have to think about or consider these things underlines Male Privilege. We're not anti-men when we point this out. It's supposed to make men more aware and get them to help us to achieve/maintain the same rights and privileges they enjoy.
For instance, Disney has said that it’s committed to giving employees “comprehensive access” to affordable healthcare, which includes family planning and reproductive care, no matter where the workers live. This kind of support will have a very real impact. The company employs roughly 80,000 people at its Florida resort. Meanwhile, the state’s governor has signed a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy which will take effect in just a few days, on July 1.
But in Texas, you can supplement your income by turning in people you suspect of having or performing abortions.
Just right now there is a case of a pregnant woman in Malta that carries a child with the placenta detached! The baby cannot be saved and her life is in danger! However until the baby's heart stop beating or she goes in sepsis, the doctors cannot do anything because it's illegal!!! All of you that support this decision just think of this story cause this is the future in America now!!! A fetus that will die anyway is more important than the woman carrying it!!!! The doctors are waiting for her to go in sepsis!!! They are literally watching her die because it's illegal to help her!!! That's the reality we are facing!!
🇨🇦 Thankful to be a Canadian/Australian. Body autonomy, good healthcare systems, decent minimum wage and gun control. We often take these things for granted because it all just seems so obvious… daily snippets of news from the US seem totally impossible to believe. We aren’t without our own faults or issues but the heartache for those with an ounce of intelligence and compassion over there must be so hard to cope with every single day. It’s horrifying to just even imagine, I can’t fathom actually living it.
JP Morgan also plans to cover travel expenses for medical services which include “legal abortions.” Goldman Sachs plans to do the same. While Meta will reimburse travel expenses for those employees who travel out-of-state for abortions.
Some other companies that have expressed similar support for their employees include publisher Conde Nast, jeans brand Levi Straus, and ride-hailing companies Lyft and Uber. Meanwhile, Amazon, Yelp, and Citigroup stated that they would reimburse employees for their travel expenses.
I have a son who flat out has no respect for this decision. I told him to bring home any baby he creates so I can care for them. And when he leaves a girl, I will bill him for 18 years. He needs to have consequences too, it takes two. If he gets a girl pregnant, it’s his responsibility too. If he thinks she needs to have it, it’s his responsibility too. If you make the girl have a child she’s not ready for, you will take care of it when it’s born!
The only governments that attack freedoms are dictatorships. We must rebel
Ancient Greeks: I thought we explained democracy very clearly for them
This! As a cyber tech I can't emphasize this enough. If you're of child bearing age and your state doesn't support abortion, then please get yourself a burner phone and tell no one. I can't stress enough how much your internet and mobile use will and can be used against you :-(
I love to see how many people stand with the women of America. It's just horrible that people have to be supporting them in the first place and offering safe havens because they can't get a safe abortion.
Not even carry and give birth. A woman I worked with was pregnant and the fetus died in the womb. This was before Roe V Wade and she was forced to carry a dead baby inside her for months before it became a threat to her life and they were forced to do surgery to save her. But they had to wait until it was deemed "surgical procedure" and not "abortion" to avoid prosecution. How insane is that?
They don't give a flying f**k AFTER the baby is born, pro life my bumhole
Surprised to see Amazon, Disney and Tesla here, all things considered. Also, stupid censoring on D I C K S
This needs to be higher. Our shared anguish is not your political fundraiser! 😡
@Jiminy - At 6 weeks, an embryo does not have a fully formed heart. Rather, it has a cluster of cells (that eventually forms into a heart) that emits electrical signals, which can be detected on an ultrasound. The heartbeat “sound” on an ultrasound is actually generated by the ultrasound machine itself during this time period.
And as long as we allow the status quo we will never have them. Look at what happened to Bernie in the primary.
Sadly, a number of Tory MPs, some of them sitting as ministers, have been on record as wanting to restrict abortion rights in the UK. People say "It's the USA, it's none of our business". But IT IS. Where the radical right of America leads, the radical right in the UK follows. The one thing this ruling teaches the world is that rights are never "settled". Progress is not inevitable. You have to fight for basic rights and dignity every single day. Because there is always somebody willing to take them away. And it's always a bloody Tory.
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And it's the same shitshow in Poland. My aunt lives there and she tells me there has been a sigificant rise in the death of young women due to unsafe abortions and pregnancy-related comlications (i.e. a woman who was expecting her second child, from a planned pregnancy, died of sepsis, because the doctors would not perform a medically necessary abortion on a foetus that was already dead). Abortion bans deny women their humanity and theat them like incubators. WTF is wrong with these countries?
We are ruled by a fanatic, unhinged, delusional minority. The Senate must be abolished, as it is manifestly unrepresentative. It allows states with less than a million citizens to have the same power as states with 40 million. This is how the minority holds power.
Load More Replies... I am so lucky to live in a country where I am still allowed a choice in my own life. I stand with you and will offer my help and support to anyone in need. I am far away and unsure of the help I could give but anything I can do be it emotional support, Internet searching for things you don't want on your search history, I don't know but I am here and I'm sorry this has happened to you all ❤️❤️❤️
Ladies, if you have to go camping, leave your smartphone at home. You don't want those bounty hunters to track and trace you too easily. Good luck.
This is the end. I hope you’re not in an interracial or gay marriage or want access to contraception (birth control and IUDs) because Judge Thomas has already signaled that those are next. Here we come 1930
Thomas is in a interracial marriage himself, with the batshit crazy Ginny Thomas. Like to see how he'll twist that.
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The most common cause of death for a pregnant women is being murdered by her partner. It accounts for 20% of all pregnancy-related deaths. I can't stress this enough: one in five pregnant women will be murdered by their partners.
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The life saving procedure in case of the ectopic (not compatible with life pregnancy where woman can bleed to death) is also called abortion. They rather see women dying in the biggest tragedies of their lives (loosing their babies)? The procedure where baby dies inside and the women can get a septic shock is also called abortion. So what - they rather see the women dying in agony, losing her reproductive organs or her life? It is the most horrible thing I ever seen as a women, that the law would rather have her bleeding to death, than be saved. This is a war against females. No uterus no opinion, this should be a law. I am beyond grateful to be born in Europe and I feel very sad for what's to come in the US.
An ectopic pregnancy cannot be saved. If not treated, the woman will die. Treatment is removal of the embryo from the Fallopian tubes, an embryo that will never, ever become a baby. These people are deluded and evil.
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I'm not from America, but I propose a law that every pro lifer should have to adopt three kids in care.
Yeah... bar the fact that those children would probably end up with miserable lives on top of being indoctrinated with archaic views. These aren't people who genuinely care about children. They are just interested in control and power.
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Stupid, stupid, stupid! So they want desperate women to go back to using wire clothes-hangers in back alleyways, overdosing on drugs/alcohol & risking their lives; for a law they have NO business changing in this day & age?! SMH. If they agree to this, the blood is on THEIR hands! 😡🤦♀️
At a time they can’t keep formula on the shelves and we have one of the highest maternal death rates in The World
Load More Replies... I cannot stress this enough: REGISTER TO VOTE AND GET YOUR A*S TO THE POLLS. Vote like your life depends on it, because it does. This is just the first of many decisions by the SCOTUS that will gradually remove all our rights and impose a religious authoritarianism on the US. IF YOU DON'T VOTE, THIS WILL BE YOUR FAULT.
My thoughts exactly! You took the words right off my keyboard.
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Thank you BoredPanda for having the courage to cover this. It’s terrifying and disgusting to know that women in the US are now second class citizens to assault rifles. What a truly sad and horrifying ruling. And don’t think that it will stop there. They’ll come after contraceptives and LGBTIA+ rights next. The US is inching closer to something straight out of the Handmaid’s Tale. Please exercise your right to vote in the US. I hear more and more people say that their vote doesn’t matter and that’s exactly what these hyper fundamentalist/conservatives want you to believe
YES! As a Swiss living the direct democracy, I can safely tell you, EVERY vote matters! Do it, it's your right!
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Tumors can grow hair, teeth, and even eyes. Yet, we remove those. I’m not even old enough to consent to any sexual activity, yet, im terrified. Im scared. Because horrible men exist, and many of them believe that they can do whatever they want with us. Im scared. Im very, very scared.
Keep in mind: No one has the right to make you feel that way. Be strong and stand up for your rights.
Load More Replies... The pro-choice side always has, and always will, care more about life than anyone who claims to be “pro-life.” That is a misnomer and we all must stop calling them pro anything aside from control. You can’t believe that children should be a punishment and a consequence for having sex and tell yourself you care about babies and kids. You can’t want a child to grow up in a home where it isn’t wanted and might not be provided for and tell yourself you’re for life. You can’t watch as women die and not care and say you care about life. Not one pro life person actually cares whether or not you have a child. They want you to be punished for engaging in sex, something they see as a moral issue. Let us not believe for a second they care about anything other than control.
I have dual citizenships and US is one of them. I remember, very clearly, the Oath of Allegiance Ceremony and how proud I felt that day. It had been a rather long and rocky road (and costly) up to that point but when I finally became a citizen I felt on top of the world. Now I'm actually considering renouncing that citizenship because I feel disgusted and anything but proud. Or maybe I should just call myself a California Citizen where I spent all my years until I moved back to Europe.
Charlie, I’m with you. I’m ready to back my bags and hightail it back to the UK
Load More Replies... Well the south didn’t want to be part of the union in the first place. Now is a good time to let them go. They already have a flag and everything.
Hey, I just saw a map of the states which would abolish abortions immediately or very soon because of roe being overturned. A little less than 3/4 of the entire country was highlighted red = anti-abortion. How is this just a South or minority thing then? I'm Not arguing just asking out of curiosity.
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I think/ hope this might be a " be careful what you wish for" thing for the GOP. Most GOP politicians just used the abortion issue to attract fringe voters not really giving a s**t about it and not expecting Roe to be overturned. Between this and the gun law insanity maybe the moderates will wake up and all they'll have left is the lunatic fringe.
Today I ordered plan B to keep on hand in case I get raped. I’m shopping for bullet proof vests and panels in case a shooter gets into my classroom. I’m terrified to lose the “birth control” medications that are actually preserving my fertility by preventing my right ovary from being destroyed by a cyst like my left one was. My country is toxic.
What in the literal fūck is wrong with America. The highest cause of death in school aged children is guns and are they regulating them? No. They're banning goddamn abortions. America doesn't seem like it's been a democracy in a while, more like some old weirdos decided they could do whatever the hell they want to it and ended up with this bullshït
Sadly, pretty much all you said is accurate. The system here has been so adulterated by money, privilege, & theocracy that it doesn't serve its citizens. This won't end well I suspect.
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I really don’t think an argument about when a fetus/zygote or unborn becomes a person will change anyone’s opinion. As a woman watching my fetus’ (twins) cardiac activity on an ultrasound at 6w4d, I want thinking about if they were people or not. I was running all the scenarios of how to care for them as they grew. Could I do it? This was my choice, my body and my life to decide. It’s been 10 years and I still have nightmares where I am pregnant and facing this situation all over again. No woman handles pregnancy lightly. It is her body, her decision to make.
Thank you for drawing attention to this, it’s not just a US issue. Anti-choice activists are stirring up s**t everywhere. Under the guise of religion or not, it’s pure misogyny and control. Don’t ever think you’re safe in your own country. Even in the Netherlands, very progressive compared to the US, abortion has yet to be decriminalized. Exception: New Zealand who have recently done that.
Through out history we have always been treated as the weaker sex. Every step of the way we have to fight for the rights that are just handled to men. There is no such thing in the US regarding equal rights, and I assure this is not the land of the free unless you are an old Christian white man.
We women are the STRONGER sex! Know who made up the B.S. about the "weaker" sex? A man. Look what we've had to put up with ever since we started walking upright.
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Have been for years. One prime example? The Heritage Foundation.
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I want sexual education in schools. No I want free access to contraception. No I want to give birth without going bankrupt No I want child care so I can work No I want a safe environment without guns so my child can live No I want an abortion No
Meanwhile we in Germany discuss to ban the law preventing doctors from stating that they do abortions
I attended catholic high school in the U.S. Midwest. They used to take us into the church and broadcast images of miscarriages, telling us they were abortions, for a few hours until some of us were physically sick. The priests and nuns that ran the school forced us to write letters against abortion and they'd send them to politicians and the media. I was totally brainwashed. Life taught me differently and now I'll always be pro-choice.
The hypocrisy is unreal. I don’t want to waste my words on backwards assholes. I simply want us all to come together and undo what they did. I believe it’s possible so Im just going to place this here.. https://www.change.org/p/defend-roe-pass-legislation-to-protect-abortion-access And this.. https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-impeach-scotus If your commenting because your pissed then sign for the same reason.
Democrats didn't have any plan to prevent this. They allowed this to happen. I am hardcore leftist. But I feel democrats failed many women.
Do they have the balance of power though? I'm not a US citizen and don't find this easy to follow sometimes (my own country's politics is bad enough!) but isn't it that the senate has too many republicans, because of Trump, and THAT'S why this has come about? Yet the senate is unvoted for, yes? How could the democrats have stopped it?
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The United States was founded on a principal that sparked a revolution. The government which was formed after this successful revolution was structured in such a way that no one branch had enough power to dictate. The truth is that one branch has always had the power to dictate. Fortunately, over the vast majority of this Country's existence, that branch has remained in balance. In just 2 or 3 years we saw that branch become catastrophically unbalanced. The people of this Country to enforce upon their chosen political leaders that the Supreme Court should never again be allowed to become so unbalanced in favor of one political party. Regardless of the party of the sitting President the Bench should be staffed to an equal 4 conservatives and 4 liberals. The ninth Justice is allowed to be chosen by party affiliation. Which party sits as President or controls Congress is nowhere near as important as having a balanced and rational Supreme Court.
Republicans are trying to surge the white baby count because they are afraid the white race is being bred out.
As if White people won't or don't have mixed rice children
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Somebody in another post wrote me that America is “going strong”. Yeah, i see…
I think that person may be a wee bit delusional. Maybe it’s going strongly if you are a white, American, Christian, straight, conservative man.
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Philippines is 88% Catholic and abortion is illegal. As a result, we are a 3rd world country that's 12th in the world's most populated, severe poverty. I have watched a friend's sister almost lose her life for a backyard abortion procedure they did at 5 months, it was performed in a cemetery!! People who perform abortions are jailed for life for murder. I almost died at 14 when a rapist got me pregnant and I bought medicines illegally and aborted it myself. I was bleeding so much. It was so scary. America, this is absolutely shocking and heartbreaking.
If having an abortion is against your beliefs/religion, good for you! But your beliefs and your religion will NOT dictate how I am going to live my life and what I do with my body!
I can't understand why it always has to be a black or white kind of thing as in all or nothing. Why not go with the rules a lot of European Nations have. Free decision on abortion up to the 12th week, after that only in medical emergencies to the mother. AND the decision is the womans alone, no permission of male relative/ husband needed! That said: my heart bleeds for all American women out there, you could 100% camp in my garden, were I not too far away!
Thank you for your kind words and support! :)...I think I'm still in shock over this decision personally...it seems like every time I think things are looking up something like this happens...and why?!? Wasn't the pandemic enough loss?!? Why are we going backwards to a time when hospitals had "abortion wards" that treated the aftermath of back alley abortions gone wrong?!? I'm just so....exasperated :(
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Random questions, if someone was going to kill you but you killed them first you could claim self defense. Why can't you use that for abortion? If a woman died because the state denied her the medical treatment for saving her life can the family sue the state for wrongful death? And lastly, does this mean that IVF is now illegal in these states since it requires destroying unused fetuses?
if you're not pissed off right now, go sit in the corner and think about stuff.
Again . . . where are all the men EXACTLY? Women don't get pregnant alone but none of the men share any responsibility for the pregnancy. They should be handcuffed to the woman and endure everything she has to put up with. They need to drive her, feed her, help her in every way. Most men don't even help pay for anything, a sleazy way out but it would help. Maybe a tattoo on their forehead to keep score . . .
This is honestly f*cked up. I've worked in some pretty repressive countries, f*cked up by war, and those people would fight tooth and nail for what you people in the US have. But now, you're going backwards with this. Hell some of these sh!tholes have even legalized abortions now.
Bleak. Thank you old, white, rich men. When I was a kid and watched American films and TV, love American punk and metal Back then it seemed like the coolest place ever, much cooler than boring old England where I live, the kids didn't wear school uniforms and it was always hot and just a trendy and happening place. I feel the exact opposite about it now.
I would like to say: please, please, please don’t forget about trans people when talking about this. Anyone with a uterus can get an abortion, not just women. Everyone with a uterus is effected by this (sorry if it’s the wrong affect/effect). I am a trans man who would have loved to read this article, but wasn’t able to because of dysphoria. Please use inclusive language. Many people say focusing on this is “distracting from the main point”, but it is not. Trans people are being affected by the overturning of Roe V. Wade, so they are a part of the main issue. Using inclusive language makes sure everyone is included, and fought for. I am really sorry for this rant, I still feel quite dysphoric and I had to try and let it out.
I stopped at #16. I have a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong list of why I'm never EVER going to the states ad this is first on my list
I think it's time to remove DNR from patient's IF this ruling is to protect (all) life. I really don't understand their thinking. Something has to give. Whether it is to codify Roe, or to make more seats on the Supreme Court. I fear this is just a start to the loss of freedom.
The more News I watch about the USA the prouder I am to be Canadian🇨🇦
In the past, the penalty for rape was death. Since then, that law has been repealed in many places. If it was reinstated, that may make stupid guys think twice before ruining an innocent girl's life.
Yeah, well what about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Being forced to have an unwanted child is stepping on my liberties!
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First of all, a lack of guns will likely make America safer than every citizen freely owning and using them at will. But sure, more idiots who are the perpetrators in school shootings should have access to guns to protect them from little 8 year olds! Second, we have no desire to kill fetuses that are wanted by their mothers. Being forced to have a completely unnecessary abortion is monstrous. But what about ones that will hurt or kill the mother? What if contraceptives fail or aren't safe? What should women do then?
Load More Replies... The fetus is only alive because the woman is alive. Outside her body, it is not alive on its own. So it is not a person yet.
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If you 'think' that having an abortion is a 'free-for-all' then you obviously don't actually think. Educate yourself and stop being a selfish know it all ahole.
Load More Replies... Perhaps there isn't a right regarding abortion specifically, but I imagine that being forced to go through with a pregnancy that could kill or disable you, or being saddled with a child that you do not have the resources or desire to care for infringes on "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
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And it's the same shitshow in Poland. My aunt lives there and she tells me there has been a sigificant rise in the death of young women due to unsafe abortions and pregnancy-related comlications (i.e. a woman who was expecting her second child, from a planned pregnancy, died of sepsis, because the doctors would not perform a medically necessary abortion on a foetus that was already dead). Abortion bans deny women their humanity and theat them like incubators. WTF is wrong with these countries?
We are ruled by a fanatic, unhinged, delusional minority. The Senate must be abolished, as it is manifestly unrepresentative. It allows states with less than a million citizens to have the same power as states with 40 million. This is how the minority holds power.
Load More Replies... I am so lucky to live in a country where I am still allowed a choice in my own life. I stand with you and will offer my help and support to anyone in need. I am far away and unsure of the help I could give but anything I can do be it emotional support, Internet searching for things you don't want on your search history, I don't know but I am here and I'm sorry this has happened to you all ❤️❤️❤️
Ladies, if you have to go camping, leave your smartphone at home. You don't want those bounty hunters to track and trace you too easily. Good luck.
This is the end. I hope you’re not in an interracial or gay marriage or want access to contraception (birth control and IUDs) because Judge Thomas has already signaled that those are next. Here we come 1930
Thomas is in a interracial marriage himself, with the batshit crazy Ginny Thomas. Like to see how he'll twist that.
Load More Replies... The most common cause of death for a pregnant women is being murdered by her partner. It accounts for 20% of all pregnancy-related deaths. I can't stress this enough: one in five pregnant women will be murdered by their partners.
Load More Replies... The life saving procedure in case of the ectopic (not compatible with life pregnancy where woman can bleed to death) is also called abortion. They rather see women dying in the biggest tragedies of their lives (loosing their babies)? The procedure where baby dies inside and the women can get a septic shock is also called abortion. So what - they rather see the women dying in agony, losing her reproductive organs or her life? It is the most horrible thing I ever seen as a women, that the law would rather have her bleeding to death, than be saved. This is a war against females. No uterus no opinion, this should be a law. I am beyond grateful to be born in Europe and I feel very sad for what's to come in the US.
An ectopic pregnancy cannot be saved. If not treated, the woman will die. Treatment is removal of the embryo from the Fallopian tubes, an embryo that will never, ever become a baby. These people are deluded and evil.
Load More Replies... I'm not from America, but I propose a law that every pro lifer should have to adopt three kids in care.
Yeah... bar the fact that those children would probably end up with miserable lives on top of being indoctrinated with archaic views. These aren't people who genuinely care about children. They are just interested in control and power.
Load More Replies... Stupid, stupid, stupid! So they want desperate women to go back to using wire clothes-hangers in back alleyways, overdosing on drugs/alcohol & risking their lives; for a law they have NO business changing in this day & age?! SMH. If they agree to this, the blood is on THEIR hands! 😡🤦♀️
At a time they can’t keep formula on the shelves and we have one of the highest maternal death rates in The World
Load More Replies... I cannot stress this enough: REGISTER TO VOTE AND GET YOUR A*S TO THE POLLS. Vote like your life depends on it, because it does. This is just the first of many decisions by the SCOTUS that will gradually remove all our rights and impose a religious authoritarianism on the US. IF YOU DON'T VOTE, THIS WILL BE YOUR FAULT.
My thoughts exactly! You took the words right off my keyboard.
Load More Replies... Thank you BoredPanda for having the courage to cover this. It’s terrifying and disgusting to know that women in the US are now second class citizens to assault rifles. What a truly sad and horrifying ruling. And don’t think that it will stop there. They’ll come after contraceptives and LGBTIA+ rights next. The US is inching closer to something straight out of the Handmaid’s Tale. Please exercise your right to vote in the US. I hear more and more people say that their vote doesn’t matter and that’s exactly what these hyper fundamentalist/conservatives want you to believe
YES! As a Swiss living the direct democracy, I can safely tell you, EVERY vote matters! Do it, it's your right!
Load More Replies... Tumors can grow hair, teeth, and even eyes. Yet, we remove those. I’m not even old enough to consent to any sexual activity, yet, im terrified. Im scared. Because horrible men exist, and many of them believe that they can do whatever they want with us. Im scared. Im very, very scared.
Keep in mind: No one has the right to make you feel that way. Be strong and stand up for your rights.
Load More Replies... The pro-choice side always has, and always will, care more about life than anyone who claims to be “pro-life.” That is a misnomer and we all must stop calling them pro anything aside from control. You can’t believe that children should be a punishment and a consequence for having sex and tell yourself you care about babies and kids. You can’t want a child to grow up in a home where it isn’t wanted and might not be provided for and tell yourself you’re for life. You can’t watch as women die and not care and say you care about life. Not one pro life person actually cares whether or not you have a child. They want you to be punished for engaging in sex, something they see as a moral issue. Let us not believe for a second they care about anything other than control.
I have dual citizenships and US is one of them. I remember, very clearly, the Oath of Allegiance Ceremony and how proud I felt that day. It had been a rather long and rocky road (and costly) up to that point but when I finally became a citizen I felt on top of the world. Now I'm actually considering renouncing that citizenship because I feel disgusted and anything but proud. Or maybe I should just call myself a California Citizen where I spent all my years until I moved back to Europe.
Charlie, I’m with you. I’m ready to back my bags and hightail it back to the UK
Load More Replies... Well the south didn’t want to be part of the union in the first place. Now is a good time to let them go. They already have a flag and everything.
Hey, I just saw a map of the states which would abolish abortions immediately or very soon because of roe being overturned. A little less than 3/4 of the entire country was highlighted red = anti-abortion. How is this just a South or minority thing then? I'm Not arguing just asking out of curiosity.
Load More Replies... I think/ hope this might be a " be careful what you wish for" thing for the GOP. Most GOP politicians just used the abortion issue to attract fringe voters not really giving a s**t about it and not expecting Roe to be overturned. Between this and the gun law insanity maybe the moderates will wake up and all they'll have left is the lunatic fringe.
Today I ordered plan B to keep on hand in case I get raped. I’m shopping for bullet proof vests and panels in case a shooter gets into my classroom. I’m terrified to lose the “birth control” medications that are actually preserving my fertility by preventing my right ovary from being destroyed by a cyst like my left one was. My country is toxic.
What in the literal fūck is wrong with America. The highest cause of death in school aged children is guns and are they regulating them? No. They're banning goddamn abortions. America doesn't seem like it's been a democracy in a while, more like some old weirdos decided they could do whatever the hell they want to it and ended up with this bullshït
Sadly, pretty much all you said is accurate. The system here has been so adulterated by money, privilege, & theocracy that it doesn't serve its citizens. This won't end well I suspect.
Load More Replies... I really don’t think an argument about when a fetus/zygote or unborn becomes a person will change anyone’s opinion. As a woman watching my fetus’ (twins) cardiac activity on an ultrasound at 6w4d, I want thinking about if they were people or not. I was running all the scenarios of how to care for them as they grew. Could I do it? This was my choice, my body and my life to decide. It’s been 10 years and I still have nightmares where I am pregnant and facing this situation all over again. No woman handles pregnancy lightly. It is her body, her decision to make.
Thank you for drawing attention to this, it’s not just a US issue. Anti-choice activists are stirring up s**t everywhere. Under the guise of religion or not, it’s pure misogyny and control. Don’t ever think you’re safe in your own country. Even in the Netherlands, very progressive compared to the US, abortion has yet to be decriminalized. Exception: New Zealand who have recently done that.
Through out history we have always been treated as the weaker sex. Every step of the way we have to fight for the rights that are just handled to men. There is no such thing in the US regarding equal rights, and I assure this is not the land of the free unless you are an old Christian white man.
We women are the STRONGER sex! Know who made up the B.S. about the "weaker" sex? A man. Look what we've had to put up with ever since we started walking upright.
Load More Replies... Have been for years. One prime example? The Heritage Foundation.
Load More Replies... I want sexual education in schools. No I want free access to contraception. No I want to give birth without going bankrupt No I want child care so I can work No I want a safe environment without guns so my child can live No I want an abortion No
Meanwhile we in Germany discuss to ban the law preventing doctors from stating that they do abortions
I attended catholic high school in the U.S. Midwest. They used to take us into the church and broadcast images of miscarriages, telling us they were abortions, for a few hours until some of us were physically sick. The priests and nuns that ran the school forced us to write letters against abortion and they'd send them to politicians and the media. I was totally brainwashed. Life taught me differently and now I'll always be pro-choice.
The hypocrisy is unreal. I don’t want to waste my words on backwards assholes. I simply want us all to come together and undo what they did. I believe it’s possible so Im just going to place this here.. https://www.change.org/p/defend-roe-pass-legislation-to-protect-abortion-access And this.. https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-impeach-scotus If your commenting because your pissed then sign for the same reason.
Democrats didn't have any plan to prevent this. They allowed this to happen. I am hardcore leftist. But I feel democrats failed many women.
Do they have the balance of power though? I'm not a US citizen and don't find this easy to follow sometimes (my own country's politics is bad enough!) but isn't it that the senate has too many republicans, because of Trump, and THAT'S why this has come about? Yet the senate is unvoted for, yes? How could the democrats have stopped it?
Load More Replies... The United States was founded on a principal that sparked a revolution. The government which was formed after this successful revolution was structured in such a way that no one branch had enough power to dictate. The truth is that one branch has always had the power to dictate. Fortunately, over the vast majority of this Country's existence, that branch has remained in balance. In just 2 or 3 years we saw that branch become catastrophically unbalanced. The people of this Country to enforce upon their chosen political leaders that the Supreme Court should never again be allowed to become so unbalanced in favor of one political party. Regardless of the party of the sitting President the Bench should be staffed to an equal 4 conservatives and 4 liberals. The ninth Justice is allowed to be chosen by party affiliation. Which party sits as President or controls Congress is nowhere near as important as having a balanced and rational Supreme Court.
Republicans are trying to surge the white baby count because they are afraid the white race is being bred out.
As if White people won't or don't have mixed rice children
Load More Replies... Somebody in another post wrote me that America is “going strong”. Yeah, i see…
I think that person may be a wee bit delusional. Maybe it’s going strongly if you are a white, American, Christian, straight, conservative man.
Load More Replies... Philippines is 88% Catholic and abortion is illegal. As a result, we are a 3rd world country that's 12th in the world's most populated, severe poverty. I have watched a friend's sister almost lose her life for a backyard abortion procedure they did at 5 months, it was performed in a cemetery!! People who perform abortions are jailed for life for murder. I almost died at 14 when a rapist got me pregnant and I bought medicines illegally and aborted it myself. I was bleeding so much. It was so scary. America, this is absolutely shocking and heartbreaking.
If having an abortion is against your beliefs/religion, good for you! But your beliefs and your religion will NOT dictate how I am going to live my life and what I do with my body!
I can't understand why it always has to be a black or white kind of thing as in all or nothing. Why not go with the rules a lot of European Nations have. Free decision on abortion up to the 12th week, after that only in medical emergencies to the mother. AND the decision is the womans alone, no permission of male relative/ husband needed! That said: my heart bleeds for all American women out there, you could 100% camp in my garden, were I not too far away!
Thank you for your kind words and support! :)...I think I'm still in shock over this decision personally...it seems like every time I think things are looking up something like this happens...and why?!? Wasn't the pandemic enough loss?!? Why are we going backwards to a time when hospitals had "abortion wards" that treated the aftermath of back alley abortions gone wrong?!? I'm just so....exasperated :(
Load More Replies... Random questions, if someone was going to kill you but you killed them first you could claim self defense. Why can't you use that for abortion? If a woman died because the state denied her the medical treatment for saving her life can the family sue the state for wrongful death? And lastly, does this mean that IVF is now illegal in these states since it requires destroying unused fetuses?
if you're not pissed off right now, go sit in the corner and think about stuff.
Again . . . where are all the men EXACTLY? Women don't get pregnant alone but none of the men share any responsibility for the pregnancy. They should be handcuffed to the woman and endure everything she has to put up with. They need to drive her, feed her, help her in every way. Most men don't even help pay for anything, a sleazy way out but it would help. Maybe a tattoo on their forehead to keep score . . .
This is honestly f*cked up. I've worked in some pretty repressive countries, f*cked up by war, and those people would fight tooth and nail for what you people in the US have. But now, you're going backwards with this. Hell some of these sh!tholes have even legalized abortions now.
Bleak. Thank you old, white, rich men. When I was a kid and watched American films and TV, love American punk and metal Back then it seemed like the coolest place ever, much cooler than boring old England where I live, the kids didn't wear school uniforms and it was always hot and just a trendy and happening place. I feel the exact opposite about it now.
I would like to say: please, please, please don’t forget about trans people when talking about this. Anyone with a uterus can get an abortion, not just women. Everyone with a uterus is effected by this (sorry if it’s the wrong affect/effect). I am a trans man who would have loved to read this article, but wasn’t able to because of dysphoria. Please use inclusive language. Many people say focusing on this is “distracting from the main point”, but it is not. Trans people are being affected by the overturning of Roe V. Wade, so they are a part of the main issue. Using inclusive language makes sure everyone is included, and fought for. I am really sorry for this rant, I still feel quite dysphoric and I had to try and let it out.
I stopped at #16. I have a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong list of why I'm never EVER going to the states ad this is first on my list
I think it's time to remove DNR from patient's IF this ruling is to protect (all) life. I really don't understand their thinking. Something has to give. Whether it is to codify Roe, or to make more seats on the Supreme Court. I fear this is just a start to the loss of freedom.
The more News I watch about the USA the prouder I am to be Canadian🇨🇦
In the past, the penalty for rape was death. Since then, that law has been repealed in many places. If it was reinstated, that may make stupid guys think twice before ruining an innocent girl's life.
Yeah, well what about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Being forced to have an unwanted child is stepping on my liberties!
Load More Replies... First of all, a lack of guns will likely make America safer than every citizen freely owning and using them at will. But sure, more idiots who are the perpetrators in school shootings should have access to guns to protect them from little 8 year olds! Second, we have no desire to kill fetuses that are wanted by their mothers. Being forced to have a completely unnecessary abortion is monstrous. But what about ones that will hurt or kill the mother? What if contraceptives fail or aren't safe? What should women do then?
Load More Replies... The fetus is only alive because the woman is alive. Outside her body, it is not alive on its own. So it is not a person yet.
Load More Replies... If you 'think' that having an abortion is a 'free-for-all' then you obviously don't actually think. Educate yourself and stop being a selfish know it all ahole.
Load More Replies... Perhaps there isn't a right regarding abortion specifically, but I imagine that being forced to go through with a pregnancy that could kill or disable you, or being saddled with a child that you do not have the resources or desire to care for infringes on "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
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