It seems that it is not the end of heated discussions on abortion laws and demonstrations showing what people stand for as thousands of people gathered to support abortion rights all across the United States on October 2nd. After the new Texas law that severely restricts access to abortion was passed, pro-choice supporters are afraid that such restrictions will be imposed in other states too.
After these demonstrations took place in all 50 states, the internet was filled with pictures of people with colorful and meaningful signs, posters, and t-shirts that go against anti-abortion laws. Bored Panda has already presented some of the reactions of people who were very vocal about abortion restrictions as well as managed to get a glimpse at what the world would look like if a fetus was considered a baby. This time, let’s see how people expressed their thoughts during recent demonstrations.
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The protests were organized by Women’s March. Their main mission is to “create transformative social change”, involve more women, make sure to keep the diversity, and educate people on various and serious issues such as the anti-abortion law.
In the nearest future, the Supreme Court will be hearing a case that could reverse Roe v Wade protecting woman’s right to choose to have an abortion without restrictions posed by the government. The Court will now focus on Mississippi's 15-week ban on abortion.
According to Texas law, abortion is prohibited six weeks into pregnancy. Having in mind how early that is, at this time women don’t even know themselves that they are pregnant. Besides this, it encourages people to file a lawsuit against those they believe had or performed an abortion, an exchange getting $10,000.
Wait until the Texas government finds out that the first thing that forms is the butt-hole…
If implemented, what do these changes bring to citizens? According to a piece written by newspaper columnist Jacob Sullum, there shouldn’t be sudden changes. Even if these restrictions become the new reality, women still will be able to make their own decisions and have an abortion in other states where these restrictions aren’t so cruel.
I've been saying THIS for years. You would not believe the amount of men this saying offends (and yeah, I'm a guy).
This woman is me. Not literally, but we’re probably the same age and can’t believe we have to go through this 💩 all over again!
This is true even in cases of rape, incest and incestuous rape. In many cases, a 12 year old (and younger) boy can overpower and rape a 12 year old girl.
Further proof that these people are "pro-birth" and not "pro-life." Guns weren't banned after children were mercilessly killed at Sandy Hook, but abortion gets banned?
The Danger sign is brilliant! That looks like it might be Oakland, California.
Hi everyone! Just covering up some controversial/toxic comments. Have a nice day <3
I love how there are signs people are giving out. I see seven “Protect safe, legal abortion” signs. :)
“ ‘Thou shall not mess with women’s reproductive rights’ -Fallopians 9:17” I struggled to read it so I’ll help my fellow panda. :)
Hi! Just covering up some more bad comments. Though, the replies to Tres D's toxic comment are rather entertaining if you're looking for a good example of a pro-lifer being roasted.
That's so sad for a country that wants to be considered advanced....that's stepping hundreds of years back!!! Shame for everyone who still thinks that it's okay to oppress women like they are lesser than men and don't deserve any control on their bodies!! SHAME ON THEM! (I will not answer to any idiot that doesn't know the difference between a fetus and a baby so don't bother telling me your bullshit!)
I love when they call themselves "pro life" but are against abortion if the kid or the mother is not healthy, they are against public health, pro guns... Like many said before. They are not pro life they just want to punish women for having sex. If I get pregnant there is a very high chance that i will die or experience terrible complications and barely no chance of a healthy baby being born. How is not allowing women like me to abort "pro life"? I am glad to live in belgium where we have rights.
I find it so bizarre in this modern age the government is still using religion to control something like this, it's really gross and extremely inappropriate and why would they back peddle like this? Like f*CK off and stop trying to control women
a clump of cells is not an unborn baby, also, I'm 14. if I got pregnant ifyou would want me to have the emotional and financial weight of having a child on my already unstable teenage shoulders AND the ridicule and harassment from my community that would probably lead me to suicide, if you WANT ANY YOUNG WOMAN like myself to go through that just to save a lifeless clump of cells you can f*****g die in a hole because nobody should have to go through that. I'm talking to you Tres D. and the fact that straight white men are dominantly the ones passing this bullshit law is beyond me. and another thing, Tres D is all " yOuR bOdY iSnT wHaT wErE tRyInG tO pRoTeCt" well then you clearly don't give a s**t about the women. let me put something Into perspective for you Tres D GO. TO. HELL.
Most powerful sign for me was, “How did abortions get banned faster than assault rifles?” 😢
From a medical perspective, this is no different than any other medical choice. Want a nose job? THat's legal. Want a vasectomy? Nobody cares. Want not to be a mother? Okay. And, since hysterectomies are *not* allowed under insurance as elective procedures anymore (in the US, note, which is where I am, and I'd know, I begged for one).... What's that leave women? Birth control (never 100%) or abstinence (so why should not wanting motherhood mean giving up sexual activity?). Pro-life.... The life that's walking around and asking me, "Can you help me? I'm in trouble..."
Pro-life? Is that why they'd rather arm teachers than enact rational gun laws? Is that why they're against vaccines and preventative measures to reduce viral spread? Is that why they're ok with cops acting like judge jury and executioner? Is that why they're denying medical care for military veterans dying from exposure to toxic burn pits?
I feel like if it were mandatory for the father to stick around and properly raise a child (and pay child support etc.) no matter whether they wanted it or not and not be able to just walk away and leave mom and child behind - abortion would be legal in a week. Because as soon as it's inconvenient for a man something gets changed. Force the woman to have a baby she doesn't want for whatever reason - okay for men. But forcing the man in the same situation (minus the being pregnant and giving birth part which can be traumatic as well, especially if unwanted) - Oh No YoU cAn'T mAkE mE hAvE a ChIlD I dIdN't wAnT! (Hypothetically of course, I know there are so many cases where having the biological father around would be worse if not outright dangerous for the mother and child e.g. inc*st or r*pe)
I hope somebody there knows that if you grow heart muscle cells in a lab, they also show a "heartbeat" (or rather contractions) so I think we should be discussing cell-rights as well. Poor cardiomyocytes :(
Travel Anywhere in the Bible Belt and you'll be left in Absolutely No Doubt how Shamefully Backward and Primative Many Americans actually are!!
It's an awkward subject for me, probably because I was raised as a Catholic (I'm not now btw) and the whole pro life thing was instilled in me. I remember going for my first scan when my daughter was barely 6 weeks and she looked like a jellybaby, arms fused and could barely wiggle. I just couldn't comprehend termination. I totally respect the choice to terminate too but personally I couldn't go through with it.
Passed by a protest this weekend where they had children carrying the signs in favor of anti-abortion laws. This kids hardly know what these women are going through and yet are being taught that women shouldn't have freedom of body? This is a sad world we live in.
These anti abortionist are so called Christians, yet they own fire arms, are racist, love going to war else where but the usa, are for the death sentence and Are PROLIFE WHAT A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES. TWO CELLS DON'T MAKE UP A HUMAN. GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
The fact that we're still discussing the "right" of a woman to "own" her body is a shame.
I hope to see a Country, sooner or later, fighting to bring democracy and freedom to USA.
I think Texas needs another underground railway, this time for women.
Just wondering... (Note 1. I'm totally pro abortion by the way) (Note 2. European person here) Why can't USA improve their contraception or parental/family programming or whatever it's called ? Why don't they teach children (yes CHILDREN) how to avoid getting pregnant in the first place? Why are there sooooo many (underage) girls getting pregnant? Why is it so difficult to have access to contraception? I'm 42. Never pregnant (by choice) but I knew how to protect myself way before I was sexually active. I totally agree that you should be able to terminate a pregnancy if you don't want a child. You will be miserable, the child will be miserable, the grandparents will be miserable and all will suffer when it could be avoided. Every woman should have the right to control her own life and her own body. I just don't understand why you should even be in that situation. An abortion is a horrible thing, it's painful, bloody and mentally heavy, even if you know what you're doing.
The world has just gotten crazier and crazier over the past few years. I love Texas . I'm from Texas and I live in Texas. This is the absolute most absurd law to occur in centuries . I still can't believe it passed and is still standing . Being a conservative state , Texas has always been about keeping the rights of citizens protected .... apparently that doesn't extend to women's rights. Can we wake up from this nightmare already
Has anyone else noticed that the logo on the front of the Dodge Ram (the quintessential manly man's vehicle) is a good representation of the female reproductive system?
If anyone is equal why is not our offspring worthy of the same rights all other have? Is this the place where love is not love anymore? Is it hate and kill what make a difference between a potencial fellow human and yourself?
If only the person who got off first became pregnant. We would have all sorts of pregnant men making pathetically hilarious excuses.
That's so sad for a country that wants to be considered advanced....that's stepping hundreds of years back!!! Shame for everyone who still thinks that it's okay to oppress women like they are lesser than men and don't deserve any control on their bodies!! SHAME ON THEM! (I will not answer to any idiot that doesn't know the difference between a fetus and a baby so don't bother telling me your bullshit!)
I love when they call themselves "pro life" but are against abortion if the kid or the mother is not healthy, they are against public health, pro guns... Like many said before. They are not pro life they just want to punish women for having sex. If I get pregnant there is a very high chance that i will die or experience terrible complications and barely no chance of a healthy baby being born. How is not allowing women like me to abort "pro life"? I am glad to live in belgium where we have rights.
I find it so bizarre in this modern age the government is still using religion to control something like this, it's really gross and extremely inappropriate and why would they back peddle like this? Like f*CK off and stop trying to control women
a clump of cells is not an unborn baby, also, I'm 14. if I got pregnant ifyou would want me to have the emotional and financial weight of having a child on my already unstable teenage shoulders AND the ridicule and harassment from my community that would probably lead me to suicide, if you WANT ANY YOUNG WOMAN like myself to go through that just to save a lifeless clump of cells you can f*****g die in a hole because nobody should have to go through that. I'm talking to you Tres D. and the fact that straight white men are dominantly the ones passing this bullshit law is beyond me. and another thing, Tres D is all " yOuR bOdY iSnT wHaT wErE tRyInG tO pRoTeCt" well then you clearly don't give a s**t about the women. let me put something Into perspective for you Tres D GO. TO. HELL.
Most powerful sign for me was, “How did abortions get banned faster than assault rifles?” 😢
From a medical perspective, this is no different than any other medical choice. Want a nose job? THat's legal. Want a vasectomy? Nobody cares. Want not to be a mother? Okay. And, since hysterectomies are *not* allowed under insurance as elective procedures anymore (in the US, note, which is where I am, and I'd know, I begged for one).... What's that leave women? Birth control (never 100%) or abstinence (so why should not wanting motherhood mean giving up sexual activity?). Pro-life.... The life that's walking around and asking me, "Can you help me? I'm in trouble..."
Pro-life? Is that why they'd rather arm teachers than enact rational gun laws? Is that why they're against vaccines and preventative measures to reduce viral spread? Is that why they're ok with cops acting like judge jury and executioner? Is that why they're denying medical care for military veterans dying from exposure to toxic burn pits?
I feel like if it were mandatory for the father to stick around and properly raise a child (and pay child support etc.) no matter whether they wanted it or not and not be able to just walk away and leave mom and child behind - abortion would be legal in a week. Because as soon as it's inconvenient for a man something gets changed. Force the woman to have a baby she doesn't want for whatever reason - okay for men. But forcing the man in the same situation (minus the being pregnant and giving birth part which can be traumatic as well, especially if unwanted) - Oh No YoU cAn'T mAkE mE hAvE a ChIlD I dIdN't wAnT! (Hypothetically of course, I know there are so many cases where having the biological father around would be worse if not outright dangerous for the mother and child e.g. inc*st or r*pe)
I hope somebody there knows that if you grow heart muscle cells in a lab, they also show a "heartbeat" (or rather contractions) so I think we should be discussing cell-rights as well. Poor cardiomyocytes :(
Travel Anywhere in the Bible Belt and you'll be left in Absolutely No Doubt how Shamefully Backward and Primative Many Americans actually are!!
It's an awkward subject for me, probably because I was raised as a Catholic (I'm not now btw) and the whole pro life thing was instilled in me. I remember going for my first scan when my daughter was barely 6 weeks and she looked like a jellybaby, arms fused and could barely wiggle. I just couldn't comprehend termination. I totally respect the choice to terminate too but personally I couldn't go through with it.
Passed by a protest this weekend where they had children carrying the signs in favor of anti-abortion laws. This kids hardly know what these women are going through and yet are being taught that women shouldn't have freedom of body? This is a sad world we live in.
These anti abortionist are so called Christians, yet they own fire arms, are racist, love going to war else where but the usa, are for the death sentence and Are PROLIFE WHAT A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES. TWO CELLS DON'T MAKE UP A HUMAN. GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
The fact that we're still discussing the "right" of a woman to "own" her body is a shame.
I hope to see a Country, sooner or later, fighting to bring democracy and freedom to USA.
I think Texas needs another underground railway, this time for women.
Just wondering... (Note 1. I'm totally pro abortion by the way) (Note 2. European person here) Why can't USA improve their contraception or parental/family programming or whatever it's called ? Why don't they teach children (yes CHILDREN) how to avoid getting pregnant in the first place? Why are there sooooo many (underage) girls getting pregnant? Why is it so difficult to have access to contraception? I'm 42. Never pregnant (by choice) but I knew how to protect myself way before I was sexually active. I totally agree that you should be able to terminate a pregnancy if you don't want a child. You will be miserable, the child will be miserable, the grandparents will be miserable and all will suffer when it could be avoided. Every woman should have the right to control her own life and her own body. I just don't understand why you should even be in that situation. An abortion is a horrible thing, it's painful, bloody and mentally heavy, even if you know what you're doing.
The world has just gotten crazier and crazier over the past few years. I love Texas . I'm from Texas and I live in Texas. This is the absolute most absurd law to occur in centuries . I still can't believe it passed and is still standing . Being a conservative state , Texas has always been about keeping the rights of citizens protected .... apparently that doesn't extend to women's rights. Can we wake up from this nightmare already
Has anyone else noticed that the logo on the front of the Dodge Ram (the quintessential manly man's vehicle) is a good representation of the female reproductive system?
If anyone is equal why is not our offspring worthy of the same rights all other have? Is this the place where love is not love anymore? Is it hate and kill what make a difference between a potencial fellow human and yourself?
If only the person who got off first became pregnant. We would have all sorts of pregnant men making pathetically hilarious excuses.