#anti contraception

[mollyjimbly]

I just keep seeing scares about "worldwide population decline"

"people have to start have more babies now because there will not be enough future workers"

they want all uterus owners to breed so badly, but they will not even give us the support, not to mention the fact that not every uterus owner wants to be a parent.

honestly just not even feeling like a person anymore because of this... i just feel like a womb

just let me find someone who will look after me if i have to be a perpetually pregnant broodmare... can I at least get compensation and the right care...

[hilariousness142]

Can confirm this 100% works.

Got married about two weeks ago, and was a virgin up until my wedding night.

You wanna know how many STDs I got? 0.

Babies? 0.

Emotional Attachments that formed bc I was screwing around and finding out? 0.

Perhaps TMI, but I'm having the best sex of my life being married. It's safe (my husband and I are bound until death), it's healthy (my husband and I were both virgins until our wedding night), and it's fun (I love getting to enjoy the experience with him).

I could be pregnant now, sure, but that's the natural state of things. Pregnancy is saved for the Sacrament of Matrimony (matrimony roughly breaking down to the office of motherhood when you translate the Latin). Motherhood is not meant to be separated from a strong husband/wife unit. Why would you ever fool around with someone you can't see healthily raising your children???

Abstinence. Works.

I will never not be amazed by people saying that teaching abstinence does nothing to reduce unwanted pregnancy and abortion.

It absolutely does. It is intrinsically linked to the logic that you should not sleep with anyone you would be horrified to have a child with. All women should understand that she can get pregnant even when on birth control.

Not teaching abstinence is a big part of why people think there is such thing as safe sex. (Spoiler warning: that isn't a real thing.) And the idea of safe sex is why women engage in risky and reckless sexual behavior.

Also, you literally cannot get pregnant if you are not having sex. It has a 100% success rate.

[lainalit]

Wait a damn minute I'm just realising that feyre's reason in Acofas why she wanted a child was because she wanted to have something that remains her of rhysand when he dies but feysand made a death pact at the end of acowar so if rhysand dies she is also dead which cancels out her whole reason for having a child ????????

At this point I'm convinced SJM doing it on purpose with the whole plotholes in her books

[its-terf-or-nothin]

[happybird16]

Imagine flirtingly asking Senku how difficult it'd be to make contraceptives in the stone world only to be met with a long rant + diagram about sheep intestines and Queen Ann's Lace

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Senate Republicans vote against bill to guarantee access to contraception

In the Dobbs decision, Justice Thomas suggested that the rationale for overturning Roe applied to legal precedent that protected the right to contraception. Since Dobbs, state courts and legislatures have been chipping away at drugs and procedures (like mifepristone and IVF) that were protected before Dobbs. And Project 2025—the blueprint for a second Trump term—has a provision to allow insurers to eliminate coverage for contraception.

In short, there are warning signs that Republicans won’t stop until they have prohibited contraception. On Thursday, Senate Democrats put Republican intentions about contraception to the test. Democrats proposed a bill that would guarantee access to contraception.

Republicans defeated the bill, claiming it was unnecessary because contraception is protected under Supreme Court precedent. Of course, abortion was protected by Supreme Court precedent until it wasn’t. See NBC News, Senate Republicans block bill to protect access to contraception.

Senator Schumer intends to bring the bill up again—forcing more Senate Republicans to go on record opposing the right to access contraception. We must ensure that Democrats everywhere—especially men and women of child-bearing age—understand that Republicans are coming from their contraception.

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

[thepro-lifemovement]

hi!! i’ve seen your blog for years, and you seem to be one of the more popular pro-life blogs around. i was wondering if you have any posts about your views on accessibility to contraception/sex ed and how those relate to abortion.

Hello, friend!

My personal views on contraception may differ from others in the pro-life movement. I can say the Pro-Life movement does not advocate prohibiting the use of non-abortive contraceptives. When it comes to birth controls, you have to be careful with ones that are abortifacients. Students for life explains which contraceptives are abortifacients and which aren't:

I agree with SFLA when they say, "Contraception can give women a false sense of security, and condoms and birth control clearly can’t be relied on as fail-proof methods of stopping a pregnancy from occurring." If you read their website I linked above, they have a section on birth control and how it relates to abortion. I also found this scientific article that discusses the possible relationship between abortion and contraception. The author includes other studies that show trends with increased use of contraception in a population and an increase of abortions. Of course this doesn't necessarily mean the two are related.

If you want to see any posts from others in the pro-life movement on contraception, I have it tagged here. I personally believe fertility awareness is very important and there would be less unexpected pregnancies if women were more aware of what their cycle means. I have met so many women in their late 20s who were never taught about what your cervical mucus (vaginal discharge) means, how to tell when you're fertile, or how to track your period. Being able to consistently track your cycle really helps you understand your body and if there's something wrong with your reproductive health.

Our public school sex education fails to teach young women about their cycle and how to track fertility and I think that has lead to a lot of unintended pregnancies, which leads to more abortions. If women could recognize that "hey, my discharge is really stretchy and clear, I am probably ovulating and fertile right now. I have an increased risk of becoming pregnant if I have sex. I should wait." Or "I am very dry today, which means I'm not fertile. I have a very low risk of pregnancy if I have sex," there would be less unintended pregnancies. I think the public school system's sex ed has failed everyone and sets teens up for failure by saying "don't have sex, but if you do, here's a condom." That's basically telling kids, "we expect you to fail." Sex ed should be teaching kids about what to expect in puberty, help them understand their hormones, and teach them about women's cycles. Parents should really be the ones teaching their kids this stuff, especially about sex and contraception, and how to handle their sexual urges and feelings. I don't think schools should be discussing sex with minors.

For posts on birth control, I have it tagged here.

If you ever want to talk to someone about birth control and accessibility to it, @she-is-a-prolife-autist is very pro accessible birth control.

I hope I was able to answer your ask. Let me know if you have any further questions.

-Sarah

[agp]

gee im sure this isnt going to be used to further justify restrictions on hormones

[maodun]

United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries

the courts ruled against the US btw. & then ruled against the US AGAIN on appeal

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Jessica Valenti at Abortion, Every Day:

I was all set to publish a normal daily report today when I came across two bits of news: Idaho Republicans are back in federal court fighting for the right to deny women life-saving abortions, and South Carolina lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to make abortion punishable by the death penalty. Considering this comes at the same time that politicians are disbanding or tampering with maternal mortality committees in order to cover up the fact that their bans kill women, it seemed like the right moment to take a step back and acknowledge how absolutely fucking crazy this is.

They’re killing us, and we’re meant to behave as if it’s business as usual.

Anti-abortion politicians and activists have demonstrated again and again that they believe women’s lives are expendable—worthless, really, if not for our reproductive ability. Yet we’re expected to sit here and react to that violence as if it’s simply politics. As if it’s perfectly fine that our suffering and deaths are being debated in statehouses and courtrooms as if we’re not human beings, but thought exercises and legal arguments. That’s the hardest thing about doing this work. As difficult as it is to comb through the onslaught of awful abortion rights news every day, the real horror is the normalization. Because truly, how is it possible that there isn’t one single headline or news article about the South Carolina bill that could punish abortion patients with the death penalty? Is that how little our lives rate? It’s not as if reporters didn’t know the legislation was coming; Republicans have introduced this bill before. In fact, last year two dozen lawmakers co-sponsored the ‘Equal Protection Act’—a bill that doesn’t only classify abortion as a homicide, but defines personhood as beginning at fertilization.

That means conservatives who believe emergency contraception and IUDs stop the implantation of a fertilized egg could argue that these common forms of birth control are actually abortions. In other words, birth control could be punishable by the death penalty. Still, not a peep from mainstream media outlets. As if such legislation should just be expected. Similarly, the legal fight over emergency abortions only warranted three headlines today, from CNN, the Associated Press and Newsweek. We’re talking about a case that could determine whether states can legally deny women life-saving abortions in hospital emergency rooms. That’s a front-page story—an issue that deserves coverage in every publication across the country. Instead, we got a few obligatory paragraphs in a handful of outlets.

For those who need a reminder, this case revolves around the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)—a federal law that requires hospitals to provide life-saving emergency care, including abortions. In 2022, the Biden administration sued Idaho, arguing that the state’s abortion ban prevents doctors from following EMTALA. By the time the suit reached the Supreme Court, we heard about doctors having to airlift women out of Idaho for emergency care, and a medical system so broken that OBGYNs were advising pregnant patients to get extra life insurance. Still, Idaho Republicans defended the law and pooh-poohed concerns about patients’ lives. At one point American women were put in the surreal position of watching the nation’s highest court debate just how many organs are acceptable for them to lose before the state should be required to provide an abortion. In the end, the Supreme Court didn’t issue a ruling on the merits but kicked the case back to a lower court. That’s where it is now, with the Ninth Circuit—where we’ll have to listen to lawyers debate our lives like bullet points all over again.

[...] We need to say it constantly and consistently, online and off: This is as bad as it seems. They are as unhinged and cruel as they seem. And no amount of calling themselves ‘pro-life’—or trying to normalize this horror—will ever hide the truth. They’re killing us, and we won’t let America forget it.

Jessica Valenti wrote this solid piece in her Abortion, Every Day blog about how abortion bans kill women and how unhinged the anti-abortion movement is.

[tomorrowusa]

Monday was the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision which was overturned by the Republican Supreme Court two years ago.

President Biden marked the occasion by expanding remaining protections for abortion and contraception in the US.

The Biden administration announced new steps Monday to expand access to contraception, abortion medication and emergency abortion care at hospitals on what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It's the latest attempt by the federal government to preserve abortion access and protect reproductive health care since the Supreme Court's decision in June 2022 to end federal protections for abortion rights. [ ... ] Xavier Becerra, the secretary of Health and Human Services, issued a letter Monday to various insurers -- including private companies, state Medicaid plans, Medicare plans and the Children's Health Insurance Program -- reminding them of their obligations to cover contraceptives for those on their plans. [ ... ] Additionally, the Office of Personnel Management will offer new guidance to insurers making sure contraception access is strengthened for federal workers, retirees and family members. The HHS is also announcing a "comprehensive plan" to increase awareness and understanding about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which requires patients to receive emergency medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In July 2022, the HHS issued guidance that under the EMTALA, which was passed in 1986, doctors must perform abortions in emergency departments -- even in states where the procedure is illegal -- if the patient needs "stabilizing medical treatment" for an emergency medical condition.

A reminder that when you vote for president, you are also voting for the the person who nominates Supreme Court justices. When you vote for US senator, you are also voting for the folks who confirm or reject those nominations.

There is no way to separate the composition of SCOTUS from the nomination and confirmation process. The people who had hissy fits about Hillary in 2016 are largely to blame for the three reactionary reactionary SCOTUS justices appointed by Trump during his term.

Campaign drama comes and goes. Appointments to the federal courts are for the lifetime of the appointees.

If reproductive freedom is a major concern, Vote Blue No Matter Who. Republicans will always favor the right to possess an arsenal of assault weapons over a woman's right to choose.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

More on Trump's statement on banning contraception

Earlier this week, Trump said he was considering restricting contraception and emphasized that states could make their own choice about the legality of contraception. Hours later, he tried to walk back his statement, saying that the GOP would never ban contraception.

As Trump was claiming that the GOP would never ban contraception, Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have guaranteed Virginians access to contraception. The bill vetoed by Youngkin said that “health care providers have a right to prescribe contraceptives and that people have a right to obtain them.” See Virginia Mercury, Youngkin vetoes bills on contraception access.

So, Governor Youngkin doesn’t believe that “people have a right to obtain contraception.”

Oh, and when the House GOP caucus introduced its proposed budget priorities for 2024, guess what it said about contraception? Yep! Their bill would “gut funding” for contraception for low income and uninsured women. See House Republicans Endorse a National Abortion Ban with Zero Exceptions in Latest Budget | The White House

Here’s the point: Don’t believe Republican double-talk about not banning contraception. You can’t believe a word they say. You can’t believe Donald Trump. You can’t believe Nikki Haley. You can’t believe Glenn Youngkin.

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

[heartavenue]

જ⁀➴ Things To Script: Politics Edition

Yes, this is an American aesthetic. Yes it is because I am American.

Elections are completely fair, not rigged, no scandals, fair.

There are no two of the "lesser evils" all candidates are genuinely good people and they want nothing but the best for the country.

All candidates represent the American people, if the American people find that the elected official is unfit they will be REMOVED (yes this is Trump shade.)

There is separation of church and state.

Americans are more open-minded about candidates from parties other than the Democratic and Republican party

(should I just say script out conservatism in general? I mean this is your reality you can if you want!)

We have no official language and ALL languages, cultures, backgrounds are represented and have the ability to be taught.

DEATH to the electoral college.

Fake news, propaganda, lies, non fact checked information cannot make it's way towards journalism.

News outlets have to report TRUE, unbiased information (I'm looking at you FOX)

No trade wars...

America does not involve itself in colonialism, imperialism, militarism, etc (mainly because those things do NOT exist.)

Supreme Court Justices do not rule for life.

There is an age limit to the presidency (this is subjective but personally I don't want an 80 year old president)

The minimum wage is increased from $7.25 (can you believe it's still that) to $20 (or whatever you prefer)

Free healthcare across ALL fifty states.

Planned Parenthood is in every state, providing safe abortions, sex ed, contraceptives, etc to everyone who is in need.

Abortions can NEVER be banned.

Free childcare across ALL fifty states.

Our politicians are civil, cordial, respectful, kind, intelligent (another dig on...let's just say a few people)

World peace

All oppressed/colonized people are FREE and live without any colonial influence.

Affordable prescription drugs.

Baby formula is affordable (this isn't really political but no formula should cost FIFTY BUCKS?)

Gay marriage is legal across all states and can NOT be revoked.

No fascism, Nazism, white supremacy, zionism, any bigoted idealogy in general does NOT exist.

Books are not banned/ can't be banned.

No fracking.

Free college.

No discrimination against ANYONE no matter their race, ethnicity, nationality, origin, sexuality, gender identity, etc.

Rape, sexual assault, pedophilia does not exist.

Crime in general doesn't exist.

Free therapy across the country.

The government actually WORKS to make this country better.

ICE does NOT exist.

Federal assistance programs can NOT be cut.

No wealth gap (no top 1% and the struggling 99%)

No homelessness.

No poverty.

Maternity leave is LONGER (isn't it like 2-6 weeks? come on now...)

Court rulings that have been passed can NOT be overturned (think roe v. wade)

No pink tax!

First time homeowners receive a grant from the government to help them with payments.

Credit scores isn't an issue, anyone regardless of their wealth can purchase a new car/home/rent an apartment.

Native Americans are seen as the true indigenous people of the Americas an they are incredibly respected, the land is returned back to them.

Follow up: Columbus Day does not exist.

The KKK doesn't exist...or MAGA or TRUMP!

No anti-vaxxers (get vaccinated, no they don't cause autism and no they aren't chipping you or whatever right wingers think)

They are laws put in place to protect our planet, nature reserves, recycling is MANDATORY, wildlife parks, etc.

History is NOT erased and is actively taught/encouraged in schools.

Guns...do I even need to explain at this point...

Immigrants are WELCOME and there is no stigma, discrimination or stereotypes about them either!

This country is extremely diplomatic we are on good terms with all countries, every meeting with them goes well and can only strengthen our allyship.

DEI EVERYWHERE!

everyone is WOKE, I mean unprecedented woke, profoundly woke EVERYONE GET MORE WOKE NOW!!!

No wars.

There is RESEARCH done on women's health (why don't we know anything about endometriosis fr...)

Mount Rushmore doesn't exist

Okay that's all I could come up with for now! Buh bye my loves!

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Jacina Hollins-Borges at MMFA:

For the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned nationwide abortion protections under Roe v. Wade, Concerned Women for America published an article arguing that “a total elimination of abortion is the goal.”  The conservative advocacy group is a partner in The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a wide-ranging plan to provide the next Republican administration with extreme right-wing policy proposals and loyal staff. CWA and other Project 2025 partners have repeatedly demonstrated their commitment to dismantling reproductive rights at a federal level. 

CWA’s June 24 piece, titled “Commemorating the Two-Year Anniversary of Dobbs— A Look Forward for the Pro-Life Movement,” opens by calling Roe a “stronghold of murder,” celebrates state legislation since Dobbs that has partially prohibited abortion as “a step in the right direction,” and claims “it is every pro-life advocate’s responsibility to fight in their home states for the protection of the unborn.” [...] Like other Project 2025 partners, Concerned Women for America is entrenched in the fight against reproductive rights:

CWA wrote in support of an effort led by fellow Project 2025 partner the Alliance Defending Freedom to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s mifepristone approval and reinstate restrictions, falsely calling the drug “dangerous” and describing the agency’s actions as “reckless disregard for women’s safety.”

The group has attacked over-the-counter birth control access on the grounds of “potentially long-lasting detrimental health effects.” 

CWA has also criticized in vitro fertilization, referring to an embryo as “a living being,” and decrying that America does not have laws like “many European countries” that include “common sense regulations” around IVF.

Project 2025 partner and radical right-wing organization Concerned Women For America featured a piece on the 2-year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling from Kennedy Bolton calling for anti-abortion extremists “to stop at nothing until abortion is eradicated.”

[frustratedadulthumanfemale]

The fact that the Depo injection continues to affect you for months after it becomes "ineffective" and no one tells you this when you have it is honestly RIDICULOUS

[wisherbysharlight]

It took me nearly 15 years to get my endometriosis diagnosis and comprehensive treatment, but I recognize I’m super privileged in being able to access care where I live from one of the top doctors in endometriosis research(specifically endometriosis in adolescents, but his research spans all age groups). I want to share some of the things I learned, along with study sources he linked me to, so others can advocate to their providers for the care they need. So without further ado:

✨ What I Wish I Knew About Endometriosis 15 Years Ago ✨

No amount of pain is “normal”

Don’t get gaslit into thinking “everyone” who has periods goes through pain. Seek treatment - you deserve better.

Diagnosis/treatment is kinda a pain, even with a doc who takes you seriously

The general course of action for diagnosis/treatment will be attempt treatment through OTC painkillers (Tylenol, Midol, etc), attempt at least 1-2 forms of hormonal birth control(typically oral contraceptive/birth control pill or the ring/patch/shot), then decide with your doctor whether to pursue either further hormone treatments, such as GnRH(which suppress estrogen/can help stop progression of endo) or an IUD, and/or surgical intervention where they go in and find/remove the existing lesions.

Surgery for me took a couple hours, and I had an IUD placed during the operation(at recommendation of my doc). Full recovery was around 2 weeks. Its worth noting right now you can technically only be diagnosed through surgery.

You may have to mix-and-match to find the right solution.

Only 33% of people with endometriosis in a recent controlled study saw significant improvement by IUD alone, as compared to IUD with supplementary hormonal treatment(like oral birth control or hormone inhibitors). Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1083318812002379

Some options may actually make it worse. Keep an eye on your symptoms.

Studies show that estrogen based treatments can potentially exacerbate endometriosis and promote endometrial growth, so treatments without estrogen or with specific types of estrogen are more recommended. Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5683134/

Its Got Hella Comorbidities

Fibromyalgia, scoliosis, arthritis, thyroid disease, migraines, chronic fatigue, and bowel disease(IBS, crohn’s, celiac, etc), and more are all potential associations/comorbitities. It’s also worth noting that having any of these in your family history may also put you at higher risk for endo. As my doc said - you’re not guaranteed to get all, or even any, of these, but they’re things to keep an eye out for. Sources:

IBS: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9357916/

IBD/Crohns: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32629225/

Celiac: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24992792/

Thyroid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10234359/

Migraine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38436302/

Painful Bladder Syndrome: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3015716/

EDS: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002937824001637

Arthritis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35258592/

Scoliosis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9238674/

TMJ: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10144081/

Kidney Stones: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9108729/

POTS: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3413773/

Fibromyalgia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30682223/

Chronic Fatigue: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6537603/

Sjogren’s Syndrome: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39083399/

Bonus Advice

No published studies exist showing any increase/decrease of symptoms between usage of different menstrual products. Do whatever makes you most comfortable!

For OTC pain management, Tylenol or Aleve may be your best bets over Advil, based on their anti-inflammatory nature.

He also recommended probiotics pretty heavily, since digestive issues(ie bad period poops) are super common. Any with >10Bn active cultures are good!

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, just someone that learned a lot and wants to share)