#pro life feminist

[egalitarianchica]

Attended the Ohio March for Life (my first March for Life ever) today!

[tmninjagirl]

[ihateyoutumbrmobgofuyourself]

Do you gyns like my sign :3c

[lesbianlenses]

Pro choice rally, 1989, San Francisco. Phyllis Christopher

[they-are-a-prolife-autist]

Who the fuck are you to end someone’s life “for their own good,” before they’ve even had a chance to live it? You can really see into their future and get to decide with your God-like wisdom that they’re better off dead before they’re even born? Who died and made you judge, jury, and executioner? You really look around at people in poverty, or with disabilities, and think to yourself, “damn someone should have ended them a long time ago.” What in the ever-loving arrogant audacity.

[fawndleme]

it’s actually crazy to me that people try to argue against abortion ?? it’s not your body!! not your choice! dont wanna have an abortion? then dont!! why do you think you get to dictate what other women do to THEIR bodies.

[psalm40speakstome]

[insomnialya]

I am genuinely afraid of "pro-lifers". These people may not even know you, but they already see you as an incubator, less than a human, and they're obsessed with your uterus.

[egalitarianchica]

Another great CLE graphic by FCLNY!

[thatgentlewife-deactivated]

[ivygorgon]

[its-terf-or-nothin]

[girlfishes]

In states with abortion bans, rape “exceptions”only serve to provide an ease of conscience to the men who make these laws and the people who vote for them. The nature of these laws makes it almost impossible for a rape victim to access abortion care. It’s just lip service and sympathy theater.

In Mississippi, in order for an exemption to be provided, a woman must report the crime done to her and serve the case papers to her doctor. This is a traumatic and difficult process, and many police stations only provide access to the case papers once the case is closed. This is a major barrier, because rape is almost never prosecuted appropriately in the United States, and the word of a man is always worth more than a woman’s in the eyes of the law. Most rape cases are never resolved. Also, reporting to the police can also make some domestic situations worse. (An example is given in the article).

In addition, the state often gives no guidance or provisions for the doctors, leaving them to fear that their license may be removed if they care for their patients in the “wrong” way.

And, in many southern states with these bans and exceptions for rape, no doctors are even trained in the procedure.

Rape exemptions send a message to women everywhere, and it is that pregnancy is a punishment for choosing to have sex. The only way women are allowed autonomy over their own bodies is if it was violently taken from them first.

Lawmakers will include rape exemptions in their abortion laws as a way to make them seem kind and compassionate towards women, but don’t believe them. They do not see you as an agent over your own life.

[raccoon-living-in-the-garage]

There's something deeply holy about mothers and I'm tired of pretending otherwise.

[they-are-a-prolife-autist]

I feel people are intentionally missing the point of this post. My issue is not that some people find my views sexist. I do not care about that. Sure I feel it makes it obvious that people aren’t actually listening to my opinions and are just slapping a label on me without understanding what I am saying; but that’s not a big deal. People like things to be black and white. I get it.

My issue is the ableist and sexist slurs I get from people who claim to be pro-woman, but will send you death threats the second you politely disagree. It is hypocritical and dehumanizing. The sad thing is, it is what I have come to expect as the norm at least half the time from the opposing party. We’re all about listening to the voices of the suffering, right up until they contradict your agenda. Then it is “sit down and shut up, retard.” And no, it is not fine just because you are also autistic.

Someone who genuinely cares about the voices of women, the voices of survivors, the voices of disabled people, lgbtqia+, etc, would be able to hear opinions they disagree with from said voices, and still remain polite. If your reaction to minorities who disagree with you is to weaponize slurs used against them, you aren’t actually pro-that minority. You are using them to further your agenda and becoming aggressive when they do not meet your expectation.

Throwing around “retarded” “bitch” “whore” and various ill wishes about my rape and potential murder, really shows your tolerant standpoint.

Me, a survivor of rape/incest, disabled, formerly impoverished, advocating for every reproductive right except abortion, accessible sterilization, comprehensive sex ed, harsh punishment for rapists, spreading awareness of the risks and dangers of abortion, wanting better for women etc etc etc.

Literally half of the prochoicers I interact with: “retarded sexist bitch.”

😐

[ex-foster]