#reproductive policy

[unicornbeck]

Apparently the pope just came out staunchly against surrogacy.

Jesus was a surrogate baby.

???

[dosthoeyevsky]

in light of recent news, one of my favourite tiktokers is here to slap some sense into every american with progressive leanings and a pulse.

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[mangosaurus]

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[satancopilotsmytardis]

I thought I was writing a mermaid romance. I think I'm writing dystopian fiction instead.

[silvermoon424]

I just watched John Oliver's video on abortion rights and it was nice to see that my favorite game of "let's see how long it takes for 'pro-life' people to admit they hate women" is still relevant.

It only took a couple of comments for anti-choicers to devolve into "women need to keep their legs shut." Absolutely no blame directed towards men who impregnate women because as we all know pregnancy only requires one person. Also, it was awesome seeing people defend the fact that anti-choicers don't support social welfare policies because "why should we have to pay for the consequences of you opening your legs?"

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

South Carolina's Governor signed a bill into law that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. One day later, a judge temporarily halted it.

The "Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act" was passed in the state's Senate with the support of 27 men, per The Daily Beast.

After fierce debate over the ban, the "Sister Senators," five female state senators – – including three Republicans – blocking the state from passing a near-total ban on abortions, all voted against it.

The law, signed on Thursday, bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of "rape or incest during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, medical emergencies, or fatal fetal anomalies."

But the state has temporarily reverted to its previous law, which bans abortions after 22 weeks, per the BBC.

There have been months of heated debates in the South Carolina Senate on the issue, and the five women lawmakers had already filibustered an attempt in April to a near-total ban on abortion in the state.

Even though the law is halted for now, Sen. Sandy Senn — one of the Republican lawmakers who voted against the bill — told Insider in an email that the past two weeks had been "rough and tough."

"We will regroup and try and fix this mess," Senn said.

Another lawmaker, Sen. Penry Gustafson, changed her mind about her stance on the six-week ban — which she voted for in February — a version of the bill that also failed to pass.

"Funny thing, when you learn and gather facts over time, sometimes your perspective evolves," Gustafson recently told The Daily Beast.

While she does support some restrictions on abortion, "I've heard from too many women that six weeks is not long enough," Gustafson said.

Katrina Shealy, another Republican state senator, tried to introduce an amendment to the latest legislation that said abortion care should instead be banned after 12 weeks.

"Men are 100% responsible for pregnancies," she said while introducing the amendment, per The Daily Beast. "Men are fertile 100% of the time. So it is time for men in this chamber — and the ones across that hall and all across the state of South Carolina — to take some ejaculation responsibility."

Despite protests from the women, the amendment was voted down.

The newly proposed law comes after a slew of abortion bans across the US followed the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year. Earlier this year, South Carolina proposed the death penalty for women who get abortions, Insider previously reported.

Vicki Ringer, the director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in South Carolina, called the signing of the bill "unconscionable" on Twitter.

Earlier in the week, she wrote, "Twenty-seven Republican men (all of them) voted today to ban abortion in SC. I'm gutted. Because women will die. Full stop."

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he voiced “concerns” about  LGBTQ2 rights and a democratic backslide in Poland on Friday amid criticisms he has not said enough as Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited Canada.

“As friends, Canada and Poland will always have frank conversations on the things we’re doing together and places where we raise concerns,” Trudeau told reporters during a joint press conference. “I certainly raised concerns that we have around some of the reports coming out of Poland around LGBT rights, around democracy.”

He added the two countries would continue to work together, but Canada would stand up for “the values that matter as well.”

Two years ago, Morawiecki’s government limited abortions to cases where a pregnancy resulted from a criminal act or posed a serious health risk. The party has called out LGBTQ rights as “an attack on the family and children” and has allowed municipalities and regions to declare themselves “LGBT-free zones.”

Morawiecki defended his government’s moves on Friday, stressing they focused on “nurturing families, supporting families” and that it “is misunderstood by some” as being discriminatory. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[tomorrowusa]

Trump's most famous promise was to make Mexico pay for his squalid and corrupt border wall.

Amount collected from Mexico: 0 centavos.

Trump did give tax breaks to billionaires while giving COVID-19 to much of the rest of the country.

Trump's promises are as worthless as degrees from Trump University.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Lula to pull Brazil from international anti-abortion group

Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday announced its intention to withdraw from the Geneva Consensus, an anti-abortion declaration signed in 2020 by conservative governments.

The document’s original signatories include Brazil (under Jair Bolsonaro), the U.S. (under Donald Trump), and another 32 countries — some of which have a checkered record on human rights, as is the case of Belarus, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan.

The declaration emphasized that “in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning” and that “any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process.” 

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[on-trying]

i just think the VERY sudden Global influx of “there’s not enough birth happening” rhetoric is quite alarming actually

[blessedmoonsoul]

just watched that pr*gerU video of Frederick douglass saying slavery was a necessary compromise.........

[shaynly-babieblue]

Despite Challenges, Clinical Research Must Include Women of Reproductive Age

HealthyWomen hosted a congressional briefing, “Women in Clinical Trials: The Challenge of Research During the Reproductive Years,” on June 1, 2023.Clinical trials have long been focused on white men, leaving women woefully underrepresented. Lack of diversity in clinical trials means that healthcare providers (HCPs) often don’t have enough data about how certain conditions affect women or what…

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[rotzaprachim]

literally insane to look at the draft of my nina zenik hell fic i started... a year and a half ago and realise how much tony gilroy and diego luna and i have been swapping the extended-side-character-backstory writing blunt like. i was like hmm i think we should break this character’s canon backstory in order to refill it by exploring this one dissonance in accents to have them be born in a totally different place to canon in order to really get those matryroshka doll onion layers of immigration, diaspora, dispossession, the refugee experience and they were like yeah. i think we should break open this genocide metaphor to talk about the lived experience of being a genocide survivor. i think we should break canon to make canon. i think we should talk about who the fuck is making these weapons.  

[scientistswishingwell]

Good morning everyone this is your reminder that science is essential and difficult and lifesaving and inspiring and artistic and challenging and we should be listening to scientists and basing our policies on that, not on people’s random beliefs because science applies to *everyone* and is non-negotiable and urgent