For the life begins at conception crowd: So what? Why does that make any difference? 70% to 80% of fertilized eggs never implant. Another one-third are lost in the first trimester to miscarriage. If you're worried about the souls, then maybe you should have a talk with your god about his propensity for killing the…

Letter Writer #1 makes me want to fucking SCREAM. It's bad enough running into that (literally running into it, with your bare ass) in public restrooms, but in your HOME? What fucking year is this? How fucking old are you and what's the last grade you completed? How are you so convinced you're going to get some kind…

So our moms were on the bleeding edge of babynaming, before the known advent of Jenniferworld! There was no internet, they couldnt've known everyone else in the country was simultaneously picking the same chic new novelty name.

I have such a special place in my heart for Parks and Rec - watching past seasons on Netflix are like my comfort food. We went through a tough transition about a year ago, and whenever I wanted a mini escape from whatever was going on I would snuggle up in bed and watch a couple episodes. I still tear up every time I…

I've always found it interesting that there's a Lemonjello and Orangejello in every single town.

Not everything that happens is some big slut shaming conspiracy. This happened at my HS (1o years ago) with PE clothes for the rest of the day. It was for too short shorts/guys sagging their pants too much. I got sent up to the office all the damn time, but I knew I was breaking the rules and just didn't give a shit.…

This kind of punishment is common in schools and is hardly sex-based or out of line. Much more shameful is this girl and her family's exaggerated claims of victimhood in contacting the media.

At least she died doing what she loved.

Kind of knew this was coming and still genuinely sad to hear the news. Unapologetic, badass, SURVIVOR. She came back from Carson. She came back from her husband's suicide and a damn near empty bank account. She came back from the haters time and time again. She owned her surgeries, the pressure she felt as a woman,…

Agree. Maybe I'm a cynic but I totally accept that people are flawed, that you can love someone's work and find them funny or brilliant while also acknowledging that they can be assholes or hold questionable opinions about other things. It's called separating the art from the artist and it really is the only way to…

Maybe we should stop putting celebrities on pedestal and acting like they don't spew shit out of their mouths like normal humans. Most aren't saints like Patrick Stewart, Hiddles, and Ian McKellem and i'm sure if we dig far enough we can find something bad from their pasts to knock them down to earth with.

Why do I love you when you're always so wrong?! Ranch dressing is a gift from the gods, Pinkham. The only reason you don't know this is because you are oh so smug about visiting those Plains states...well guess what?! The last time I went on a vacation across America (I totally did and it was amazing) I started eating…

Did anyone else giggle about Rhode Island's back-to-back listing of "shaved" and "clam"? Just me, huh?

Then I'd be so disappointed that she doesn't tackle the lack of midwifery care available in the US. Maternity leave. C-Section rates that are out of control. Home birth. Natural birth v. medicated birth.

Of course it is. I'm not saying it isn't a Big Deal for a lot of women. I'm just saying that in the vast majority of cases, when abortion is addressed in tv or film, it's made into a harrowing, guilt-inducing, gut-wrenching decision when in fact, that is not the only reality. I'm not saying that having an abortion is…

Realistically speaking, pretty much any doctor in Mindy's line of practice is eventually going to run into a patient who unexpectedly flunks a pregnancy test when coming in for some other procedure and need to discuss the issue. But I agree that the show shouldn't necessarily have to portray that particular experience…

I rather liked the way they handled Miranda's pregnancy/abortion debate. Cynthia Nixon got pregnant and that isn't always very well integrated into an on-going series. They addressed it in a way that felt right for the character without pretending like abortion never crossed anyone's minds. I also appreciated that…

Not all gynecologists perform abortions. How would you suggest that the issue be brought up on her show? By her character referring another character to an abortion clinic? By her character discussing the options that an unsure pregnant woman may have available to her? Those are perfectly valid ways to bring it up,…

Don't mistake FOX the network with being the same as FOXNews. FOX as a network tends to be pretty lax in its standards.

The show only tangentially has anything to do with their work as doctors. It's all about the characters, not the practice. It rarely features patients. I don't think it makes sense to suddenly focus on abortion or any other medical procedure, in that context.