This is reprehensible, and of course, the Trump administration and its supporters think this is all just fine.

If someone doesn’t agree that the biological parents have the right to determine whether to continue the pregnancy or not, then they should not be a surrogate for biological parents who may consider abortion as a serious option in the case of fetal anomalies. When everyone agrees that it’s their call, there’s no…

Do you know any foster parents? I do. Foster care isn’t a “job” in any kind of traditional or modern sense, and foster care payments are not payment for services rendered. It’s essentially volunteering to care for a child while having their expenses covered (in part). But regardless of how someone sees it, fostering…

Never said that wasn’t the case. The right to terminate on either side should be there. She shouldn’t force them to continue the pregnancy and they shouldn’t force her, either. There are inherent risks on both sides and both sides should understand this and think through it all.

That scenario should be in the contract, and that’s why specialist legal advocates should be involved, and why it should all be spelled out in advance. The biological parents should also understand the risk involved.

I don’t see anything wrong with surrogacy as long as:

1) The surrogate and the biological parents are on the same page with every aspect
2) The surrogate is compensated fairly (this is obviously subjective)

If you’re a surrogate and you are against abortion, don’t be a surrogate for a family who would ask you to…

Not all fostering is selfless. While I know several people who have done fostering because they are kind people who want to help kids, I also have friends who have been through the foster system and were essentially a paycheck vehicle for the people fostering them. I also know it’s often a brutal process that comes…

This reminds me, I just got my Harriet Tubman stamp from Etsy and it’s time to put her on some $20 bills. Bye, Andrew Jackass!

“Never apologize for who you are... as long as who you are is aggressively Photoshopped.”

Unless it has a prosthetic in it that helps a person get their ability to walk otherwise unaided back, which it doesn’t, it is not okay. While I don’t think J. Lo’s dress was obscene, the price of this shoe is. 

um.

Holy crap. So basically it looks like it’s Disney movie meets Hong Kong historical action epic? HERE FOR THIS.

Not really the circular firing squad in this case, more of a self-combustion engine.

You should definitely still contact them, though, and tell them to stop these abuses. Because they’re definitely hearing from people who want them to continue.

This article spurred me to call my members of Congress this morning (I left messages, their mailboxes weren’t even full, WTF) to demand an investigation into the conditions at these concentration camps. All of us in the US should be doing this, regardless of whether your representative and senators are on the left or…

Call your members of Congress, tell them you demand a Congressional investigation of human rights abuses at these concentration camps. People keep telling me that they don’t need to call their member of Congress because they’re already liberal/progressive. Yes, you do. They need to know this is a priority, they need…

Rip the bandaid off. Really. Now is not the time to work on a friendship, now is the time to grieve, make space, move on. You’ve gotten into a place where he became comfortable dictating the terms of your relationship, and that didn’t leave a lot of space for you. Now you have a chance to figure out what YOU want and…

It may be that the app you’re using just has a younger user base overall, and if you want to use an app but want people more your own age, it may be better to go with something else that has an older user base. I don’t know what that would be, but I’m sure somebody out there would have suggestions.

That being said, I…

Noooo!!! I was just thinking a couple days ago as I was scrolling through headlines (and their attached bylines) how much I appreciated your contributions to Jezebel. I will miss you!

It took me a long time to get my PhD, and by the time I was done last month(!), the whole landscape of academia had changed. When I was applying for jobs there were NO full time jobs available in my field, only part time adjunct positions. It’s very discouraging, to say the very least.