It’s, like, layered misogyny. Raucously negating a female who is speaking in support of a female.

People who love to scream about their rights rarely seem to understand that individual rights end where they begin to infringe on the rights of others... that’s kinda the point of how this shit was supposed to work. I mean, people’s second amendment right is cool and all but I still don’t see how it trumps my right to…

See, I live in one of those states where everyone masturbates to their guns, and this shit right here is why I tend not to confront people. People are fucking crazy.

I understand. My Dad is a terrible person and my Mom is nice but has really dropped the ball and failed/refused to get me out of abusive situations when she could have.

Yup. No cops around to bother you about drinking a 28 dollar six pack then smacking your wife around. Cops will never be filmed in Moose Scrotum AK.

Higher than average for the nation rape and I thought domestic abuse too?

If you can cut her out of your life, just do it. Maybe just do it anyway. Best of luck, and despite what Narcissistic people try to hammer home; you have value. They need you more than you need them.

Ugh, I’m so sorry. Is it too late to register a complaint with the AMA?

That happened to me, but the gyno went along with my mom’s request. And then told me that tampons can break a hymen and that no decent husband would want me if my hymen was broken. And yes, this happened in America.

Yes, that too. Parents already have so much power over their children’s lives and decisions; when they hold deeply regressive beliefs, they can screw up their daughters’ lives completely.

Another reason a teenage girl might not want to tell her parents she's pregnant might be pressure or force to marry the guy.

I almost believe that if our society says that a 12 year old with a toy is mature enough to be gunned down by police in broad daylight, and with as many minors that we try as adults, a lady of pregnancy age can likely make an informed determination about her own body, and whether or not to include anyone else in her…

Now if trans teens were only in charge of their own bodies...

Emotionally abusive parents aren’t any better for not throwing a punch. They have *no* moral high ground. I’m sorry you had to live with that.

Maybe this will prevent some American honor killings.

I had a friend in high school who had a violent home life. She became pregnant and there wasn’t a shred of doubt in my mind when she told me if her mother found out she would be beaten to a pulp and tossed on the street. So pregnant and homeless. Thankfully she was able to get an abortion without her mother ever…

As an adult why would you ever put up with your parents acting like that for any reason. Well in this economy it makes staying with them feel responsible. It sure did to me, I let my rapist mother stay in my life for an extra decade because I was afraid of what would happen from losing pittances she would dole out…

I didn’t live in a typical dangerous home, but growing up, my parents wouldn’t let me really have a social life (my narcissist mother needed her scapegoat at home, for emotional torture purposes), and also, never said a word to me about biology, sex, pregnancy, STDs. There was no Internet in my childhood. Had I…

I agree. And as I’ve mentioned down thread, specifically pertinent to Alaska, which has some of the highest child sexual abuse in the nation, it’s important that teens aren’t forced to involve their parents in their choice to get an abortion if they don’t want to.

“even ALASKA gets it?!”