Um, because they don’t exist? And no one over there has the brains to ask “Why not?”

Well, because they lived in Russia during the collapse of the Soviet Union and safe contraception (yes even hormonal birth control and condoms) weren’t available for purchase. Actually, even feminine hygiene products, like pads and tampons, weren’t available. Oh while we’re at it, this was the only time Russia had…

A thousand times, yes!

Holy shit, I just read the cited op eds and I am enraged. What the fuck? These fuckers have no clue. None. This stupid man saying the women’s movement should include anti choicers? Who actively lobby against info that would help prevent unwanted pregnancies then act holy for helping mothers get state assistance while…

Exactly.

Exactly. I had an abortion because I

Yep. I have multiple friends that have had abortions and a few that considered it but in the end chose not to have one. Every single one of those people are happy with the choice they made AND that they had the opportunity to make that decision on their own.

Yes. YES.

The argument that feminists should welcome pro-life women into the fold is so frustrating and completely misses the point of feminism. If you don’t think women should have control of their own bodies, you cannot be a feminist. If you don’t like abortion but think other women should have the right and access to make…

Yeah, waiting for that op-ed from the Flat Earthers to appear.

I love the idea that citing the legitimately positive economic impacts on women of freely available birth control “commodifies” and cheapens women, but forcing them to be incubators for human life is just fine.

That is a particularly frustrating argument because I think ignoring the economic aspect is what is dehumanizing. Women have the right to make their own decisions about their lives, money, and personal economics, the same way men do. Money is obviously a reason women choose to abort and that is valid! We have the…

Who the hell does she think is going to pay for food, education, childcare, and healthcare then?

my branding suggestion: I thought you said you wanted the government out of healthcare. Decisions should be made between a patient and their doctor, what kind of legal precedent would it set if we allowed disconnected elite politicians to dictate our medical choices?

There is a distinct difference between being open to other opinions and letting people publish terrible, incorrect information. The NY Times seems to be struggling with this lately. There are two or more sides to many arguments. That doesn’t mean they are all correct, or factually supported, or deserving of attention.…

‘Szala describes that economic argument as “dehumanizing....”’

When are they going to publish something about a group that’s against abortion and acts on that by giving out free birth control, setting up funds for women who are pregnant and need money to raise their baby, and pouring money into research on birth control options for men?

The NYT needs to get paid like the rest of us do. I’m guessing they’re trolling their own readership in hopes of gaining more and more of those sweet clicks.

I cannot with these people and their sympathizers any longer. When you place laws limiting the medical decisions that I can make, medical decisions that have a long and lasting effect on every area of my life you limit my freedom and I am no longer an equal citizen in the eyes of the law. FULL STOP.

These forced-birth advocates are tricky. We need to be trickier.