But not really as Gabbard went on to voice her support of further restrictions on abortions.  She is definitely not an ally.

So why not wait until universal access to reliable birth control with no side effects is an actual reality to say that abortion should be rare?

Why say it should be rare when neither of the things that would make it rare are even close to occurring?

I think this is absolutely what it is meant by progressives (moderate or otherwise) when they say abortion should be rare - healthcare should provide cheap and available contraceptives and education should cover comprehensive sex ed. Everyone who doesn’t want a child should be able to avoid one, and abortion should…

How about, what level of trust do you have that your going through your loved ones phone history?  I’ve been married over 30 years and can honestly say I’ve never once looked at any history on my wife’s phone.  We share our locations with each other so if something happens or your looking for them you can but beyond…

Do you arm yourself to patrol parking space use at your local Stop-N-Shop? This guy was looking for an excuse to shoot someone.

I hid my pregnancy from a former university employer for a number of reasons, and when I finally told them about it, they told me I wasn’t subject to certain protections because I hadn’t informed them soon enough.

They ended up doing the right thing in the end, but not without some pushback from me.

I believe it. I’m a nurse at a “baby-friendly” hospital that encourages exclusive breast-feeding, etc, yet forces married couples to combine their (unpaid) FMLA for the birth/adoption of a child and - depending on the unit manager - makes you clock out to pump, even when we are supposed to get paid breaks. Pregnant…

It’s so tiring that so many people are invested in her lying about this.  It truly was the case that women were forced to resign all the time in that era.  It was just 7 years after the Civil Rights Act that made it so sex discrimination wasn’t legal.  It wasn’t even decided by court case yet whether pregnancy was…

I was on Twitter arguing with (women) idiots saying “but County Records show..” and I was all “Are you an actual idiot? This is DESIGNED to look like she resigned/quit-this happens all the time.”

My sister was a firefighter.  Every time she was pregnant they tried to fire her.  Of course, if one of their buddies went on light duty because he twisted a knee playing softball, he was accomodated.  But pregnancy?  Fireable offense.  

UGH. Seriously.  Fuck you, Dave. 

In my 20's, I was asked if I had children during a job interview. I told them that was an inappropriate, and illegal question. They continued to press on if I had children, stating it was relevant to the job because parents would have difficulty with the hours required. The job was bar tending, at a restaurant open 10…

The admissions administrator at my law school told me they wouldn’t have accepted me if they’d known I was pregnant.  It was a real mindfuck.  I wasn’t a lawyer then but I was going to be and my husband was already practicing. Ugh.  Just thinking about it pisses me off. 

This is why we need mandatory paid leave for BOTH PARENTS when a new child comes into the home, either through birth or adoption.

Her supervisor allegedly told her, “Well now you’ll have more time with your baby,” a line Teague found unamusing.

A friend of mine has kept a “lawsuit list” of the things her bosses have said and done to her during both of her pregnancies that are actionable (she is a lawyer herself). Not that she intends to use it, but it’s a helpful way for her to vent her frustration over the situation. The pregnancy discrimination is both…

In an interview in 2006, with a government funded nonprofit: “so this is super illegal to ask, but do you plan on getting pregnant any time in the next 5 years?”

Did you not read what I said? Her not being removed due to pregnancy would have been the exception to the stated school rule. 

Ask any woman and she can tell you she’s discriminated against just because she can potentially be pregnant. I can’t count the number of illegal questions I have been asked or the skepticism I’m treated with at work when I’m pregnant as if it makes me less competent—and every young woman who says she has wants to…

It’s really convenient that the week that the High Sparrow had a heart attack, all this really weak oppo research gets dropped on Warren and Harris. How very convenient and timely. Women couldn’t sign up for their own fucking credit card in 1971/72, but you want me to believe that Warren was the exceptional pregnant…