That is an awesome gift, but I would not eat donated cupcakes if I worked at PP. Too many murderous anti-choicers out there.

I dropped off some cupcakes to my local PP recently along with a letter all about how I love them and how grateful I am for everything that they’ve done for me. I suggest that everyone else here do the same if they can. SHOW THEM YOUR SUPPORT, GUYS. THEY NEED IT.

Even O’Donnell is not claiming that the other technicians weren’t licensed. Where... are you getting that?

Also this:

I don’t doubt that more careful production processes result in higher costs and finally a more expensive final product, but overall, the class and marketing elements are enormous factors in the same way they are with women’s cosmetics or fashion. It’s an industry largely built on puffery, which is no big deal as lots…

Well for one the cheap wine people didn’t just write a goddamn novella telling you how wrong you are.

Same. My parents aren’t super conservative, but tend to inch ever more so as they get older. When I was pregnant, my dad made some sort of anti-abortion comment in conversation. I had to stop him and say, “actually, dad, now that I am pregnant I am even MORE in support of a woman’s right to choose. This is not easy;…

Why is that a "problem"? You're acting like your brother is some kind of monster because he isn't in favor of having another child. And the comment about his wife and daughter "suffering"? Dude....pump the brakes. There are millions of families that have one child.

So like how many people commenting here actually read your piece, do you think? It feels like alarmingly few?

you're kind of making this all about you

it doesn't....... which we talked about at length in the interview

BPP is also another one I've been called. Those bitches!!!

THIS. 100% x100 this.

I terminated a very wanted pregnancy at 26 weeks gestation in June. My daughter had a genetic duplication and abnormalities that would have ensured that her life was brief and painful, had she even survived the rest of pregnancy and birth. If I was not extremely privileged to have excellent health insurance and enough…

OH CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think it is when you write a blog post on divorce and never give any background

That didn't really address my point that not being in a hospital when complications arise means you lose precious time...

"Carrie Murphy is a poet, freelance writer, and certified birth doula."

Okay, suddenly the smug sanctimony of the article makes a lot more sense.

Incorrect. I can DEFINITELY have an opinion on people who have dangerous home births, and who put their lives and the lives of their children at risk for extremely stupid reasons. I can think those people are fucking reckless morons and also think that we need to do something about our shitty prenatal healthcare,…