20 week abortions are difficult to watch, yes. But they are also incredibly rare - less than 1% of all abortions. And they are usually performed on wanted pregnancies, for devastating anomalies.

Two gentle corrections from your friendly neighborhood OB/GYN:

75 minutes is barely more than an hour. Am I misreading something here? 

I definitely hear you. But a sea change happened in the 60s and 70s — individual states hardened their medical licensing rules, and hospitals followed suit, which tightened the noose around the doctors. Add to that an average cumulative medical debt now at graduation of $200k and a crushing medical malpractice burden…

Physician here — the shitty thing about these laws are that hospitals are using them to pressure docs re: privileges, i.e. threatening to revoke hospital privileges if a doc violates the law. And once you’ve lost your privileges at one hospital, you are basically fucked to ever get them anywhere else, bc you have to…

I have to chime in here — I am a currently practicing OB/GYN. There are many reasons to perform a D&C while a heartbeat is still present — rupture of membranes at a previable stage, severe bleeding in an incomplete miscarriage with an ongoing heartbeat, trophoblastic pregnancy (i.e. partial molar pregnancy)...the list…

“The government is terrible and not the solution to anyone’s problems. Please elect us and we will prove it to you.”

“‘It’s costing people so much more money to live,’ she said.”

Community review for all penile-related medications and procedures. Cialis, Viagra, Peyronie’s disease surgery, etc. All medications and procedures must be reviewed for their potential impact on the sperm-host’s sperm-producing capabilities. Btw, that means no THC for you guys. Also, get out of the hot tub. Women…

Oh boo fucking hoo, he’s losing sleep? You know what really causes people to lose sleep? Newborns. 

Can we also stop talking about “children” when talking about abortion? I know it’s common to use the term, but it clouds the issue. Embryos are not children. Fetuses are not children.

Also it can hurt like a sonofabitch to put an IUD in. Some people don’t want something stuck in their bodies, like an IUD or the Nexplanon. Some people don’t want hormones. Basically, deciding on a birth control method and then getting access to it can be fucking hard, even for those who are literate, insured, and…

Morcellation isn’t done anymore, and I would be amazed if this guy is doing anything other than a quick TAH. Morcellation takes time and care (I agree though, it does spray tissue) but the idea behind it is to allow for a few small incisions. Do we really think this guy gives a shit about the size of the incisions…

Did I read this wrong? Is he microwaving tinfoil?

Question - is the protagonist Lydia a bookstore owner because this author had just watched the movie Desperado? I mean, the bookstore is even frequented by the leader of the cartel, right?

“Traditional case of rape.” Which as you know, should be served on white linen and with bone china only.

Did you really say that you want someone “suable”? Like you want to be able to sue?

I don’t mean to imply from my comment that only citizens deserve a better life and basic assistance, just that the GOP talks a lot of talk about “America First”, when there are a fuckload of Americans who don’t seem to matter to them at all.

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the wealthiest country in the world. How do we continue to tolerate this situation? These people are American citizens, living in shelters and on the streets, their children undernourished and exposed to the elements, lacking vaccinations and other basic, basic medical care. How.…

I HATE HATE HATE when news outlets dancing around the truth like this. It’s not “unsubstantiated boasting”. It’s fucking bullying, it’s not okay, thousands or more have been damaged by it for the long term.