If I have to live in a country where I could be raped and forced to carry a fetus to term then there’s really no point. If I’m told by a doctor that he has to let me die rather than perform a late-term abortion, then there’s no point. Abortion is the line in the sand. What’s the point if neither candidate cares if you…

If I don’t control my body, I don’t have anything.

There is no reason to think that this will win them any votes. People who vote Republican will not just suddenly vote Democrat over this one issue. A choice-friendly Republican will beat an forced-birth Democrat in Republican strongholds every time, no question. Not to mention, a candidate that believes women have no…

A woman’s right to choose is not negotiable.

Yeah, well. I have a litmus test and I’m a voter.

Republicans don’t notice if Democrats take up gop platforms, but dems do. All this is going to do is drive people to third parties.

I made the mistake of signing up for The Skimm once. I think I received it maybe three times before cancelling. I was trying to get a news digest or something, but most days I just don’t have the mental bandwith to read self-important blurbs about rosé and Spanx.

Keep the pressure ON, guys.

Oh that’s one of the crazy things here the GOP is pissing off some major lobbying groups

I’m sure those of us with chronic illnesses are included as well.

I really want a woman to explain to me how she can still be a part of the Republican Party. I understand that there a host of reasons people affiliate with a party (social, economic, cultural, etc), but how much shit do you have to take from a party before you decide that actually, they don’t care about you*.

Wow. Remember when Senator Warren was censured for having the temerity to read a letter from Coretta Scott King on the floor of the Senate, because she’d insulted Sessions by doing so? They could not abide that breach in decorum due to a senator.

Oh yeah.

My grandma lost sight and object permanence in one specific area of her vision, it was deeply weird. To say nothing of the total shitshow that became her personality. Living wills, people, make ‘em.

It’s so crucial, I think, among all of these BS versions of these various bills, including the Frankenstein’s Monster one that just failed, to keep our eyes on the bigger picture: No matter what the bill’s provisions ultimately become, we know it will throw between 16 and 30 million off of their insurance, and jack…

McCain voted for the BCRA, despite pledging a few hours earlier that he would not.

Every party has a pooper, so it might as well be her

This is what I was wondering. A health crisis - especially one that makes eating painful - triggering an eating disorder makes a lot of sense to me. Plus ED and substance abuse issues are often comorbid.

Aww, I love Amelia Bedelia.