Yes. There is also the factor of trying to retain a status quo based on women having no physical autonomy; reproductive control is essential for women to have a chance at attaining equity in the workforce and government.

You are correct.

Exactly. If it was only about murdering an unborn child, then the only exception would be if the mother’s life was threatened by continuing the pregnancy.

It’s the “just the tip” argument that the anti-abortion crowd has been pushing for a while now. “We don’t want to ban abortion, we just want clinics to have 12-foot wide hallways and 6-foot wide doors.” “We don’t want to ban abortions, we just think the mother should have to consult the father, and both of her…

Are you me? I always say this too. Even almost published same thought on this article.

It’s totally intellectually dishonest.

That’s always been the tell for me. Because if you truly thought it was murder, then how could you support murder under certain circumstances besides self defense, which the mother’s life issue would fall under.

Part of it is because they want think if you have sex you should be prepared to accept the consequences, but they have to admit a rape victim didn’t have any part in this decision.

“Saying it’s ok in cases of rape or incest just makes it clear you just want to punish women for having sex willingly, does it not?”

Basically. The belief is largely that women shouldn’t be having sex for pleasure and if she gets pregnant it’s her own fault.

Oh, I know...just saying that getting aggressively shitfaced (instead of going to church) is an American innovation for Paddy’s, just like corned beef (which comes straight out of early 1900s New York, just like Pastrami does for Yiddish Jews).

Corned beef and cabbage, like getting shitfaced on Paddy’s, is very much an Irish-American thing, though.

I’m Irish and I’m just disappointed in this untruth. None of our cousins are remotely hot.

“The joke that all Irish people are inbred because of their fondness for banging their hot cousins doesn’t establish itself as anything but a vehicle for cheap laughs. (Is that an Irish stereotype? I’m part Irish, and I don’t know that one.)

Yep, it’s everywhere. And even if there had been a post-marked envelope from Putin, with his signature, admitting to it Corbyn and Milne would still go “IRAQ!!!!”

UK Update:

Absolutely. The DUP are the only one of those parties who campaign on and for “full regulatory alliance” with the rest of the UK though.

To continue being fair, none of the other parties you’ve named are currently the partners of the reigning British government and insisting they want to be treated equally across the UK (?). But we know the SDLP and the UUP have very little to say on this, as ever, right?

Thank you! I thought that picture was about Savita Halappanavar and just tried to post about it but my reply got lost.

I enjoyed the Japanese couple who skated to the Yuri on Ice theme song. Life imitates art imitates life.