No, she knew they were rank. I just think she didn't really care for them. I even took them home finally to wash them myself, but even vinegar couldn't improve the situation. It was really awful. Just awful.

As someone who also volunteered at PP Philly, you probably know that the locations that offer abortion services are very few, they're offered on a sliding scale (not 'free'), and that it doesn't matter how low cost they are if people aren't aware that this is an option available to them.

While an interesting question, I doubt it. Given the neighborhood and the clientele most of the women coming to him simply didn't have other options (either financially or educationally).

One of my league mates not only never washed her pads, which is some serious stink after a couple of months, but her cats pissed on them at some point. The combined reek of cat piss and derby sweat is a special hell.

In a funny true story inspired by that comic, my husband and I once got embroiled in the 'why can't Spider-Man be black' threads over at IO9. When I came home from work that night, I shouted 'To the computer! Someone is being a racist on the internet!'

Illegal contact! She's gonna get sent to the box.

Restricting abortion doesn't stop abortion. Easier access to contraception, comprehensive sex education, and programs that support women will reduce the number of abortions and that's it.

I assume he was a GP. He did graduate from medical school, but he wasn't certified as an ob-gyn.

To me, the real issue why anti-choice advocates will never understand the real evil of this story is that they really don't care about nor understand the motivations of the poor and the marginalized.

I admire your restraint in this important matter.

I certainly would agree with you, though I think its more of a horror story about sex education and health care access than abortion per se. But its also ammunition for the other side just by its very nature.

Be strong, my friend!

I had to hide a number of people on my FB feed because their discussions about this case made my head explode. And I keep getting summoned to threads to explain how this is different than from any other abortion, because they all know I'm vocally and stridently pro-choice. Its infuriating.

I mentioned in another story today I used to work for PP and did sex education in schools, so I've been immersed in anti-choice rhetoric for about 20 years. This would be the logic: the guys is clearly disturbed, because he performed 'abortions', which are murder, which destroys your soul, and makes you disturbed. Its…

Ugh. I gave up on philly.com ages ago for that very reason.

Its a great mystery, but I appreciate the vote of confidence.

You're always welcome!

I believe it just approves the comment, not the actual account. But, still. The same logic applies.

Given what I've been seeing, you only approve the comment, not the commenter. I think that eventually one makes their way from grey to black based on how frequently they have their comments recommended.

Oh, no, the image file is broken! Is it a good image? A bad one? Do you loath me? Inquiring minds want to know!