I know you’re joking, but they genuinely believe you should donate your unused embryos. 

There was always a certain portion, for sure, but there are also a lot of anti-choice people who have availed themselves of assisted reproductive technology services. 

At the risk of his fans calling me a “reverse sexist,” he is an aging heartthrob and he’s not doing it gracefully. I’m not a Brad Pitt stan by any means, but I’m amazed that he is just a year younger than Depp.

I think he’s mentioned his wife is from the U.S. — so maybe he meant her hometown chapter?

How common are AR-15s in London? I thought your gun laws were pretty tough. 

Religion is not what is driving these laws.

I agree they are both important. I meant more in terms of where I think we should be concentrating our efforts right now as far as immediate access goes. The window to abort an unwanted pregnancy is shorter than the window to try to conceive, and things are about to blow.

Four days later and I can say it’s growing on me (it’s a good workout song), but yeah, it would not be on anyone’s radar if anyone else was singing it. 

What was her response?

Well, she’s not a slut, obviously, and women who have abortions clearly are.

For sure. I’m just hoping it “only” takes 20 years. It took 50 years to get this point. Will it take another 50 to undo it?

I’m so sorry you have to deal with this bullshit. I’m Canadian and we tried for years before doing several rounds of IVF. One round covered by the government after being put on a waiting list for it; the rest by us.

I think it will take a long time because when Roe v. Wade was passed more white women were having abortions. The people who will be most affected by this ruling are not people the courts care about. Yes, states will feel the ripple effects (e.g. stress on the foster care system), but Republican voters don’t seem to…

Also, the right doesn’t have a strong shared sense of identity (ask my wealthy, northern, city-dwelling, educated Republican in-laws how much they have in common with, say, anyone protesting the results of the 2020 election), they just vote according to whatever their main issues are (in their case, small government…

If you miscarried or failed to implant, it would likely be treated like any other miscarriage in this post-Roe world (potentially suspicious).

That’s what I’m wondering, though: what happens when the leopards come to eat their faces?

IVF isn’t compatible with Catholicism but theologically (if not culturally, obviously) it isn’t necessarily incompatible with Christianity.

I hear you. I’m just sensitive because there is a theory (as yet unproven, AFAIK) that taking melatonin decreases the body’s ability to produce it. The people who tell me this tidbit usually “heard it on a podcast,” so I’m wondering if this is a thing among the so-called “wellness” community. 

Waiting for the influx of “they just should just adopt!” or “this only affects rich white women!” comments.

Not the point of your post AT ALL I realize, but my doctor doesn’t really have an issue with my using melatonin for as long as I want, as long as I don’t exceed 5mg (3 mg when I was pregnant). I believe birth control should be OTC (like it is in so many places without issues), but the comparison to melatonin isn’t…