This always happens to "developed" girls. Which is awful, in that the way your body exists is not necessarily within one's control.

I'm | too sexy for the dance | too sexy for the Dads | too sexy for the lads

OBVIOUSLY this whole thing is disgusting, but oh do I feel for this girl. It says she's 5'9. I know exactly the feeling of putting on a skirt or a dress or a pair of shorts that seems to be a perfectly normal length on everyone else but looks totally obscene on me because I'm tall.

Hm. Fair enough. I am conflating "baby" with "life" here, for simplicity's sake.

I don't think anyone should feel bad about aborting a Down Syndrome baby. If you are not ready for the challenges of raising a special needs child or the health issues that accompany the disorder, then you should also have that choice. I'm not going to have a DS baby to make a valiant statement or take the high road.

I don't think "worth" is the right word choice. It's not about the viability or ability of the fetus. It is about the woman carrying said fetus. If we start limiting women's choices according to the future abilities of the fetus, we will be constraining reproductive choice to set parameters, which negates the "choice"…

Fellow dad here and I get the gut reaction of "BUT SOMEONE MIGHT WANT THAT PERFECTLY GOOD BABY!!!" It's not our place here. Here's how I deal: I spend a lot of time with and donate a lot of money to groups who provide assistance to mothers in need. I have to check my feelings because they really aren't relevant…

I have to disagree. In theory, we know ourselves better than anyone else, and if you believe you can't provide a baby with Downs Syndrome a good life, or can't bring yourself to have the baby in the first place, why shouldn't you be able to consider an abortion? The great thing about body autonomy is that you can have…

I said "something" because I was trying to make the point that no one should have to risk their life for anything or anyone they don't want to for what ever reason. But honestly, I don't think the fetus of a first trimester abortion is a "someone" any more than a house plant is. It's life, but it isn't sentient.

This video isn't going to do anybody any favors. It's just going to divide us further. The pro-lifers will be even MORE angry and against abortions and assume every woman who gets one is like, "OMG! Let's YouTube this. Gonna take a selfie of my abortion for Instagram, lolz. Does my eye makeup look on point? Abortions…

You will never risk your lifd to carry a pregnancy to term and then give birth. You get to have the convenience of having a child without the personal risk. Pregnancy complications and childbirth still kill a lot of women and personally, I'm not willing to knowingly risk my life for something I don't even want. I'm…

I posted this on the Gawker article too but I think what she did was so important I'll post it again... I wish so much I had been able to see a video like this before my abortion more than a decade ago. I was sure sure it was the right decision. I struggled with it more than she did, leading up to it, but I did a lot…

I have lurked on this site for years, but I never commented....until today, because this story hit home. First of all, I commend this woman greatly for doing this video and erasing the social stigma of abortions. When I was 19, I was dating a guy and I became pregnant. We used protection, but the condom broke. I was…

As a pregnant lady who has had 4 previous failed pregnancies, I kind of want to smack you in the face right now. Her body, her choice - period. I personally found the video tasteless, but she made the right decision for her, and the fact that you had (oh sorry, your wife had) a baby does not make you the arbiter of…

I'm re-posting a comment I made above, because I genuinely want opinions on it:

At least with shoes, you actually have health and safety issues at stake, so it's not all about tempting the boyz. Of course, this was an award ceremony, so maybe let the girls wear whatever shoes they want for a couple of hours. And I don't know what's wrong with short skirts either. I didn't think any of her 'no'…

I don't think 13 year olds should be wearing sky-high heels because of health reasons. But as for the rest? What's wrong with short skirts or whatever?

A uniform? Pants, button-downs, etc with a little lee-way for personalization. The argument being that our clothing and clothing choices in the hectic mornings should not be distracting us from education.

This is why I am in favor of school uniforms: white polo shirt, navy Dockers-style pants. Same for boys and girls. Available at all price points (particularly at back to school time).

"Express yourself" after school or on weekends.

I actually don't have a problem with a school dress code as long as it is based on educational standards as opposed to religious morals. It would be extremely significant that the same rules apply to both sexes though. Otherwise, I'm okay with it. This slut shaming crap from this lady above has got to go though. …