Comments on: Into The Shadows

By: Mercurial Georgia

Mercurial Georgia — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:39:46 +0000

Other than choice is better for the lives of all potential babies, to argue the case of women to women who value the potential baby more, remember this; Half the potential babies will one day become women, and if women’s rights are not respected, they are only saving the potential babies that will be men, and so ultimately it is about the right of the patriarchy.

By: akeeyu

akeeyu — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:23:02 +0000

You know, the only way their “Eeeee, but these drugs are teh dangerous to women!” argument holds water is if they follow it up with “…and here is how we plan to offer better medical services (exams, monitoring, U/S to determine the success of the termination) to ensure that women are SAFE.”

I’m not going to argue that using these drugs without medical supervision is safe, because I don’t think that it is. They don’t always work the way they’re supposed to (personal experience talking, here).

Clearly, however, they are WORLDS SAFER than other techniques currently used to terminate pregnancies when women have no other choices. Not only did you hit the nail on the head with that one, Cara, you pounded it right through the motherfucking wall.

It’s so stupid. If these people are REALLY so concerned about the safety of women, why don’t they improve the choices? Improve the life circumstances? Improve the medical care offered to women? No, no, we can’t have any of that, because we all know the drill: It’s not about helping women or saving babies, it’s about controlling women’s bodies.

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:47:40 +0000

Gee Cara I could barely get through this…Every time I think about pro-birth (will not refer to them as pro-life because they don’t give a shit about the child after it is born or the health of the mother) I damn near develop a splitting fucking headache. Nothing sends me over the edge more than someone who thinks that they should have the right to control another persons body. Fuck the arrogance of that assumption and what it ultimately leads too…Sorry to be so crude but this is a sensitive issue with me.

By: Erica

Erica — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:04:40 +0000

GREAT post! Why can’t people stop trying to control the lives, bodies, and so-called morals of others? Where is the respect for the woman in all of this?

Here’s hoping we get Obama elected – I’m scared what the alternative to women’s rights could be.