MetaFilter posts tagged with antiabortion

The One Woman Screwing Up North Dakota’s Plan to End Abortion

barnacles — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:36:51 -0800

As the only abortion-performing clinic in North Dakota, Red River is the main target [of North Dakota anti-choice legislative efforts]. An average of 25 abortions take place here each Wednesday. That’s why [Tammi] Kromenaker has found herself the focal point of the national debate this week, the latest target amongst a host of state-by-state attempts to do away with a woman’s right to choose.

"I am done making excuses for the pro-life movement."

flex — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:01:46 -0800

How I Lost Faith In The Pro-Life Movement: "What I want to share here is how I came to this realization. And if you, reader, are one of those who opposes abortion because you believe it is murder and you want to save the lives of unborn babies, well, I hope to persuade you that the pro-life movement is not actually your ally in this, that you have been misled, and that you would be more effective in decreasing the number of abortions that occur if you were to side with pro-choice progressives. If this is you, please hear me out before shaking your head." The author, Libby Anne:

"As a brief introduction, I was raised in a large homeschooling family influenced by the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements. I grew up an evangelical Christian, though with some fundamentalist aspects. I found my beliefs challenged in college and am today an atheist and a feminist... ...If you’re just here because you liked my article on the pro-life movement, I’d invite you to stick around because I have several followup posts already planned and in the works, including posts tentatively called “Pro-Life, Anti-Abortion, or Anti-Choice? Sorting through the Labels,” “What Being Pro-Life Would Look Like,” and “Science, Young Earth Creationism, and the Pro-Life Movement.”"

These are her follow-up posts since this piece "went viral" a week and a half ago: *A Response to Objections on My Pro-Life Movement Post *Seven Recent Articles on Abortion Worth Reading *More on Laws and Abortion: A Response to Marc of "Bad Catholic" (another blog on Patheos) *If You Don’t Want a Baby, Just Don’t Have Sex? *Okay Then, Let's Talk About Natural Family Planning The rebuttals so far on Bad Catholic: *How I Lost Faith In The Pro-life Movement: Rebuttal Up In Hurrrrr (Part 1) *All Banning Abortion Does Is Make It Unsafe (Rebuttal Part 2) *Does Contraception Reduce the Abortion Rate? (Rebuttal Part 3)

my secret healthcare superpower is invulnerability to other people’s cognitive dissonance.

emjaybee — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:11:11 -0800

Hello! I am a person who is training to become an abortion provider. As you can imagine, it is really fucking weird to be one of me, especially lately!

f-f-freshhhh

elemenopee — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:47:07 -0800

Ali G visits an anti-abortion demonstration ....and then beat-boxes to their chants.

A womb with a view

growabrain — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:30:42 -0800

Umbert The Unborn, the world's most lovable unborn baby & The wacky adventures of a fetus. Order now for Christmas

Talabangilists have taken over the GOP

EmoChild — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:20:54 -0800

Republicans; defending the rights of rapists to sue since 2005. Did you just impregnate your 13 year old daughter? Never fear, the GOP is here! They'll defend your right to keep your "little secret" from crossing state lines.

The politics of philanthropy

stonerose — Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:19:56 -0800

A plucky anti-abortion crusader has convinced Berkshire-Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett to end a philanthropic program that has donated $200 million over 2 decades. She is delighted. Does any of this (his decision, her delight) make sense? What are some other successful examples of small, grassroots movements exerting a major impact on philanthropy?

christian terrorist

specialk420 — Mon, 02 Jun 2003 09:30:13 -0800

is eric rudolph a christian terrorist? via atrios and who are these christian identity people?: "We declare and will wage total war on the ungodly communist regime in New York and your legaslative bureaucratic lackey's in Washington. It is you who are responsible and preside over the murder of children and issue the policy of ungodly preversion thats destroying our people," - sound familiar?

Suckers!TM

magullo — Fri, 16 May 2003 06:02:30 -0800

Jeb Bush has asked a court to appoint a guardian for the fetus of a developmentally disabled rape victim. (reg: mefi, mefi) Never mind that in a 1989 case, the Florida Supreme Court declared that it was "clearly improper" to appoint a guardian for a fetus.

The 22-year-old woman is so disabled that her pregnancy is considered a product of rape, is incapable of consenting to a DNA test and cannot otherwise help the police find the father; but I'm sure she'll make a great mom!

Is this monument really necessary?

alumshubby — Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:06:46 -0800

"Legislator to alter plan for anti-abortion statue" I'm pleased to see the bill's sponsor realized a statue of a fetus is a bit over the top....but why do it at all? (Especially in light of some budgetary problems we've had with education and other areas.) South Carolina: It's Not The Heat; It's The Stupidity. (more inside)

Walgreen's Pharmacist refuses to fill prescription.

Stretch — Wed, 24 Apr 2002 05:13:47 -0800

Walgreen's Pharmacist refuses to fill prescription. Do pharmacists have the right to refuse to fill a prescription because of religious beliefs? Should they? Well, they do in Florida.

Bush and Pro-Lifers call for complete ban on any clone or stem cell research.

skallas — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 23:38:55 -0800

Bush and Pro-Lifers call for complete ban on any clone or stem cell research. The movement for a ban got a significant boost Tuesday when Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said he would support the cloning ban legislation, which the Senate is expected to debate in the weeks ahead. Though not a surprise, the announcement from Frist, a heart-transplant surgeon, is important because his views on medical topics are respected by many in Congress. "Many are overpromising on the science" benefits that are possible from cloning, Frist told reporters. He also said creating a human embryo "for reason of experimentation leads to destruction of that embryo and to me that is morally unacceptable."