Category Archives: Abortion

Open Thread | More on the Attack of Women’s Reproductive Rights

Posted on June 16, 2025 by rikyrah

Saw this today, and had to post it: Katherine Clark (@WhipKClark) posted at 1:11 PM on Mon, Jun 09, 2025: What else was snuck into the GOP’s Big, Ugly Budget? A provision barring health plans on the ACA marketplace from … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Keeping Up With the Anti-Abortion Machinations

Posted on May 1, 2025 by rikyrah

We have to keep an eye out on the anti-abortion machinations. The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Gutter Politics Jessica Valenti Apr 30 Weird Science This past week has been a textbook example of the anti-abortion playbook in action: First, FDA chief Marty … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Stop Believing Republicans

Posted on March 20, 2025 by rikyrah

I hear that. From Jessica Valenti: Stop Believing Republicans 3.17.25 Jessica Valenti Mar 18 Stop Believing Republicans It’s a rule to live by, especially when it comes to abortion rights. Right now, Republican state legislators across the country are pushing … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Abortion Update – Conservatives Are Coming for Prenatal Tests

Posted on March 10, 2025 by rikyrah

Conservatives Are Coming for Prenatal Tests 2.28.25 Jessica Valenti Mar 1 Conservatives’ Next Target: Prenatal Tests Back in 2023, I wrote an investigation about the anti-abortion movement’s quiet campaign to force women to carry doomed pregnancies to term. This wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | They Are Coming for Women…..Misogyny – Full Throttle

Posted on March 5, 2025 by rikyrah

“A woman is like a child”: MAGA quickly turns its sights on stripping Republican women of power Conservative women believe complicity will save them. But an emboldened far-right is gunning for their rights By Amanda Marcotte Senior Writer For decades, … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | RFK, Jr and His Responses About Abortion

Posted on January 30, 2025 by rikyrah

I read Jessica Valenti, and this is what she wrote about RFK Jr’s confirmation hearings today: RFK Jr. Accidentally Reveals Trump’s Plan on Abortion Kennedy drops hints on mifepristone, emergency abortion, and the possibility of a national ban in his … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Abortion Update

Posted on January 6, 2025 by rikyrah

As I have written before, Jessica Valenti is my go-to person whenever I want to know how bad it is out there for women in America, in terms of abortion. I follow her on TikTok and on Twitter. These Anti-Abortion … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Update on Abortion Across The Country

Posted on September 20, 2024 by rikyrah

There have been happenings in terms of Abortion Rights all across the country. Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) posted at 1:05 PM on Tue, Sep 17, 2024: A few hours after @propublica reported that Georgia’s abortion ban killed 28 year-old Amber Nicole … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Ways in Which Project 2025 Would Hurt The Black Community

Posted on August 12, 2024 by rikyrah

I read the entire Project 2025. Here are the top 10 ways it would harm Black America Michael Harriot Mon, July 15, 2024 at 9:12 AM CDT If you frequent Black Twitter, visited a barbershop recently or could hear the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | From Jessica Valenti: Project 2025 and the GOP Vision for Women, Not Just Abortion

Posted on August 5, 2024 by rikyrah

This is from Jessica Valenti. You should follow her on Twitter and TikTok. Project 2025 & Abortion Everything you need to know about Trump’s plan for women Jessica Valenti Jul 30 Chances are, you’ve heard about Project 2025. Organized by … Continue reading →

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