Tag Archives: abortion rights

Open Thread | Dolt45 Appointed Judge Trying to Eliminate Abortion for Entire Country

Posted on April 12, 2023 by rikyrah

So, the right-wing went judge shopping again. The worst federal judge in America now has a name: Matthew Kacsmaryk, @RuthMarcus writes. https://t.co/YU9dHpoNwW — Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) April 8, 2023 Before @VP Kamala Harris departed Nashville, she had this to … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Exciting Electoral News!

Posted on April 5, 2023 by rikyrah

From Chicago and Wisconsin. Chicago- we have a new Mayor- Brandon Johnson. CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a progressive organizer backed by teachers union, wins Chicago mayor’s race over moderate Paul Vallas. pic.twitter.com/0jag6mecUK — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 5, 2023 … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Let’s Get Back to That Body Autonomy “Thing”

Posted on March 8, 2023 by rikyrah

No, we are not letting go of body autonomy. It’s not a small thing. We will not get past it. NBC First Read: "Abortion rights support remains a major challenge for the GOP, poll finds … 64% of Americans [believe] … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So, Female Body AUTONOMY Is A Minor Blip of an Issue?

Posted on October 11, 2022 by rikyrah

Yesterday on CNN, abortion was defined as a “smaller voting issue”, and not a single person in that studio corrected it. The right to abortion is *not* a “smaller issue”. Not only does it go way beyond pregnancy. It defines … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | No Difference Between the Two Parties? Are you high? Or just crazy?

Posted on July 25, 2022 by rikyrah

There is no BOTH SIDES when it comes to the political parties. There simply isn’t. There is ONE PARTY trying to Voter Suppress whole groups of the populace. There is ONE PARTY responsible for the destruction of the right to … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Politics Is Life…to ignore that…

Posted on July 18, 2022 by rikyrah

Peanut says to me, ” You are always about politics.” I responded “Politics is all about your life. What quality of life you have.” We have had quiet conversations about abortion and gay rights. The right wing thinks that, what, … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | For the ‘ Do Something’ Saboteurs…What Our President Is Doing

Posted on July 11, 2022 by rikyrah

There is so much to discuss. It is not beyond me and others, that we see so many of the ‘ Do Something’ crowd yelling so much animus against the President and the Democrats instead of the Republicans that want … Continue reading →

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Roe vs Wade Is Gone

Posted on June 24, 2022 by rikyrah

We knew that it was coming, but it still is infuriating. I had a longer talk with Peanut on my lunch break. Told her that this decision was wrong on two levels: Taking away autonomy for women over their bodies … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Roe v. Wade

Posted on December 2, 2021 by rikyrah

For those who voted “their conscience” in 2016, and found eleven billionty reasons why they couldn’t vote for Hillary, and how we “couldn’t scare you with The Court”… Are you scared yet? They heard arguments about the Mississippi Abortion Law. … Continue reading →

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Terry England (R) Georgia Representative Compares Women to Farm Animals| In The Name of The FETUS

Posted on March 9, 2012 by rikyrah

Terry England compares women to cows, pigs, chickens A high risk pregnancy brings fear to the hearts of most couples. When a doctor tells a woman that her unborn child’s brain is not forming or that an organ has grown … Continue reading →

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