Tag Archives: What the loss of body autonomy looks like

Open Thread | Trump and Abortion – 2025 And Beyond

Posted on January 18, 2024 by rikyrah

Trump wins back antiabortion movement as activists plot 2025 crackdowns Many activists are looking past the former president’s refusal to endorse a national abortion ban, focusing instead on how a future administration could restrict abortion pills By Caroline Kitchener, Josh … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Calculated Cruelty: The New Phase for the Forced Birthers

Posted on January 12, 2024 by rikyrah

I have told you that I follow Jessica Valenti, for all the latest happenings about abortion in this country. She came out with Calculated Cruelty in October, but, let us in last week, on some of the updates of what … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More on the World, Post Roe

Posted on December 20, 2023 by rikyrah

We all saw the story of the mother in Texas who sued to get an abortion, failed, and had to leave the state. But, do you know about the Black woman who had a miscarriage , and is now arrested? … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Once Again…THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS for Abortion in these Red States….Don’t Believe It When They Lie To You and Say That There Are

Posted on December 11, 2023 by rikyrah

I follow Jessica Valenti on TikTok. A lot of my abortion and the fight for abortion material, I get from her. She has been screaming from the beginning: Don’t believe these Red States when they tell you that they have … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Right’s Latest Target: Unmarried Women

Posted on October 23, 2023 by rikyrah

The strike against Roe v Wade was never just about abortion. It wasn’t just about body autonomy. It was about controlling women. They want to turn back the gains that women have made in society, back to a time where … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Now Republicans Are Trying to Redefine Abortion Itself

Posted on October 9, 2023 by rikyrah

A NYT Guest Essay Now Republicans Are Trying to Redefine Abortion Itself Oct. 2, 2023 By Jessica Valenti Ms. Valenti publishes the newsletter Abortion, Everyday. In the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Republican Party has tested out … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Difficulty in Getting Abortions Now in the United States

Posted on October 2, 2023 by rikyrah

As today is the opening day for the Supreme Court, let’s look at the ramifications of the Dobbs decision. ‘Feels horrible to say no’: abortion funds run out of money as US demand surges A lifeline for many in states … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Fighting the Fight for Body Autonomy

Posted on July 26, 2023 by rikyrah

Ever since the Dobbs decision, there are those in the medical field in Blue States doing what they can to help those in Red States. Blue-state doctors launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans A new procedure adopted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Abortion Rights, activism, Breaking News, Current Events, Elections, Healthcare, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

Open Thread | Connect The Dots…They are all RELATED

Posted on June 7, 2023 by rikyrah

Fabulous poster over at BJ made this point a couple of months ago, and it never left me. See how she sees it: Suzanne MAY 31, 2023 AT 3:21 PM I know that I go on and on about how … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This Is What It’s Come To For Women in Parts of This Country

Posted on November 2, 2022 by rikyrah

This is what it’s come to in this country since the fall of Roe. I think it’s outrageous. All Steven knew was what time and where. A part-time pilot from the Chicago area, he was picking up a total stranger … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, Abortion, Abortion Rights, activism, Body Autonomy, Breaking News, Current Events, Health, Healthcare, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments