“That’s what you get for having dirty, dirty, sex.” /s
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In the midst of tax and budget cuts so severe they are poised, in the words of former Kansas Republican Chairwoman, Rochelle Chronister to take the state to the edge of a “finanical cliff,” Kansas is in a serious crisis. Referring to a recent tax bill signed, sealed, and delivered by Governor Sam Brownback, Chronister stated:
“The governor has taken us to the financial cliff, and only he has the ability to stop us from going over. This is not a game. The magnitude of this bill cannot be overstated, and the impact that it will have on our communities and schools will be real and unforgiving.”
That impact is already being felt as, for example, deep cuts are made in social support programs and state spending, putting vulnerable children at risk. Shannon Cotsoradis President of the child advocacy group, Kansas Action for Children, said further tax cuts, “will have devastating consequences for Kansas children and families.”
Ms. Cotsoradis has been watching Governor Brownback and his administration closely this session as attempts have been made to strip children of vital programs and services at every turn. In response to the tax bill Kansas Action for Children said in a statement:
A new report produced by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the only income group that will see their taxes increase under the tax bill recently signed by Gov. Sam Brownback are the poorest 20 percent of Kansans, those with an average income of just $11,000.
That group will pay about $148 more in state taxes, while the wealthiest 20 percent of Kansans will see their tax burden drop $21,087 on average. This tax plan will begin to negatively affect the Kansas budget as soon as next year. By 2018, the bill is expected to cost the state $4.5 billion.
Yet while Kansas children may not be getting social support, what the state is getting is a great-big Liberace-esque multi-million dollar “pro-life” memorial for which millions of dollars are being raised. A group led by Wichita anti-choice leaders, Mark Rotola and Mark Holick, has embarked upon what they are calling an “ambitious project,” but would more aptly be dubbed a monument of their perceived victory by assassination. Wichita is the location of the life, work and ultimate assassination three years ago this past May of Dr. George Tiller, a physician that provided abortion care here. The announcement of the memorial was released just one week after the third anniversary of his murder in his own church…
Read more at the link.
This just … makes me sick.
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People don’t want to admit that pro-lifers are religious terrorists.
Sorry. That’s what they are. When you threaten people, try to prevent access to clinics, fire-bomb clinics, threaten doctors, release their personal information, and in some cases kill them, that is terrorism.
I’m sorry that society at large in the US doesn’t want to call it what it is because of it’s affiliation with Christianity and it’s pretty name, but when you support pro-life activists, you are supporting domestic terrorism.
99% of pro-life people don’t do any of those things! You are taking the minority and the extremists and making it out to be the majority which is completely wrong in every sense. Your generalizations are not spot on at all. I think you need to educate yourself and maybe talk to pro-life people and have conversations with them instead of assuming.
Here is a post by rabbleprochoice that explains what I am talking about.
Dear Pro-life;
This is what you CAN control: your own uterus.
This is what you CANNOT control: Someone else’s uterus.
Easy.
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Dude.
1. Fetus=/baby
2. Fetus cannot make a decision.
3. It is the pregnant person’s personal deciscion.
4. The original photo still stands
Thanks for playing, but you lose.
Why don’t you ask the fetus then?
Oh yeah, you can’t, because it’s not self aware and can’t talk.
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Ever notice how every cis-gendered dude who is against abortion, DOESN’T HAVE A UTERUS?
Ever notice how people who breathe air have already been born?
This little slogan is fucking ridiculous, it’s neither witty nor clever, and fails on every level.
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one of the many reasons I love Matt Bors: this comic.
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Legal Abortion: The Sign of a Civilized Society
Abstract: This paper outlines some of the harsh realities about the incidence and safety of legal versus illegal abortion in the modern world. Countries where abortion is legal are compared to countries where it is illegal to highlight the shocking injustice being done to [people] who do not have access to safe, legal abortion. That, and the tragedy of unwanted children, highlights the far-reaching health and social benefits of legalized abortion.
- Introduction
- Some Basic Information About Abortion Around the World
- Countries Where Abortion is/was Illegal
Romania
Latin America
Africa
Nepal- Countries Where Abortion is Legal
The Netherlands
Sweden
Canada
United States- The Critical Role of Contraception
- The Plight of Unwanted Children
- Benefits of Legal Abortion
- The Anti-Choice Campaign Against Abortion
- Conclusion
- Bibliography / References
- Citations for Unwanted Children Studies
The only problem I have with this is, as always, that it deems abortion a ‘women’s’ issue. All instances of ‘woman’ should be read as person.
A site where women can share their positive experiences with abortion. The stories posted on this site may contain graphic descriptions of medical procedures, as well as attitudes that may not be in current vogue. We welcome visitors of all opinions as long as they are respectful of our views.
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