There is only so much posturing I am able to stand. Being told that most of it is nonsense, but then having to listen to people belittling things I think are important... well, they need to be careful, or even people trying to make responsible decisions will have had enough.

But, I read the whole post this time!




Well, it's best not to get me started on abortion, because I get fiery against my will. It seems to me that banning it does not make it go away, and I wonder why nobody ever talks about that. Same with birth control. Based on the limited research I have done, there are higher rates of abortion in countries were it is illegal and/or not affordable, and that usually goes hand-in-hand with accessibility of birth control. So, anyway.

To be honest, if you are going to give someone the choice, making them wait is a hairy situation - first you say they can't have them beyond a certain point (I agree with this, btw), but then say they have to wait... for what? It makes no sense to let the fetus grow, just to hope the mother gets your clue. I could be wrong, but I think most women are capable of making that decision quite quickly. We typically know whether we want babies or not, and whether abortion is even on the table. That doesn't mean there might not be regret at some point, but having residual feelings over something like this is not exactly the same thing as wishing you hadn't done it.


I don't hear that much, actually. I have my own thoughts on the safety of the meds (mostly that people need to make sure they aren't going for quackery by doing their own research), especially after the yaz thing, but that is not what I hear when I see a discussion of birth control. Mostly, it's something about Catholics, so I don't worry overly much about it. I do, however, worry about the attack on Planned Parenthood, but that is much more about the abortion angle than the BC (for the people trying to yank funding).