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a repost … a rant

The conservative stance or comments about women, Planned Parenthood, contraceptives, and abortion have been beyond offensive yet enlightening for voters who believe it’s time to give women choices like men have had without interference. Hopefully, fact-checking the claims about what Planned Parenthood does for both men and women while considering vasectomies, Viagra, and other enhancements including equipment used by men while they’re at it.

The fact is, some women do not want children, very young women are not ready, and working women need time, sadly there are victims of violence who are capable of making their own (personal decisions) plan their families around their individual situations. We all deserve (free will) to choose whatever reproductive procedure is appropriate for our lives, no matter what conservatives believe.

It is the 21st Century, why can’t these conservatives understand that birth control, contraceptives, and or possible abortions are a part of a woman’s overall health care is beyond my understanding. Yet, pro-lifers don’t seem to let facts get in the way because they feel women who have sex and get pregnant should either have the baby or give it up for adoption. First, the conservative movement that pushes a family values platform on women is political, big government in full effect and should stay out unless requested and or they are a family member or doctor. Second, women should not be the only ones responsible for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies; men need to step up. Third, Conservatives use a broad brush on the topic of women and their health care, specifically when the topic includes reproductive services, STOP. Last, the new law or change implemented by former President Obama’s Admin offered an option for safe and affordable access to healthcare services. The idea that folks are against women who pay for all or part of their #ACA should not have reproductive coverage is absurd. It’s time to question, and demand answers from those in religious organizations who get federal funding, investigated. Isn’t it fair that they are required to fall in line or lose the funding likewise pharmacists who say their religion keeps them from POS =point of sales, of contraception products seem to contradict the business … excuse me…some are also getting federal funds to do and or stay in business.

I don’t know about you, but the reasoning and or rationalization Conservative Politicians, constituents, or members of Congress used to bash and attack organizations like Planned Parenthood by reciting so-called facts from the internet with a list of falsehoods is embarrassing. The list of questionable information includes silly things like PPH misuses money, funnels money or that PPH only does abortions is just the beginning. I can only say the #ConservativeConspiracy theorists are in full effect in this year of 2024. The facts are there; find out by calling Planned Parenthood! They do so much more than just abortions, but that pro-life aka MAGA stance on abortion seems to be the Conservative focus filled with misleading information assuming hoping their constituents won’t research their comments.

Thankfully, women who are uninsured, underinsured, or who just cannot afford a mainstream doctor can go to Planned Parenthood, which is the first step. If needed, they get referred to get mammograms at an affiliated clinic with a Planned Parenthood Doctor. Voters can always assume Republicans will never let the truth get in the way of nasty rhetoric about PPH and women who choose.

Unfortunately, that thing about the Democratic Party wanting to abort black babies is not even a thing, let alone ludicrous. The Democratic Party has stated that it protects a woman’s right to choose and will apply all the Federal laws that exist …period. We cannot be surprised at all the misinformation thrown at viewers by TV hosts and Pundits. I get it, you don’t like abortion, but I suggest that Republican Leaders would be better off calling out the source or thorn in the side of your Pro-life stance advocates. It must be tough not to want to use a footnote or source as an absolute from the internet but come up short. If you listen to conservative TV and talk radio, you realize most just throw out the facts when it comes to birth control, contraceptives, abortion, and what they all mean to a woman’s health care in general.

Women’s health care has always been a politically charged football. Women of childbearing years or, if indeed pregnant were and are still in some states, considered or labeled as being a pre-existing condition; an offensive rationalization used by so many in the insurance industry to deny or limit safe and affordable health care. Because of former President Obama, that practice by the insurance industry was no longer acceptable, however, we still need to regulate how insurance industries treat women, our ability to reproduce makes Conservatives rise up to engage in hypocrisy on so many levels. I get the disagreement about abortion, but most Planned Parenthood clinics offer men and women quality accessible, safe, and affordable health care no matter what form it comes in. Yet, an ideology, a family values platform pushed, debated, and voted into law by red-state Republicans has managed to be implemented in some states that are now trying to dismantle Women’s rights quietly, others have been blocked by the courts without allowing proper challenges IMO. HOW?

Today, in this 21st Century life, women still have to demand the right to make personal health care choices without political intervention.

Unfortunately, some states have succeeded in shoving the reproductive services issue in a political box with laws that are so archaic you have to wonder what year it is.

The cliché of, “do as we say, NOT as we do” keeps coming to my mind every time I hear Conservatives or any extremist on the right speak on issues of Women’s Reproductive Rights. Again, Men’s health care issues unlike women have been treated differently and provided with procedures and enhancement drugs among other things without questions. Yet, Women, mostly Women of colour are being singled out as Abortion Scarlet, Abortion Abusers, portrayed as something mysterious, possibly evil, and definitely disrespected by some extreme folks from the right who do not seem to understand that birth control, rape, unwanted pregnancy’s, incest, contraceptives, and abortion are all a part of a women’s and little girl’s health care no matter what race or economic background.

Freedom Fighters … believe #TheRightToChooseMatters

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1840 – The American Society of Dental Surgeons was founded in New York City, NY.

1846 – Gen. Stephen W. Kearney and his U.S. forces captured Santa Fe, NM.

1894 – The Bureau of Immigration was established by the U.S. Congress.

1914 – The “Proclamation of Neutrality” was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S.out of World War I.

1916 – Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace was made into a national shrine.

1919 – The “Anti-Cigarette League of America” was formed in Chicago IL.

1920 – Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all American women to vote.

1937 – The first FM radio construction permit was issued in Boston, MA. The station went on the air two years later.

1938 – The Thousand Islands Bridge was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bridge connects the U.S.and Canada.

1940 – Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the possible enemy attacks during World War II.

1958 – Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” was published.

1963 – James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi. He was the first black man to accomplish this feat.

1966 – The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S.

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1987 – Earl Campbell announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL).

1990 – The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker.

1991 – An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The Soviet hard-liners were responsible. Gorbechev and his family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in Crimea.

1997 – Beth Ann Hogan became the first coed in the Virginia Military Institute’s 158-year history.