Improve the News·1 day agoUS House Passes ‘Born Alive’ Abortion BillHere are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by CNN, Independent, Newsweek, and CBS. The Republican-controlled US House on Wednesday voted 220–210 in favor of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The bill requires that healthcare providers attempt to save the life of an infant in the…Abortion2 min readAbortion2 min read
Johnny RobishinThe Haven·2 days agoMember-onlyAlabama Attorney General Wants Women Who Use Abortion Pills ProsecutedI mean, let’s be honest here. Who wouldn’t want this guy telling you what you can or cannot do with your body? — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has become the most prominent Republican official to date to suggest “pregnant women could be prosecuted for taking abortion pills.” Marshall’s office suggested pregnant women could be prosecuted under a separate 2006 state law used to punish women for “drug consumption” during pregnancy. The rise…Abortion2 min readAbortion2 min read
Dr. Munr Kazmir·2 days agoMember-onlyDonald Trump Just Lost His Most Loyal Base ForeverIt was a group Trump never really understood in the first place. At the risk of sounding redundant in the media, Donald Trump is done. His political career is finally over. He has reached the end of his outsize influence in the Republican Party. …Abortion5 min readAbortion5 min read
Disstopia·1 day agoA Growing Contradiction: The Separation of Church and StateIf there was one thing I still remember from 8th grade US History, it is the valiantorigins of America: people dissatisfied with their status quo, risking their all to seek a new and better life. One of the biggest reasons for immigration into the New World? Religious persecution. The American…Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read
Tyler Piteo-Tarpy·1 day agoWhy Judith Jarvis Thomson and Margaret Little Are Wrong about Abortion and Why Abortion Is WrongPublished by Dialogue, the official journal of Phi Sigma Tau, the International Honor Society for Philosophy — Introduction Judith Jarvis Thomson and Margaret Little both conclude that abortion is permissible, and they both address the issue from within a similar framework, that of duty/responsibility (which will be used interchangeably throughout this essay), but they focus on somewhat different arguments. Jarvis Thomson begins her case by granting fetuses a…Abortion14 min readAbortion14 min read
Elaine Gilmartin·2 days agoMember-onlyReflections on Football and a Heartbeatby Elaine Gilmartin Today, Buffalo Bills’ safety, Damar Hamlin, was released from the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest on January 2nd. The outpouring of support and concern was incredible and was likely very needed by his family standing vigil during those harrowing first nights. I love sports and as a…Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read
Sabra Boyd·3 days agoMember-onlyChild Trafficking, Confidential Police Informants, and Child WelfareHow do you call CPS on CPS? A little over a year ago I testified against my trafficker/dad/rapist because child welfare made him a foster parent. I could hear my neighbors bickering about Thanksgiving recipes as I called child welfare to let them know they had made a mistake. …Abortion6 min readAbortion6 min read
DemLabs·2 days agoGOP Agenda — Illustrated EditionRepublicans unveil their extremist agenda to ban abortions, cut taxes for billionaires and ignore the truth. Follow the agenda with this free pictorial guide! The just released “GOP Agenda — Illustrated Edition” explains: How Republicans plan to further restrict women’s rights? How to keep busy conducting endless investigations? How to repay their billionaire campaign donors by crippling the IRS? GOP adopts SANTOS PRINCIPLE: “Say and do anything to get elected.”Abortion3 min readAbortion3 min read
Lindsay Church·4 days agoJune’s Story — LindsayWhen Jess and I learned that she was pregnant with June, it was just days after the leaked decision in the Dobbs case. The morning it leaked it was like an earthquake had hit and all of the advocates I knew were now scrambling to figure out what we were…Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read
