#prochoice

Part two :)

Some articles found by @reasonsforhope

$300 million in federal funding for Indigenous-led conservation in the Northwest Territories arrives

Portugal introduces paid menstrual leave for endometriosis and adenomyosis

Healthy, sustainable climate 'is a human right', rules UN court

Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia

Saint Lucia High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

Ciara Becomes Citizen Of Benin Under New Law For Slave Trade Descendants

Tennessee to become first state in South to protect access to IVF, birth control

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory

Ghana passes Affirmative Action Bill after decades of advocacy

‘Long Overdue’ Lead Ammunition Ban Announced in the UK to Save Thousands of Birds

Yellowstone aspen showing signs of recovery following 1995 reintroduction of wolves to park

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Dutch Cities Are Building These Tiny Staircases to Help Cats Exit Their Canals

Arab women in maritime finalize strategy to advance gender equality

Endangered ‘Blue Dragon’ of the Caymans Roars Back from the Brink as Population Climbs Above 1,000

A Tiny Gecko Species Once Thought Extinct Just Made a Comeback in the Galápagos

Iran’s Asiatic Cheetah Population Rises to 20, Says Department of Environment + Video

Wattled Crane no longer Critically Endangered in South Africa

Gov. Jared Polis signs bill protecting gender-affirming care coverage in Colorado

Judge Upholds Birthright Citizenship in Landmark Ruling Backed by Letitia James

Wisconsin bear with plastic jar on their head has been freed, is safe

Spain offers 17 weeks of paid parental leave to new parents

Hello everyone- the following is a link to a Google doc containing hundreds of doctors in the US, Canada and Europe who are willing to perform female sterilization on individuals who are 21+ regardless of marriage or parental status.

This list has existed for years and is a collaborative effort from patients all over the world to assist people in controlling their own fertility.

This is the document that allowed me to get sterilized this year, as a woman in her 20’s with no partner or children- one 15 minute appointment, one two hour-long hospital visit, and one 15 minute post-op a few weeks later.

The document refers to tubal ligation, however they may offer other methods- for example, bilateral salpingectomy (aka “bisalp”) which is more effective and is becoming more popular with doctors than ligation.

If you know a doctor who performs female sterilization, and they are not on this list, please submit their name and location to the email provided at the top of the document.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14ZhfMB-NdUPnYZxCkytS_IESS9GIRr4jZgLJX4QRDkU/edit

PLEASE SHARE THIS WHEREVER YOU CAN.

Idk how to tell you this… but fetuses routinely off their mothers both during pregnancy and childbirth. Maternal mortality has literally been one of the most prevalent medical issues throughout human history. Human birth is a very dangerous childbirth even across all the animal kingdom.

1. Their core motivations are:

Control and moral superiority: The idea of “protecting embryos” justifies a desire to regulate other people’s bodies and choices.

Social identity: Belonging to the “pro-life” group provides a sense of significance and community.

Psychological defense: A complex world becomes simple (“life begins at conception, abortion = murder”), which reduces anxiety and gives an illusion of control.

Narcissistic dynamics: They play the role of “saviors,” feeding their ego.

Just a brunch of insecure, incapable of learning ppl with primitive defense mechanisms

2. Arguing with them is often pointless because

Their position is irrational, based not on facts but on moral dogma.

For them, debate is not a search for truth, but a fight for status.

Cognitive biases (black-and-white thinking, confirmation bias) make them largely immune to logic and biology. They just cannot understand bc their mind "blocks" it

Even when presented with facts, they will change the topic or appeal to emotions (“what if it were your mother…?”). Because their dogma ruins when it faces facts and, again, primitive defense mechanisms

3. BUT arguing IS still be important

Not for them, but for the audience: in public debates, arguments expose facts and alternative perspectives to those who are undecided.

WE HAVE TO EXPOSE THE MANIPULATION It is crucial to reveal false analogies (“abortion = murder”) and show how concepts are being misrepresented.

Staying silent allows their narrative to dominate and normalize. DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN. REMEMBER WOMEN FROM AFGANISTAN

AAAND debating them trains you to recognize cognitive biases, resist emotional manipulation, and structure arguments clearly.

How (and Why) to Take Back Reproductive Rights: On Pulling Weeds and Fighting Back