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Hekate

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36. A feature of autocratic regimes is to tightly control women's fertility...
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 03:19 PM
Sep 2021

Last edited Fri Sep 3, 2021, 05:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Both the Nazis & Soviets made abortion easy, but they made contraceptives hard to obtain, which meant that at any time the regime wanted more citizens all they had to do was bar access to abortion.

The Ceausescu regime in Romania outlawed both contraception and abortion, and regularly checked on women to see why they were not pregnant. The horrors of the “orphanages” ensued, populated with psychologically traumatized children whose parents couldn’t afford them and didn’t want them, so dumped them as soon as they were born.

The Chinese government decided the solution to overpopulation was the “one child” policy, backed up with draconian forced abortions. China now has millions of men who will never get a chance to marry, as families favored sons and selected for them by ultrasound if they could.

Women are moral agents, with functioning brains. Keep the Goddamned state out of it, and likewise religion, and we ourselves will choose appropriately.

* Just so you know, many religions — indeed many branches of Christianity itself, are fine with abortion being legal. So don’t tell me “religious people” are all against legalized abortions, because that is not true. Women who don’t want an abortion are 100% free to not have one, regardless of their religious beliefs or lack thereof.





She isn't gullible nycbos Sep 2021 #1
You're right. She's not gullible. To say she is gullible jrthin Sep 2021 #2
Yes, she betrayed women! atreides1 Sep 2021 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2021 #8
Only the ones raped, then forced to carry the child to term Lochloosa Sep 2021 #11
+1 jrthin Sep 2021 #21
Yes. This is about rights, not what women choose to do with them. eggplant Sep 2021 #12
They do NOT have the right to force THEIR religious views upon others. pjpossum Sep 2021 #15
They betrayed women even more by subjecting them to their will. Politicub Sep 2021 #16
Oh I am so over trying to be understanding & compassionate about killing women's bodies... Hekate Sep 2021 #18
mom of 6 huh? Kali Sep 2021 #19
You've hit nail on head. There are women who want the right to jrthin Sep 2021 #23
I speak for ALL women who demand ownership jrthin Sep 2021 #22
Those women are free to choose... Claire Oh Nette Sep 2021 #24
A government that can force you to carry to term . . . StatWoman Sep 2021 #25
So others should be free to choose only FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #29
No one is forcing those women not fooled Sep 2021 #35
A feature of autocratic regimes is to tightly control women's fertility... Hekate Sep 2021 #36
Women who believe abortion is wrong are free to not have one. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #38
Yes, all women were betrayed. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #41
+1. Collins was probably chosen MontanaMama Sep 2021 #9
Believe you are correct, that's just how politics work in the big league KS Toronado Sep 2021 #34
THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Sep 2021 #6
Exactly. sop Sep 2021 #7
Bingo qazplm135 Sep 2021 #10
That was my reaction jcgoldie Sep 2021 #17
Exactly. She's a hard-right nutcase who uses mumbly language. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #40
She is not gullible in the least. She is bought and paid for. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #3
Absolutely! Rebl2 Sep 2021 #4
I don't believe Susan Collins was "gullible" on the matter... just fucking dishonest Goodheart Sep 2021 #13
Maine wants her though BlueLucy Sep 2021 #14
As usual, Steven speaks truth Bayard Sep 2021 #20
She has perfected her 'Oh, how could I have known' and 'But I sure believed him/her...silly me' Scalded Nun Sep 2021 #26
The party of Traildogbob Sep 2021 #27
She's a sociopath, like many Republican politicians. Not gullible. diane in sf Sep 2021 #28
Collins just wanted the attention. Buckeyeblue Sep 2021 #30
That's my opinion too. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #42
She's a typical lying sack of shit. FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #31
And according to Collins, Trump learned his lesson hot2na Sep 2021 #32
She's concerned. She's oh so concerned. nt Baltimike Sep 2021 #33
She's deceitful not gullible. Knows full-well what she is doing. Contemptible con artist. nt Cognitive_Resonance Sep 2021 #37
KR Rt TY Cha Sep 2021 #39
Susan Collins sucks tRump's leaky ass Blue Owl Sep 2021 #43
JAYSUS Skittles Sep 2021 #44
At this point, if you're honestly and earnestly believing what Susan Collins says JonAndKatePlusABird Sep 2021 #45
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