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[Bouchart]

*sigh*

Indiana Totally Defunds Planned Parenthood

HERP DERP MY STATE IS BEST STATE

I want to kill someone now.

Find a pregnant woman in Indiana that wants an abortion.  Solve two problems at once!

[Burnt Pies]

Dang, yo.

I mean seriously, not cool.

[Akura]

One in six hospitals are Catholic and do not permit abortion for any reason whatsoever

Reading the comments on that, someone had this pearl of wisdom to say:

I just simply straight up do not understand the prohibition on treatment of a woman with an ectopic pregnancy. If your opposition to abortion is on the basis that in doing prevents the death of a foetus, opposition to life-saving medical assistance in the case of an ectopic pregnancy makes no sense whatsoever - the foetus dies anyway, and was never viable in the first place, and quite likely the woman too, which puts paid to any future foetuses as well.


I suppose it just makes it crystal clear that actually it's not about saving a foetus at all, but about winning a culture war at the expense of women's lives. That's so evil I still can't get my mind around it.

I never really understood why they would forbid abortion that would save the mother's life. At that point, it's not exactly an abortion anymore, it's saving someone's life. Or is it that a woman whose body rejects the fetus(which there are a number of possible causes for) somehow an abombination that has do die in a way I would be very horrible?(If yes, then I would be even more pissed about this than I already am)

It kinda sickens me that I work(for no pay) for a religious organization. While they haven't touched on this topic in their long-winded sermons to the people trying to get food, I might just walk off the job if they do(they've made other inflammatory remarks, though). This morning, I had to turn off the radio because of the crap(it was a Christian talk show) the guy was spouting.

I'm a bit surprised there aren't any large public protests about this, or any of the other rights-trampling that's been going on. At this point, I probably should have been expecting armed rebellion.

[Bauglir]

Yeah, an armed rebellion'd be nice and all, but I've got TV shows to keep up with. [/cynicism]

[Cthulhu]

The combat challenges in Batman are impossible.  The key is combos, every hit in a combo increases your score multiplier, but you have like 0 seconds to make another hit before your combo disappears.  If everybody nearby is on the ground, tough shit, there goes your multiplier.

[Vector]

I'm a bit surprised there aren't any large public protests about this, or any of the other rights-trampling that's been going on. At this point, I probably should have been expecting armed rebellion.

Oh, well... some of the women there are getting hysterectomies so that they can't get pregnant.

Because that's what it takes to be in control of your reproductive functions in this day and age =/

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Hysterectomies?! Why? That's complete overkill, even for self-sterilization!

[SalmonGod]

Or is it that a woman whose body rejects the fetus(which there are a number of possible causes for) somehow an abombination that has do die in a way I would be very horrible?(If yes, then I would be even more pissed about this than I already am)

Isn't there a bill being discussed in Georgia that is trying to criminalize miscarriages?  Did some quick searching without following any links (don't have time to do serious research atm), and at a glance it looks like the proposed law requires investigating all cases of miscarriage and punishment (I see the words death penalty thrown around a lot here, but that's really hard to believe) if it can't be proven that it was a natural occurence.

So yeah.  You pretty much nailed it there.


Edit:

There's a nice place for ALL lying, cheating, bastard polititions...

Roger Waters is way ahead of you.

[Vector]

Hysterectomies?! Why? That's complete overkill, even for self-sterilization!

Because having your tubes tied is not fail-safe, and menstruation is damned annoying.

I think that was what it was, anyway.  It might just be tube-tying... it's been serious months since I read and didn't pay much attention to that thread.

[Simmura McCrea]

Just spent 2 hours working on something that I now have to redo entirely because the boss failed to tell me what he actually wanted.

[scriver]

edit: Thought I was in the sad thread.

[Akura]

Had to listen to a sermon from my boss about how Seperation of Church and State isn't about keeping the Church out of government, but in fact to keep the government out of the Church, and that in fact, Church should shove itself into each and every aspect of life, politics, and law, and that America was founded solely for this reason.

...Uh, no. America was "founded" by people persecuted for religious beliefs(among other reasons), true, but it wasn't just Christians, or rather one sect of Christians(specifically, your sect), but numerous persecuted Christian sects, Jews, and possibly a few Muslims in there. In fact, Seperation of Church and State is meant so that one particular belief isn't put above the rest, which would, at the very least, piss off everyone else(note, pissing off the majority of people in a democracy is a bad idea).
And my boss came out and said his preaching style is specifically to piss people off about it.


Oh, and when we were handing out food, there was a sermon by another guy(the same guy I complained about child indoctrination from), who said "If God tells you to do something, do it, or your family will suffer". I'm sorry, did you just threaten my family? Okay, my family for the most part deserves whatever suffering coming to them, but I still don't appreciate the threatening tone.

[SalmonGod]

I couldn't work for those people.  I get enough of a conscience itch just applying free trade agreements to imports at my job.

[sonerohi]

Akura, get some irony spite in. There is a lot of money to be made as a televangelist, and you could lead their sheep astray for fun and profit.

[alway]

Akura, get some irony spite in. There is a lot of money to be made as a televangelist, and you could lead their sheep astray for fun and profit.

This seems relevant: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4003
He makes a pretty compelling argument that woo of all varieties should ideally be sold by those who don't believe in it, in order to keep those who do from doing something really stupid.