@DeathofRats-BadgeHoorMaroon Considering US Catholics and Evangelicals were meddling in the Irish referendum, I have no doubt they will step into overdrive to prevent anyone getting any sort of conscience. I mean look at our own clown here who starts parroting their talking points. That being said, I think it also helped in Ireland that Tuam was exposed putting the lie that the Church was ever remotely interested in being "pro-life" and gave a flying fuck about babies. These stories should be front and center considering Alito's nonsense about a " domestic supply of adoptable infants".

@WTF Vax Up You're welcome! I've been thinking of that Twitter thread for awhile and today was the impetus for me to track it down again. I'm also including the link to Savita's story too if anyone wants to create a hyperlink. https://www.irishcentral.com/news/savita-halappanavar

I think you have no idea how often D&Cs are actually needed. When I was trying to get pregnant again after my first child eighteen months later, I had a partial Molar pregnancy. I want you to go Google that so you know exactly what that is but let me sum it up: it is not compatable with life. AT ALL. So what do you think my options were? Yes, you guessed it: an abortion. If it hadn't been removed, *I* would have died. End of story. Two and a half years later, I had my daughter but because the delivery almost killed me and my daughter, I was done. I wanted a Tubal since they were going to be in there for the Emergency C-Section. My OBGYN had to fucking try to guilt trip me into not doing it because the hospital had been acquired by Wheaton Franciscan between my pregnancies. She eventually backed down (no thanks to garbage Wheaton Franciscan now known as Ascension) but it never should have had been an argument in the first place. Now let me also direct you to the case that finally made the people of Ireland have enough of letting the Church dictate reproductive rights. Go Google the story of Savita Halappanavar. If you think this shit isn't going to happen in the US when there are states pushing for "no abortions no exception", you're absolutely delusional. I just thank my fucking lucky stars there were protections in the US when I was of a reproductive age. Now I have my 22 year old daughter who odds are might have the same genetic issues that lead me to having a Molar pregnancy between her and her brother. Fuck you if you think no one should be worried because you pulled nonsense out of your ass. (Speaking of, does anyone recall that "Surely there will be exceptions!" (aka the "Shirley Principal" I believe it was called?) thread from a few years ago? That one needs a refresher viral moment again. Edit: found it! https://mobile.twitter.com/alexandraerin/status/1004401076777504769

Sushi and Alistair. Sushi is named after Stamper's cat (search "Breakfast with Sushi" on YouTube and just know I sing this, especially the "tiny booty claps" line, to her all the time) and Alistair Theirin the (former) Kitten who's talents are being a jerk and using up one of his nine lives every couple of years. (Also, if anyone who peruses this site was guessing they knew who I was in real life, posting this picture of these two goof balls pretty much confirmed it.)

@flwolverine I've wondered about this. A few years ago (BC: Before Covid) when I'd stream Dallas Stars hockey games on The Ticket while on the road, one of these medishare scams "companies" was one of the ads that played and all I could think every time I heard it was "how is this remotely financially sustainable, feasible or ethical?" Now with Covid, there's absolutely no way that one of these scam companies (organizations? Fauxsurance?) would be able to pay for multiple patient medical bills relating to it even if they were on the up and up which it was clear they weren't.