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Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values… it requires that their proposals be subject to argument and amenable to reason.

Now I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, to take one example, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God’s will. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all.

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— Barack Obama

❝One method of destroying a concept is by diluting its meaning. Observe that by ascribing rights to the unborn, i.e., the nonliving, the anti-abortionists obliterate the rights of the living.❞

— Ayn Rand

❝We really need to get over this love affair with the fetus and start worrying about children.❞

— Joycelyn Elders

❝No woman has an abortion for fun.❞

— Joan Smith

❝If the anti-abortion movement took a tenth of the energy they put into noisy theatrics and devoted it to improving the lives of children who have been born into lives of poverty, violence, and neglect, they could make a world shine.❞

— Michael J. Tucker

ravengeary:

lightspeedsound:

ravengeary:

There are actual fucking physicians in this world who won’t treat ectopic pregnancies.

I want to cry.

….pretty sure this is actually illegal. Like, if someone comes in to the ER, no matter who they are, what they need, if they are in immediate danger, you have to treat them. It’s problematic from an economic/insurance standpoint (like, logistically, sometimes it is hard to figure out how to pay/who can pay for services), but ultimately, you will get treated.

Just because it’s illegal doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.