"To better understand the real science behind abortions later in pregnancy, guest host Sophie Bushwick talks with Dr. Katrina Kimport, professor of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco; and Dr. Cara Heuser, a maternal and fetal medicine physician who specializes in high-risk pregnancy and complex abortion care, based in Salt Lake City, Utah."
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
3rd Trimester Abortions: Rare And Needed
"To better understand the real science behind abortions later in pregnancy, guest host Sophie Bushwick talks with Dr. Katrina Kimport, professor of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco; and Dr. Cara Heuser, a maternal and fetal medicine physician who specializes in high-risk pregnancy and complex abortion care, based in Salt Lake City, Utah."
Monday, June 3, 2024
Pronatalists And Human Rights
"This isn’t restricted to the Taliban or North Korea. Right here in the U.S., Republican lawmakers are making a connection between lower birth rates and the so-called Great Replacement conspiracy theory and using it as justification for restricting abortions."
Thursday, May 9, 2024
The Horror Since The End Of Roe V Wade
Friday, April 26, 2024
A History Of Women's/Reproductive Rights
Monday, March 25, 2024
The Truth About Medication Abortions
The conservative media, per usual, is spreading disinformation. This time, it is about medication abortions. Click on the following links from independent medical sources for the truth:
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/medication-abortion-your-questions-answered
https://www.aamc.org/news/what-medication-abortion-your-questions-answered
Sunday, March 17, 2024
The USA Is Rerunning The 1850s
"He put it that way because the importance of March 15 is, of course, that it is the day in 1820 that Maine, the Pine Tree State, joined the Union.
"Maine statehood had national repercussions. The inhabitants of this northern part of Massachusetts had asked for statehood in 1819, but their petition was stopped dead by southerners who refused to permit a “free state”—one that did not permit slavery—to enter the Union without a corresponding “slave state.” The explosive growth of the northern states had already given free states control of the House of Representatives, but the South held its own in the Senate, where each state got two votes. The admission of Maine would give the North the advantage, and southerners insisted that Maine’s admission be balanced with the admission of a southern slave state lest those opposed to slavery use their power in the federal government to restrict enslavement in the South."
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
"Late-Term Abortion": The Reality
One cannot escape the false meme by Republican political candidates of "even at the time of birth" and "murder." Click on the following links for an in-depth analysis of "Late-Term Abortions":
There's no such thing as a "late-term abortion."
Less than 1% of abortions take place in the third trimester – here’s why people get themSunday, June 18, 2023
What's The Balance Between The Law And Morality?
Since the dawn of human society, there has been tension between the strong arm of the law and the persuasive arm of morality. Click on the links below for some informed opinions on the matter. With the actions of conservatives to suppress democratic institutions through the packing of the Supreme Court and state courts, and acting immorally as a feature and not a bug, there has never been a better time to understand the roles both should play in a healthy society:
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Conservative Violence
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The Negative Effects Of "Pro-Life" Are Greater Than What Is Easily Apparent
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Why Are People Antiscience?
Thursday, January 26, 2023
"Human Rights" Vs "States' Rights"
Since at least the onset of the US Civil War, groups of people within individual states have used parts of the US Constitution to support nefarious anti-democratic activity under the banner of "States' Rights." Below are some reasons why states' rights do not trump human rights and why the federal government is the final arbiter in protecting both human rights and democracy:
"The protection of fundamental human rights was a foundation stone in the establishment of the United States over 200 years ago." (link)Human rights are embedded within the US Constitution and its Amendments. (link)
Friday, September 16, 2022
Why Women Get 2nd Trimester Abortions (It's Probably Not Why You Think)
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
The Handmaid's Tale And Bodily Autonomy
Monday, August 29, 2022
The Evolving Catholic Church View On Abortion
" - - - the prohibition of abortion has never been declared an infallible teaching."
"Early Church leaders began the debate about when a fetus acquired a rational soul, and St. Augustine declared that abortion is not homicide but was a sin if it was intended to conceal fornication or adultery."
" During the period of 600-1500, illicit intercourse was deemed by the Irish Canons to be a greater sin than abortion, Church leaders considered a woman's situation when judging abortion, and abortion was listed in Church canons as homicide only when the fetus was formed."
Saturday, August 20, 2022
The USA Is BOTH A Republic And A Democracy!
Just more evidence of the harm from today's Republicans. Click on the link below for the details:
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Who Owns Our Rights?
Monday, June 27, 2022
Fetal Rights
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Conservative Morality Is Based On Narrow, Unsupported Ideology
The slogan for today's Republican Party. They have been hijacked by conservative Christians who reject science-informed morality. |
- Religions can't agree on when a human person begins, and science shows that life does not begin but it has flowed continuously since the first chemicals emerged with the traits we call life.
- There IS agreement that a woman is a person. Persons have bodily autonomy.
- One has the right to believe anything they want but not the right to impose it on others. The law must reflect what the majority believes is moral.
Monday, May 16, 2022
Bodily Autonomy Is THE Basic Human Right
ANOTHER PERSON'S BODY IS NOT YOURS
I have written several blog posts on the issue of abortion and bodily autonomy (link). As with many moral issues, reasonable people can disagree. The following links are the best I could find discussing this issue.
I will not be posting on this issue again. My strong conclusion is that, since the case is made and supported that bodily autonomy is THE basic right, pro-choice is both the most moral and practical stance regarding abortion:
Seven Myths That Undermine Individual Rights And Freedoms
United Nations stance on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice