Archive for reproductive rights
International Safe Abortion Day
Posted in Kids with tags abortion is healthcare, abortion rights, International Safe Abortion Day, Protect Abortion, reproductive rights, September 28, universal access, WGNRR on September 29, 2025 by xi'an
and it only gets worse & worse & …
Posted in Books, Kids, pictures, Travel with tags abortion, Agent Orange, America, autoritarian, baby Trump, birth control, Canada, cliffs, climate change, climate denial, conspiracy theories, contraception, Department of Energy, Donald Trump, drill, global warming, nationalism, nuclear weapons, Palestine, populism, racism, Red State Blue State, reproductive rights, The Guardian, The New York Times, theocracy, unilateral nuclear disarmament, US elections 2024, US politics, USAid on August 13, 2025 by xi'an
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“We’re going to get some back. We’re going to get some switched. There will be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both [Ukraine and Russia]. You’re looking at territory that’s been fought over for three and a half years, a lot of Russians have died. A lot of Ukrainians have died” – DT, 08 Aug
“I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements [by Dmitry Medvedev] are more than just that. Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances.” – DT, 01 Aug
“[The 23 July Energy Department report] critically assesses many areas of ongoing scientific inquiry that are frequently assigned high levels of confidence — not by the scientists themselves but by the political bodies involved, such as the United Nations or previous presidential administrations. Unlike previous administrations, the Trump administration is committed to engaging in a more thoughtful and science-based conversation about climate change and energy.” – Ben Dietderich, DoE, 31 July
“Climate change is real, and it deserves attention. But it is not the greatest threat facing humanity. As someone who values data, I know that improving the human condition depends on expanding access to reliable, affordable energy. If we empower innovation rather than restrain it, America can lead the world in providing more abundant energy” Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy, 29 July
“Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them.” – DT, 31 July
“The Trump Administration dismantled American aid organisations in a politically-driven witch hunt for ‘waste, fraud, and abuse.’ Now, they are letting millions of dollars of lifesaving humanitarian aid go to waste. President Trump is preparing to let over $12 million worth of HIV-prevention supplies and contraceptives, which have already been purchased for use in developing countries, be destroyed, rather than let other countries or groups take control of and distribute the products. HIV is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. People will die because of this decision. Their lives are at risk because of President Trump.” – Senator Rosa DeLauro, 18 July
cont[rump]inuing [mag]attacks on reproductive rights
Posted in Kids with tags abortion, anti-abortion organisations, Center for Reproductive Rights, Executive Order, FACE Act, gag rule, legalisation of abortion, Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, Title X, Trump administration, United Nations Population Fund, US politics, USA on June 26, 2025 by xi'an
[From the Center for Reproductive Rights:]
Cancelling the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which was requiring hospitals to provide life-saving abortion care
Blocking funding from Title X, a federal program dedicated to providing family planning and preventive reproductive health care services
Supporting the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21)
Removing information on reproductive health and rights from government websites, like ReproductiveRights.gov
Abstaining from enforcing the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, that protects reproductive health care patients and providers from violence and harassment, by ordering prosecutors to ignore violations, and pardoning individuals convicted of violating the Act
Joining a global anti-abortion pact, along with Uganda, Saudi Arabia and Belarus
Reinstating the global gag rule, denying aid to overseas health centres that provide or support abortion services and counselling
Joining a case against Planned Parenthood
Cutting funding to the United Nations Population Fund
Overturning the previous regulation that prohibited states from defunding abortion facilities as part of their family planning programs
Enforcing a separate payment requirement for abortion coverage in Obamacare
Stopping federal funding of fætal tissue research
Prioritising healthcare entities and individuals’ conscience rights
death of a benefactor of humanity (Etienne-Emile Baulieu, 1926-2025)
Posted in Kids, pictures, University life with tags abortion pills, abortion rights, Faculté de Médecine de Bicêtre, France, French Academy of Science, Mifepristone, National Academy of Sciences, obituary, Paris, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade, RU-486 on June 7, 2025 by xi'an
1984 or 2025 [newspeak]
Posted in Books, pictures, Travel with tags 1984, AfD, anti-abortion organisations, Chornobyl, conservatism, democracy, Чорнобиль, far-right, George Orwell, JD Vance, Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz, MSC 2025, Munich, Munich Security Conference, Newspeak, nuclear power plant, reproductive rights, safety zones, Scotland, Solidarity with Ukraine, Stand Up To Trump, The Guardian, Trump administration, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, welcome to Scotland on February 28, 2025 by xi'an
[Quotes from J.D. Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, on 14 Feb 2025, a perfect Orwellian achievement in newspeak!]
“It looks more and more like old entrenched interests hiding behind ugly Soviet era words like misinformation and disinformation, who simply don’t like the idea that somebody with an alternative viewpoint might express a different opinion, or, God forbid, vote a different way, or, even worse, win an election”
“…when we see European courts cancelling elections and senior officials threatening to cancel others, we ought to ask whether we’re holding ourselves to an appropriately high standard. (…) If your democracy can be destroyed with a few hundred thousand dollars of digital advertising from a foreign country, then it wasn’t very strong to begin with”
“There is no room for firewalls [against the far-right AfD] People dismissing voters’ concerns, shutting down their media, protects nothing. It is the most surefire way to destroy democracy.”
“I look to Brussels, where E.U. Commission commissars warn citizens that they intend to shut down social media during times of civil unrest the moment they spot what they judge to be ‘hateful content,’ or to [Germany], where police have carried out raids against citizens suspected of posting anti-feminist comments online as part of ‘combating misogyny.’”
“in Britain and across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat (…) the United Kingdom backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons in particular in the crosshairs”
“The Scottish government has begun distributing letters to citizens whose houses lay within so-called safe access zones, warning them that even private prayer within their own homes may amount to breaking the law. The government urged readers to report any fellow citizens suspected guilty of thought crime in Britain and across Europe.”
