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MustLoveBeagles

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13. Can't say I blame them under the circumstances

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 03:19 PM

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Many of their male counterparts have no respect for their bodily autonomy. Pregnancy has become even more dangerous. This is coming from someone who would've given anything to have children.

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More young, childless women are getting their tubes tied. [View all] applegrove Thursday OP

The right-wingers are going to shit! Aristus Thursday #1

Well there's that but also the fact that they hate when women have autonomy over their bodies AZJonnie Thursday #3

Actually the male right wingers want to keep women at home and making babies. Diamond_Dog Thursday #4

And I can only imagine what the radtrads and fundamentalists will say... keep_left Thursday #19

the right wingers will take that away -- either by law or by buying the hospitals JT45242 Thursday #2

Probably doesn't have to happen in a hospital. MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #22

You are correct I had mine done at a clinic Akacia Thursday #23

Here in Iowa almost all clinics are associated with a hospital group JT45242 Thursday #24

Does anyone have a link without a paywall? This one does not work for me. Thanks in advance. Diamond_Dog Thursday #5

Sorry. I don't know how to do that. The link to the NYTimes applegrove Thursday #6

I have shown posters here the archive site link so so many times before. Here it is again: Celerity Thursday #20

Here is an out-take from the article: applegrove Thursday #7

I think this will work angel823 Thursday #8

Good. Tbh I haven't heard convincing pro-natal arguments to women not wanting babies and why they should have them. Oneironaut Thursday #9

Good. Their body, their choice. And frankly flvegan Thursday #10

Just one of the reasons to not have children in the US is area51 Thursday #11

We are not childLESS, we are childFREE synni Thursday #12

You are bloody well right irisblue Thursday #15

Can't say I blame them under the circumstances MustLoveBeagles Thursday #13

There are entire Discord groups xmas74 Thursday #14

I'm sure that tubal ligation woud be a seriously punishable crime in the Republic of Gilead. flashman13 Thursday #16

The wealthy can get in vitro gulliver Thursday #17

Men Have Options Too 2na fisherman Thursday #18

My thoughts on this subject Diamond_Dog Thursday #21