Conservative media has attempted to portray the notion of women as autonomous human beings as “radical”. The recently decimated Liberal Party is stirring back to life with the election of a new Leader. Justin Trudeau has decreed that his MP’s will vote pro-choice, no exceptions. The woolly anti-choicers that still
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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Gay Rights, Abortion big issues at Conservative nomination debate in Medicine Hat
TweetThe Medicine Hat News reports that abortion and the rights of sexual minorities were the hot topics at a debate between Dan Hein and MP Jim Hillyer, the two candidates running for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in southern Alberta’s newly redistributed Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding. “…I’m not interested in somebody parading
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Dear SCotUS: You Blew It
When you ruled that Hobby Lobby could implement its ownership’s personal religious beliefs as policy imposed upon the company’s employees, you really opened up the door to a world of abuse. Hobby Lobby is a privately held corporation. As are the majority of companies in both Canada and the United States.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Saving Women’s Lives – A Divisive Issue for Stephen Harper.
Letting women die because of unsafe abortions is awesome! Isn’t is cute when our politicians decide that keeping the zany religious fruit-bats in their ‘base’ happy is more important that saving women’s lives? Just ask our lovely PM Steven Harper all about appeasing the religious zealotry that makes up a
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Misogyny quota for a millennia met!
Last week: Elliott Rodger’s murdered six people in Isla Vista, California [UC-Santa Barbara] because of his hatred of women, whom he blamed for a life of “loneliness, rejection, and unfulfilled desires.” Hours later: In Stockton, California, Keith Binder shot at three women who refused to have sex with him and
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Nasty, Just Plain Nasty
It’s not like it comes as a big surprise that the Harper Government is nasty. But the extent of their vileness continues expand. First, the Harper Government seems to have decided to shut down basic literacy programs across Canada. The claims of the Harperites on this matter are the usual
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: I’m so Damn Sick of Junk Politics and Hopefully Trudeau is Too
There is a good book by Benjamin DeMott Junk Politics: Trashing of the American Mind DeMott laments the loss of intelligent debate in the political arena, being replaced, in part, with “touchy, feely personal testimonials” and “feel your pain” forced empathy. In the current Ontario election campaign we’ve heard party
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Abortion: Why Trudeau’s decision on pro-choice candidates is a good one
Justin Trudeau: Decisive Ever since Justin Trudeau’s team came out with the announcement that anti-abortion supporters need not bother to run as candidates for the nomination of Liberal MPs in the coming election, the right wing has had a field day trying to make hay out of this single straw.
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: A Sensible Approach
Justin Trudeau has received a significant amount of flak over his recent decree that incoming Liberal MPs after the next election will be expected to be explicitly pro-choice on the abortion issue. This weekend, the Liberal Party released a very clear-headed e-mail: “I had an extraordinary example in a father
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Proud to be part of a Liberal Party that stands for choice
The drama around the revelation that only those with pro-choice views (incumbents exempted) will be allowed to run for Liberal Party of Canada nominations has been interesting to watch, with so many commentators turning to democracy arguments to seek to overturn something Liberal members have democratically decided many times: we
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Justin Trudeau plays the long game on abortion
The general response to Justin Trudeau’s new edict on abortion – that all new Liberal candidates must vote pro-life – has been overwhelmingly negative. Canada’s major newspapers’ editorial pages have lit up with titles like Margarete Wente’s “Spare me the abortion absolutism” at the Globe and Mail, Andrew Coyne’s “Trudeau ban on pro-lifers
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: On "Matters Of Conscience"
So, one of the Roman Catholic Archbishops thinks that Justin Trudeau’s recent implementation of party policy needs a rethink. Collins pointedly mentioned that there are two million Catholics in his diocese. He said he encourages them to get involved in politics as both voters and candidates. “It is not right
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Crazy Train Wreck #nlpoli
Premier-in-waiting Frank Coleman was off in Toronto on Monday – reputedly undergoing intensive media training - and so he wasn’t willing to talk to reporters about anything, least of all the controversy about his views on abortion. When Bill Barry dropped out of the Conservative leadership on Thursday, Coleman became
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Reasons for the Declining Rate of Abortions in the US
Reasons For The Lowered Abortion Rate Available birth control Lessened stigma on birth control More education about birth control More comprehensive sex education than the past Things That Barely (If At All) Lowered Abortion Rates: Pro-Life harassment and violence Sidewalk protesting Restricting abortions Banning abortions Things That Will Continue To
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Sanctity of Human Life?
When arguing about abortion and other moral topics, one is almost guaranteed to hear this lofty phrase trotted out. Like a a gentle desert sirocco, you only miss it when it isn’t there. People seem to have some very strange ideas about how we regularly treat each other here on
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Forced Birth Advocate has a Sad at Being Called a Forced Birth Advocate
What most abortions look like. Having laid down the smack on this forced-birther, he then laments being called on his misogyny and fundamental disrespect for the female portion of the species. This is Red Pen of Justice Territory folks. Before he gets deep into the anti-choice bullcookery we detour into
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Pro-Life Mendacity Kills Women
So as it turns out women, mysteriously, don’t fall into the category of “life” that needs protection or saving. ‘Pro-life’ is anti-woman from snout to spade. “Unsafe abortion is responsible for 13% of maternal deaths worldwide and represents one of the four major causes of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity”
Continue readingApril Reign: Psstt… Hey you! Ya You Poking Your Nose In Other People’s Wombs.. Come Here
April Reign Here’s the deal. We get you like the fetuses. We get you want to hold them and pat and call them George. Well guess what? Now you can. Just steal borrow an ultrasound from someone you don’t know and have no business interfering with and have this company
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Medical Facts keep getting in the way of Pro-Life Argumentation
Nice to have a handy reference poster to deal with our anti-choice, forced birth friends. Filed under: Education, Feminism Tagged: Abortion, Anti-Choice is Anti-Woman, Anti-Choice Zealotry, Pro-Choice, Pro-life, Pro-life fail
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: News Flash: Abortion isn’t Murder
And here is why : Abortion fails to meet the legal definition of murder even when abortion is illegal (Interesting huh?) Here’s why: Unlawful – Abortion is not unlawful in North America. Person hood– A fetus is not legally defined as a person. Nor can it be defined scientifically as
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