Some in the US are reconsidering children, with fears over reproductive healthcare and the climate crisis front of mind

  • Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I’m so glad I got sterilized right after the Roe v Wade leak. Screw being pregnant or even sexually active with such high stakes. Even with birth control AND Condoms, I was scared. If I change my mind, it looks like I’ll have plenty of orphans to choose from…

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    7 days ago

    As someone who has a family, its probably not safe to have girls in a red state.

    • hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      But see, according to my awful family in Oklahoma, they voted for Trump specifically to keep their daughters safe from all the pedophile trans people who are raiding the bathrooms of their grade school like orcs sieging Helm’s Deep. Sure, their daughters now have no reproductive rights and they’ve never seen or met a single trans person, but this was definitely the best decision to keep them safe and healthy.

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        Its literally the conservative social media capture. Was fixing some dude’s computer today and shit like what you’re saying was bursting out of his phones “its a slippery slope, next it will be pedophiles are okay and they are all actually blah blah blah blah…” How many trans people you know? I’ve been around and only met 3 that I know by name. They don’t have the numbers to seige shit and they aren’t a homogeneous group. Its fucken weaponized ignorance.

        • spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works
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          May 2028 is before Trump is expected to leave office anyway. That would be Jan 2029. Thanks for linking though, more unions and more union collaboration is critical.

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          There won’t be a 2028 if Project 2025 works out. Between the concentration camps, the civil war, the mass exodus of skilled labor, and the absolutely crippled economy, there won’t be anyone left to strike.

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              It doesn’t take a smart person. It takes a willing one.

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                  No, it takes a team of people to pay smart people to create plans of actions. Trump is a puppet. And if you think the constitution is gonna mean anything, you’re funny.

  • BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 days ago

    I’ve been reading reports of mothers being turned away from post-natal and miscarriage care lately

    So no, it doesn’t seem to be safe right now. And that’s just for mom, never mind the world you’re bringing a child into