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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, 04:19 PM

Dec 2025

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 Dec 2025 OP

The right-wingers are going to shit! Aristus Dec 2025 #1

Well there's that but also the fact that they hate when women have autonomy over their bodies AZJonnie Dec 2025 #3

Actually the male right wingers want to keep women at home and making babies. Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #4

And I can only imagine what the radtrads and fundamentalists will say... keep_left Dec 2025 #19

the right wingers will take that away -- either by law or by buying the hospitals JT45242 Dec 2025 #2

Probably doesn't have to happen in a hospital. MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2025 #22

You are correct I had mine done at a clinic Akacia Dec 2025 #23

Here in Iowa almost all clinics are associated with a hospital group JT45242 Dec 2025 #24

Does anyone have a link without a paywall? This one does not work for me. Thanks in advance. Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #5

Sorry. I don't know how to do that. The link to the NYTimes applegrove Dec 2025 #6

I have shown posters here the archive site link so so many times before. Here it is again: Celerity Dec 2025 #20

Here is an out-take from the article: applegrove Dec 2025 #7

I think this will work angel823 Dec 2025 #8

Good. Tbh I haven't heard convincing pro-natal arguments to women not wanting babies and why they should have them. Oneironaut Dec 2025 #9

Good. Their body, their choice. And frankly flvegan Dec 2025 #10

Just one of the reasons to not have children in the US is area51 Dec 2025 #11

We are not childLESS, we are childFREE synni Dec 2025 #12

You are bloody well right irisblue Dec 2025 #15

Can't say I blame them under the circumstances MustLoveBeagles Dec 2025 #13

There are entire Discord groups xmas74 Dec 2025 #14

I'm sure that tubal ligation woud be a seriously punishable crime in the Republic of Gilead. flashman13 Dec 2025 #16

The wealthy can get in vitro gulliver Dec 2025 #17

Men Have Options Too 2na fisherman Dec 2025 #18

My thoughts on this subject Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #21