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Tue Jan 14, 2025, 10:45 AM

Jan 14

Personally, I find this a little scary...
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2024/permanent-contraception-procedures-surge-among-young-adults-after-dobbs]

Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022, tubal ligations—commonly known as getting tubes tied—and vasectomies spiked abruptly among 18 to 30-year-olds, the age group that is more likely to have an abortion, as well as experience sterilization regret.

I mean, when I was 28, we were sure we didn't want children, but at 20? It's a crime that these young people are being made to make a decision they could easily regret later in life because being pregnant in this country can be a life-threatening condition. And thanks to Rethugs, it's the only life-threatening condition that doctors are not allowed to treat.

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People are fleeing abortion bans states: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 14 OP

If I were of child bearing age.... Lovie777 Jan 14 #1

Same here. riversedge Jan 14 #29

We're going to have the USA and CPDR of the USA. What do I mean going to? We're already there. AZLD4Candidate Jan 14 #2

"...their hostile attitude toward abortion."? No, their hostile attitude toward WOMEN. Attilatheblond Jan 14 #3

Exactly. Abortion is just the tip of the spear. Midnight Writer Jan 14 #7

Exactly! mountain grammy Jan 14 #15

Honesty these RWers are so insane... Lovie777 Jan 14 #4

like they used to do for slaves? DBoon Jan 14 #11

I'd love to see college enrollment stats for anti-choice states. nt Phoenix61 Jan 14 #5

Not totally true Abstractartist Jan 14 #6

Retirees are going to need services that only young people can deliver mainer Jan 14 #8

Retirees also need Gyn services, and those physicians are leaving red states, too. yardwork Jan 14 #17

'Pro-life states' are NOT the states that think they can own women's wombs and lives. Attilatheblond Jan 14 #9

I prefer the term "Anti-Choice" FakeNoose Jan 14 #22

I'll stick to the more accurate "FORCED BIRTH STATES" Attilatheblond Jan 14 #23

The interesting thing to also watch will be college applications and admissions Algernon Moncrieff Jan 14 #10

Check this out... WinstonSmith4740 Jan 14 #12

I definitely Rebl2 Jan 14 #14

No surprise to most of us. But the White Supremacists didn't think their plan to make white babies thru. Attilatheblond Jan 14 #27

It's going to become a national flight, rather like Germany in the 1930s. NNadir Jan 14 #13

No decent public schools BonnieJW Jan 14 #25

Abortion bans bromeando Jan 14 #16

You sure you're on the right site? bluestarone Jan 14 #28

It's not only smart, but possibly life saving to get the hell out PortTack Jan 14 #18

The more people leave the less electorial clout they'll have but that will be a while. -nt Hieronymus Phact Jan 14 #19

People are indeed fleeing backwards Texas IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 14 #20

A good friend of ours moved to Mexico mainer Jan 14 #21

San Miguel de Allende IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 18 #30

Pretty soon, we'll all be in "abortion ban" states. AllyCat Jan 14 #24

Poor red states know the rich blue states will support them. Irish_Dem Jan 14 #26