edforchoice:

Each lent, many anti-choicers decide to camp outside abortion clinics and spread lies and misinformation about abortion. This year, a number of pro-choice groups are running a #prochoicefriend campaign to try and counter-act this shaming of those who choose abortion. 

Interested in helping out? Here’s what you can do to:

TWEET!

The account for this project is @40DaysofChoice and the hashtag we’re hoping to use is #prochoicefriend. Please tweet messages like:

“To all my friends - if you ever decide to have an abortion, I will support you in any & every way that I can! #prochoicefriend “

“If you ever decide to have an abortion, I’m your taxi! #prochoicefriend” 

“Need to talk about an unplanned pregnancy? I’m here and I’ll never judge! #prochoicefriend” 

and more creative ones that you can come up with! Also please tweet photos at us, with your own message on a sign or photoshopped in! We’re hoping to get a massive collage by the end that we can turn into a video.

 

SHARE ON FACEBOOK

Share longer statuses on Facebook. This is one we came up with but it would be great if people can make up their own:

“Dear friends, family and anyone else who likes me – I just want to let you know that if you ever decide to have an abortion, I’ll support you! I’ll give you a lift to/from the clinic, I’ll make you tea, I’ll cook you dinner, I’ll talk to you if you’re not sure about it or just want to talk – whatever you want and/or need I’ll be happy to help :) there are too many people out there trying to make women feel ashamed for their choices, I just want you all to know that I would never judge any decision you make!”

 

UPLOAD A PHOTO

We’ve set up a Flickr account where we’re going to gather all the photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortydaysofchoice/) so if you want to send one to the Facebook page, Twitter account, or email (fortydaysofchoice@yahoo.com) it, we’ll get them all up on the Flickr!

 

MAKE A VIDEO

Same goes, the more material we have the better, we’re hoping to get a great piece done by the end!

 

SPREAD THE WORD FAR AND WIDE PLEASE!

selinaakyle:

erossum:

sweetupndown9:

These Women Are About To Tell You Some Things That Are Absolutely None Of Your Business

Holy shit women on fire. This video gave me chills. If you do nothing at all today - watch this!

ask one more time why we need feminism

I’m in tears. This is amazing.

Such an incredibly powerful video [TW for mention of rape]

Education For Choice is dedicated to enabling young people to make informed choices about pregnancy and abortion. We call for young people to have the facts about abortion, whoever they are, whoever they ask, wherever they go. Please follow!

TW: Abortion, miscarriage, medical procedures

alienshekatie:

I’m beyond fucking angry. Tomorrow: https://www.facebook.com/events/306835169430369/

“For Release: Woman Dies in UCHG after Being Denied a Life-Saving Abortion. On Sunday the 28th of October, Savita Praveen died at UCHG after being denied a termination which would most likely have saved her life. She was 31 years old, married for four years and hoping to start a family.

If legislation is not introduced immediately, more women will die. Under the X Case ruling, women in Ireland are legally entitled to an abortion when it is necessary to save their life. However, legislation has never been passed to reflect this. It is the failure of successive governments to do so that led to Savita’s death.

Savita was first admitted to the hospital on October 21st complaining of severe back pain. Her doctor initially told her that she would be fine, but she refused to go home. It became clear that her waters had broken, and she was having a miscarriage (spontaneous abortion). She was told that the foetus had no chance of survival, and it would all be over within a few hours.

However, her condition did not take its expected course, and the foetus remained inside her body. Although it was evident that it could not survive, a foetal heartbeat was detected. For this reason her repeated requests to remove the foetus were denied. By Tuesday it was clear that her condition was deteriorating. She had developed a fever, and collapsed when attempting to walk. The cervix had now been fully open for nearly 72 hours, creating a danger of infection comparable to an untreated open head wound. She developed septicaemia.

Despite this, the foetus was not removed until Wednesday afternoon, after the foetal heartbeat had stopped. Immediately after the procedure she was taken to the high dependency unit. Her condition never improved. She died at 1.09am on Sunday the 28th of October.

Had the foetus been removed when it became clear that it could not survive, her cervix would have been closed and her chance of infection dramatically reduced. Leaving a woman’s cervix open constitutes a clear risk to her life. What is unclear is how doctors are expected to act in this situation.

Rachel Donnelly, Galway Pro-Choice spokesperson stated:

“This was an obstetric emergency which should have been dealt with in a routine manner. Yet Irish doctors are restrained from making obvious medical decisions by a fear of potentially severe consequences. As the European Court of Human Rights ruled, as long as the 1861 Act remains in place, alongside a complete political unwillingness to touch the issue, pregnant women will continue to be unsafe in this country.”

Sarah McCarthy, Galway Pro-Choice member said:
“Galway Pro-Choice believes that Ireland must legislate for freely available abortion for all women. Deaths like Savita’s are the most severe consequence of the criminalisation of abortion, yet it has countless adverse effects. We must reflect long and hard on the implications of Savita’s tragic and untimely passing, and we must act to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.”

For more information please contact Galway Pro-Choice on 087 706 0715 or Sarah McCarthy on 085 7477 907”

Savita Halappanavar was repeatedly told “this is a catholic country.”

stfuconservatives:

thefeministslayer:

jacqueerlyn:

#feminism #Obama 🚺🎀 (Taken with Instagram)

Feminists: They literally believe that their life is in danger.

Wow. Just…WOW! #Ignorant

13-year-old gives self-abortion at home using a pencil

The Way It Was (MotherJones’ phenomenal article about what it was like for women before Roe v. Wade)

Gerri Santoro, Becky Bell, Susannah Lattin - three women who died from illegal abortions (trigger warning - graphic photos)

Birth is 11 times more deadly than an abortion

New study: contraception saves women’s lives

So, uh, yeah, our lives are kinda in danger.

Jeremy Cu…*cough*… Hunt - I hope you are listening.

[Image shows a little blonde white boy in an orange life jacket, holding a oar on a jetty over some some water.

Text reads, “We should ban life jackets & other floatation devices.

They only encourage risky behaviour. The only 100% effective way to prevent drowning is total abstinence from going in the water.

And if you do, by chance, find yourself struggling with drowning, then no life-saving or otherwise procedure or act should be allowed to be administered. You got yourself into this mess, you have to live with the consequences.

You should see drowning as a gift.

Also, if you were forcibly pushed into the water, don’t worry, it it was a legitimate pushing, your body will find a way to shut out all the water and survive the drowning.]