I rarely blog about anything religious or political.
I have friends on both sides of the aisle. Left and right, liberal and conservative, atheist and Christian. Thankfully I’m an adult who can agree to disagree without coming to blows.

I don’t engage in Twitter wars or Facebook diatribes.

Although truthfully, it’s been an eye opening experience to see how some of my oldest and dearest friends really feel. Did I ever know them, know them?
Apparently not.
That being said, the recent attacks on women’s reproductive rights has me incensed enough to post this:

Okay, it’s a little in your face, but basically on point.
Sorry gentlemen, but if you could get pregnant? The world would have drive thru clinics on every corner.
Yes, I’m pro choice.
And I don’t want to start a 350 comment battle of hate on the issue of abortion. But my mother had an illegal back alley procedure in 1943. She was 20 years old, in love for the first time and very naive. The man she thought would marry her…. paid for her to take of it instead. The “doctor” used dirty instruments. She hemorrhaged, almost bled out and had to be rushed to the hospital with a raging infection. Years later, when she married my father and tried to have children… she had 5 miscarriages because of that awful experience. I was her 6th and final pregnancy. Her late in life miracle child.
If the idea of abortion is abhorrent to you? I get it.
Don’t have one. No one’s forcing you..
But the current climate of gender inequality is trying to force women back into those horrible dark rooms…. and that makes me sick.
There.
That’s off my chest.
Now back to your regularly scheduled nonsense.
Tomorrow?
Squirrel acrobatics.

My wife and I get into heated battles NOT because we disagree, but the commentary on the “stories” we read about. 😦
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My husband and I call them guided discussions. Though thankfully we agree on all the larger issues…
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I’m not what people call a “chauvinist”, but my main fear is that, if women are allowed control over their own bodies, they’ll want the right to vote next…
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That is a concern.
Once they take the apron off? Watch out…
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I’m with you 100% on this – it makes me mad to think people could think any other way. Sorry your mother had to go through such an awful experience but I’m glad you were the miracle 🙂
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Thanks. Being a miracle isn’t easy…
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I’m sure it is for you 😊
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Well aren’t you sweet.
And full of it…
😉
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Haha, just trying to spread a bit of happiness – I’m such a positive, happy go lucky guy 🤮
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You have your moments..
🙄
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::fist bump::
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Word.
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I have memorised your flow chart.
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To be used for future reference?
Well done…
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I wrote a coming of age tale on the subject that took place before Roe v. Wade. It made me pro-choice, but I refuse to support abortion as a woman’s health issue, and I don’t want to pay for someone else’s recreation …
https://wordpress.com/post/rustyarmor.blog/100
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That link doesn’t work for me. Keeps bringing me to a blank page.
As far as tax dollars paying for it? If my tax dollars are paying for Viagra.. which they are… then fair is fair.
😉
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I don’t think that Viagra should be a tax benefit either. Here is the real link. I need to watch my url’s a little bit better! 😛
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Thanks for the link. That was a good, albeit painful read… and you were a wonderful friend. Patsy was lucky to have you on her side.
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Another 100%er here, totally with you on this one. And I love the Police Academy meme, that’s exactly what it’s like to argue religion, politics or human rights on any social media platform.
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I refuse to engage. My husband doesn’t do social media… but he loves to stand toe to toe in person and “discuss”. Personally, I’d rather beat my head against the wall. The outcome is the same.
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My body. My choice.
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Absolutely.
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Agreed
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“Thankfully I’m an adult ” EWWWWWWWW!!!! You chose to be one???
If it was men having to give birth within 100 years there would be 0 population!!
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You may be right!
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River, I stay out of politics and other issues that can only get me into trouble because I get into trouble all the time without the extra effort. So I’m just going to steal from Matthew McConaughey and give you a generic, “All right, all right, all right!” All right? But that’s what your blog is for — to express whatever you want whenever you want! Mona
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Alright then…
😉
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‘Self-id’ is the next rabbit hole for you to fall down. Very divisive.
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I shall endeavor not to succumb.
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Hear! Hear! I’m so sorry to know your mother is one of the women who had that horrific experience.
We cannot go back to that.
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Spot on. The world seems to be having a midlife crisis at the moment, I hope it pulls itself together soon 🙄
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We can only hope…
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