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I am become fatpocalypse: eliminationism

At some point in this saga, I used the phrase “eliminationist”, and was promptly told off because the person I was arguing with never used that word. I suppose it’s a bit like how someone can’t be misogynist just because … Continue reading

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I am become fatpocalypse: the apology

I’m sorry, everyone. I’ve been spreading misinformation on Twitter.  Dangerous, subversive misinformation. I started off with the radical notion that obesity isn’t a health problem.  In the same way that being red-headed or having A+ blood isn’t a health problem. … Continue reading

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Random recommended reading

I just keep finding so many interesting articles on the dozens of blogs I follow that I’m thinking random recommended reading may become a thing, so I’m sticking it on a Monday after my warm fuzzies post because no one should … Continue reading

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Gender and the census part 2

Others have posted on the 2013 Census gender issue.  Read them! Atheist Pinko Sluts Monthly notes the actual, stated reason why “male” is listed above “female”: because people get too confused if “female” is listed first.  What does that tell … Continue reading

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Save the Family Court from your own apathy

Ben Clark has a great post up at The Standard, quoting heavily from Women’s Health Action and the Auckland Women’s Health Centre, about proposed changes to the Family Court which will basically make it more expensive, less supportive, and force … Continue reading

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Mind-blowing information about sex from Dr Miriam Grossman

Dr Miriam Grossman, who thinks all comprehensive sex ed should strongly emphasise that performing fellatio even once gives you a 120% chance of dying of throat cancer, has made a shocking discovery which will rock the foundations of the evil, … Continue reading

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Right to Life attacks health charities – and its own allies?

Via Nikki on Twitter, the Red Queen on GayNZ reports that Right to Foetal Global Domination Life NZ are attacking Family Planning and Women’s Health Action’s status as charitable organisations. If  Right to Life wants to ‘go nuclear’ against Womens Health Action … Continue reading

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We need better abortion access

That’s the message I take from the Abortion Supervisory Committee’s annual report, as summed up here by ALRANZ.  Per their post: Disappointingly little progress in ensuring a higher percentage of abortions are performed earlier in pregnancy. Only 34 percent were … Continue reading

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#namethedentists

So, the compassionate, caring, just-in-it-for-the-innocent-babies forces of evil in Southland have decided to not only harass healthcare workers, but to “name and shame” them. Take it away, old white never-pregnant dude Norm Maclean: Spokesperson Norman MacLean says patients have the … Continue reading

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What would Jesus do? Bully and intimidate healthcare workers, of course

Abortion services are now available to the people of Invercargill, despite the moralising bullshit of old white men like Dr Norm Maclean who pretend to care about women but really only care about the women (and other pregnant people) who … Continue reading

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