Tag Archives: reproductive rights

Abortion and mental health research not as clear-cut as reported; no surprises there

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

In a previous post I questioned recent research which was widely reported as “proving” that there’s no positive mental health benefit associated with abortion – thus basically “disproving” the idea that abortions are being legitimately permitted on mental health grounds … Continue reading →

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Review: Fighting to Choose by Alison McCulloch

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

I struggle to find a properly punchy intro to this review.  Because all I really want to say is, if you have an interest in the history of the reproductive rights struggle in New Zealand, read this book. If you … Continue reading →

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Antichoicer lies 2

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Last time we talked about a quote which purported to prove that Margaret Sanger – and thus all prochoicers, because we’re the side in this debate which has no original thoughts – was all about the unrestrained sexy times. I will … Continue reading →

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Antichoicer lies 1

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

A good sign that you’re reading something spun out of whole cloth by a lying misogynist jerk (anti-abortion or MRA varieties) is when you Google the quote they’re waving around and every single site that pops up is an antichoice … Continue reading →

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Antichoicer math

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Drawn from this press release by Right to Impose Fundamentalist Christian Despotism. Number of times a foetus is referred to as though it exists in a vacuum and not inside and dependent on the body of a living breathing thinking … Continue reading →

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More shitty research on abortion?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

So new research is out, apparently saying that we shouldn’t allow abortion on the grounds of mental health because abortion doesn’t affect mental health. (They do suggest rewording our current legislation so as to further make it clear that we … Continue reading →

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Antichoicers protest too much. Again

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

So, Right to Own You Life has objected to ALRANZ’s criticism of the latest attack against healthcare providers in New Zealand, because, as I’ve literally never mentioned before, there is absolutely no connection between the antichoice movement and violence. None None None … Continue reading →

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#IsupportALRANZ

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

So somehow it’s ended up being Abortion Week here at Ideologically Impure … but you know, clear and present evidence of the increased physical threat posed by our antichoice lobby will do that. Right to Your Uterus Life are once … Continue reading →

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Antichoicers are terrorists

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Back in the bad old days of the 1980s, hair was big, makeup was loud, and a Christchurch health clinic was torched while an Auckland clinic was threatened with firebombing. Because the “pro-life” movement couldn’t handle the fact that people … Continue reading →

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Anti-abortion logic in a nutshell

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Spotted on Tumblr, not linking because I don’t want to single out the person: One of the many reasons I have found that pro choice supporters use as a reason for abortion is in the cases of rape or a … Continue reading →

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