Abortion is, by definition, a form of birth control, but I don't think most people would ever consider it to be equal to other forms of controlling birth. However, let's not forget that for a lot of people abortion is quite literally the only birth control they may have access to, and even that access may come at huge risk. There are often family, social, religious (this is the big one), or cultural pressures that get in the way of accessing contraceptives until it is too late.
Sabre363
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The word your looking for is extortion
It's been getting a lot worse lately. And honestly I'm kinda fine with it, instantly tells my neuro-spicy ass what websites/ companies aren't worth my time
Nice trapezoid
I find simply existing to be awkward enough
I want to build a house that has stairs that go nowhere and a bunch of hidden passages and rooms that only makes sense if you live there
Guy Fawkes would approve
All the contententious debates like these start to fall apart when you think about it too much and realize that these problems only exist because some idiots a few centuries ago made some selfish decisions and we keep insisting on perpetuating them
I'm 25 and I'm deaf, can't sleep, can't eat, everything hurts, hands don't work, and fucking wheat is trying to kill me. But hey, at least my dogs are adorable little idiots and I'm about to move somewhere much safer and happier (where water actually falls from the sky) with my best friend.
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Most actually hinder my ability to read by being distractingly ugly. That might be the adhd tho
As someone with dyslexia, this is just my life trying to read any sentence
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Yeah, I was getting at living in a religious household, but I can say from experience that it goes far deeper than that. There is way too often a toxic and parasitic mentality that constantly says things like birth control are evil and aren't to be talked about. When that kind of thinking permeates every aspect of one's life or community, it can make it difficult, humiliating, or outright dangerous for people to seek out things like contraceptives.
Also, I know this thinking doesn't hold true of all religious folks, and it's refreshing to see someone genuinely curious and asking questions rather than judging automatically, so thank you.