The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: abortion

  • What I Wish Biden Had Said

    What I Wish Biden Had Said

    I may get an ulcer leading up to this election.

  • How Can This Be Happening?

    America is failing its women and girls.

  • John Pavlovitz Is a New (to Me) Voice of Reason

    Integrity. It’s my favorite quality.

  • Ladies, Welcome to Involuntary Servitude

    I have never felt less free in my life.

  • #youknowme

    We have our reasons.

  • If Thy Job Offends Thee…

    I have got to stop listening to NPR on the way to work. Sometimes it makes me swerve. If you ever hear of me dying in a ball of fire on the freeway, please sue them on my behalf. Yesterday, they spoke of the latest bit of brilliance from the Trump Administration. According to NPR,…

  • Congressional Boot Camp

    In theory, members of congress represent the will of their constituents, but in practice that hasn’t been the case for quite some time, with few exceptions. They know it. We know it. Their decisions are based entirely upon their personal ideologies, and that of their financial backers. To hell with the people. We, the people,…

  • #ShoutYourAbortion

    Well, here’s a blog entry I never thought I’d write. It’s about a growing movement of women who are coming out about their abortions. They seem to be doing this for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, as the government attempts to defund Planned Parenthood and roll back women’s rights, it’s important that people…

  • Baby Farming

    “Yeah, she farms her kids off on other people all the time.” I’ve heard that expression on more than one occasion in my life, but I never really gave it much thought. I always knew it wasn’t a compliment. For some reason I decided to look into it the other day, and I was horrified…

  • Practical Experience

    Politicians make decisions every day that affect people’s lives. With great power comes great responsibility. When they negatively impact the world around them, I think they should personally feel that impact as well. Maybe then they would take their choices more seriously. Governors of states that have chosen to forego the Medicaid subsidies, thus depriving…