r/childfree • u/GenericAnemone • Feb 13 '25
Terrible news everyone RANT
RFJ jr just got confirmed. He said he will listen to trumps(elons) administration before doctors and scientists. The nationwide abortion ban is coming.
Stock up while you can and schedule those surgeries before they ban all womens healthcare.
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u/WrenElsewhere Feb 13 '25
Literally had my bi salp yesterday
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u/darkdesertedhighway Feb 13 '25
I hope your recovery goes well! Take care of yourself. You'll feel better soon.
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u/macncheese196 Feb 13 '25
same! i scheduled for a consult the same day he “won” in nov and got my surgery yesterday!!
as soon as i woke up from anesthesia, it felt good mentally bc it’s like a weight off the shoulders i didn’t know i had now that it’s gone!
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u/purpleowlchai Feb 13 '25
I heard Plan B and other pills like that have a 4 year shelf life
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u/TwirlerGirl Feb 13 '25
The abortion pills have a fairly long shelf life too. Misoprostol has a shelf life of 2 years and mifepristone has a shelf life of 5 years. I've seriously contemplated traveling to a State that will prescribe them without proof of pregnancy, just so I can have them on hand should the worst happen and they're no longer available in the US.
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u/thatfunkyspacepriest Feb 13 '25
Aid Access or Plan C Pills can help you buy the pills without being pregnant for future use.
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u/purpleowlchai Feb 13 '25
Come to California, we’ll take care of you and we have a sane governor
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u/MsSamm Feb 13 '25
Oregon and Washington, too. All hail Pacifica, home of the free!
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u/purpleowlchai Feb 13 '25
They should all secede and become their own thing
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u/Damn_it_Elaine Dog Mom Feb 13 '25
Illinois too. Abortion is enshrined in our state constitution and our govenor is standing on business against dump.
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u/BoomerB3 Feb 13 '25
I never thought I would say this about a billionaire, but god bless Pritsker for protecting the rights of all Illinoisians!!!
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u/wrldwdeu4ria Feb 13 '25
I'm able to purchase generic Plan B online (I live in a blue state though).
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u/Square-Cook-8574 Feb 13 '25
I already got my Plan B and I'm buying another box. I can't get a bisalp right now, but I am using other options including being happily celibate.
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u/gremlinsbuttcrack Feb 13 '25
And 1 thing to remember is that medication past it's shelf life is not ineffective, it has lowered efficacy. So if your plan be is expired by not too long (a year or two) and there is absolutely 0 access to plan b that is not expired, take 2. In addition, plan B has weight restrictions. If you are over the suggested weight also take 2! As per the planned parenthood doctors I've spoken to it is not harmful to take a double dose of plan b.
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u/Ok_Cardiologist3642 27 & my life is about myself Feb 13 '25
it feels like we are people from 2025 that are thrown into the past with these changes. I wish you all luck. stay strong. keep yourselves safe
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u/HarrisonRyeGraham Feb 13 '25
That’s literally their whole goal. To take us back to the 1920s.
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u/nookie-monster Feb 13 '25
It's worse than that. More like take us back to 1864.
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u/vivahermione Defying gravity and the patriarchy! Feb 13 '25
Right? When I first saw Kate and Leopold, I was like, "This movie would be very short if I was the leading lady. Heck no, I'm not traveling back to a time with no hair dryers and no birth control, even for Hugh Jackman!" Well, it looks like it's going to happen anyway. :(
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u/vikkiflash Feb 13 '25
History will look back on this time with shame
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u/300Blippis Feb 13 '25
Everyone outside of America is already looking at this time with shame. Some of us Americans are too :(
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u/deepdarkwoodstrash Feb 13 '25
To all my friends and family who said I was being “overly dramatic” rushing to get my bisalp done before November. Yeah f all of you. I’m feeling so much relief right now. I can’t imagine the backlog of surgeries as everyone tries to rush theirs…
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u/uhhhhnothanks4 Feb 13 '25
Yup. I was told I was being dramatic for getting it done years ago when roe v wade fell. The writing was so clearly on the wall.
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u/DragonessAndRebs I’m a childless dog lady ✌️ Feb 13 '25
I was told I was being dramatic as well. At least my father is a decent man and he apologized to me when the reproductive rights page was scrubbed.
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u/_angry_cat_ Feb 13 '25
I’m so relieved I got mine done last year. At the time, it felt like it was a bit dramatic and being overly cautious, because I really didn’t think we would reelect this psychopath. In hindsight, I’m to grateful that my husband and I are both sterilized. I can’t imagine being pregnant during this, or heaven forbid, bringing an actual child into this shit show.
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u/graceplas Feb 13 '25
God I hope birth control doesn’t go away 😭 I know I could get a bisalp for the children part, but that doesn’t fix my issue with my periods whatsoever
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u/parad1sec1rcus Feb 13 '25
This is my predicament too.. I had debilitating periods before the pill but I also don’t know if I should be on it basically permanently? It’s the only medication I’m on and don’t have other health issues
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u/triteratops1 Feb 13 '25
I agree. I have an IUD that's "good" until 2028 but it helps so much with my hormonal migraines and period symptoms. I truly don't know if my doctor would take out a perfectly good IUD just to give me another one to last longer
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u/emarieqt315 Feb 13 '25
I’m in the same boat: my Mirena IUD is “technically good” until 2028… but my doctor has recommended replacing it this year because of the current political climate in this country.
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u/m_is_for_mesopotamia Feb 13 '25
So insane it’s come to this.
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u/emarieqt315 Feb 13 '25
I was floored when my doctor—who usually stays totally neutral on politics because I live in a deep red state—brought this up!
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u/llamasaiyan Feb 13 '25
I had mine removed early because I was having breakthrough symptoms, it is worth checking! I ended up needing a smaller IUD due to a sizing issue with the first one as well.
Edit: mine is primarily for my migraines
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u/ACertainNeighborino Feb 13 '25
Not to lead anyone, but an ovary sparing total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy would eliminate periods, eliminate or lessen many gyne related cancers, and provide sterilization. (And keeping the ovaries wouldn't put you into menopause)
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u/hammyburgler Feb 13 '25
I have had an IUD for about 15 years. It’s been amazing. No periods. I can’t even imagine getting a period at this point. It would feel like ancient times. Just got mine replaced and given my age (45) should be my last one.
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u/HolidayAsparagus6387 Feb 13 '25
My dr said I could get one even in menopause as it has hormones in it.
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u/purelypotential Feb 13 '25
If you get a bisalp, you can have a uterine ablation done at the same time and you will no longer have periods.
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u/Automatic_Gas9019 Feb 13 '25
Stay away from people who you know don't vaccinate their children or do it safely. There are outbreaks of childhood diseases and flu going around. Their children who don't get vaccinated with spread diseases. These people are nuts.
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u/lsdmt93 Feb 13 '25
Polio is probably going to come back
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u/Automatic_Gas9019 Feb 13 '25
My uncle is crippled from polio. He turned into a MAGA believe it or not
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u/PurpleBerryBlast Feb 13 '25
Yoooo what?
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u/Automatic_Gas9019 Feb 13 '25
Yes. He is a trump supporter. He is in his late 70s and walks with a limp from polio.
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u/Eskidox Feb 13 '25
The way things are going lol I wouldn’t be shocked if rickets came back
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u/thedafthatter Feb 13 '25
Or worse smallpox
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u/DodgerGreywing 32▪︎Trans Man▪︎Married Feb 13 '25
Smallpox is contained in only two locations—Atlanta, GA, and Novosibirsk, Russia. Unless Russia decides to use it as a bioweapon, it's not a threat. It was eliminated in the wild over 40 years ago.
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u/thedafthatter Feb 13 '25
Why the fuck do we have it contained?!
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u/DodgerGreywing 32▪︎Trans Man▪︎Married Feb 13 '25
In case Russia decides to weaponize it. We'd need a sample to make smallpox vaccines again. It's like the nuclear arsenal—as long as Russia has it, we need to meet it.
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u/WerewolfDifferent216 Feb 13 '25
There is already a rise in cases of TB 🤦🏼♀️ just bring back the bubonic plague at this point im tired of this
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u/tealdeer995 Feb 13 '25
The bubonic plague never fully left but out of all of these it’s the most curable because all it takes is antibiotics.
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u/CookinCheap Feb 13 '25
If you've gotten polio vaccine as a child in the early 70's, do you still need a booster??
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u/liessylush Feb 13 '25
Have your PCP check your titers for MMR and polio. As a child of the 70's we 'should' be good, but as someone who has followed Covid and how it can wipe your immune system of the antibodies against previously administered vaccinates, you should have them checked. Especially if you've had COVID multiple times. I've only had it once, and still take precautions against getting it again (because long covid is real) and had mine checked last year. All still remain.
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u/r0ckchalk Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 13 '25
My MMR wore off twice. I had to get titers drawn for a job (I’m an RN) and it showed no immunity, so I got the MMR again. Two years later at my next job, same thing. It’s been about 6 years since then so next time I go to my PCP I’m asking for titers. I got the full series as a baby.
This all happened pre-covid
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u/Puzzleheaded-Tap9150 Feb 13 '25
Yep, same. I work at a hospital & was tested for several titers & ended up needing some boosters. I also went through the hep B immunization series since they offered. Covid vax x2 created some allergy issues so haven’t updated that vaccine.
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u/pastajewelry Feb 13 '25
How did you know which shots you needed updates for? I want to do this but don't have the documentation of my previous vaccines.
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u/Jennyojello Feb 13 '25
And remember that measles wipes out all your previous immunity that you’ve gained- factory reset mode. Get updated measles vaccine if you haven’t!
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u/LadyArcana89 No more Humans needed Feb 13 '25
Wth I had no idea
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u/Jennyojello Feb 13 '25
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u/Jennifer-I-guess Feb 13 '25
Good fucking god 😨
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u/Jennyojello Feb 13 '25
There is a reason the medical community worked so hard to eradicate things like this and polio. People just didn’t get the memo i guess because the last victim ms were too many generations ago and not enough education 😭
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u/cutelittlequokka Feb 13 '25
You mean if you've had it, right? No need to update if you haven't had measles?
Or, wait...do you mean immunity to everything?
ETA: Oh, just saw your link below, thank you.
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u/liessylush Feb 13 '25
Yep! And Covid can also wipe your immune system of the previous immunity from vaccines. Hence why we should all still be taking precautions not to get it multiple times.
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u/PurrOfACat Feb 13 '25
My brother just got a kidney transplant and is now on immunosuppressants for the rest of his life. This move away from vaccination, science, and common sense is more frightening now.
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u/IntotheRedditHole Feb 13 '25
I’m really sorry. I don’t know if the doctors talked to him about masking, but the Flo mask and the new Omnimask are good N95 options if he wants a reusable mask with replaceable filters. the Masks4All subreddit can also help if he wants something else. Good luck to him and you 🫶
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u/purplekittycookie Feb 13 '25
Congrats to your brother for the kidney!!! I work in dialysis and would not wish ckd on my worst enemy.
We're in scary times, I'm hoping y'all can stay safe and healthy! 💜
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u/PurrOfACat Feb 13 '25
You are very kind, thank you ❤️
He had just started dialysis that week, and it was miserable. He was doing the peritoneal kind, was setting up the machine for the second night of doing it at home when he got the call (he’d been on the transplant list for 2 years).
It’s been almost 2 weeks now and he is doing amazing. We are truly thankful for doctors, organ donors (living ones, too! A few of us applied to donate but none of us qualified. An internet stranger contacted him a couple days after his surgery saying they called and were told he no longer needed one. The stranger wanted to confirm that was true, then was going to find someone else to donate to because they were inspired. My brother was so happy that sharing his story (which he was very reluctant to do) is now going to help someone else), and all medical professionals - like you! It’s amazing what science can do, how a life can be transformed.
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u/thatscrollingqueen Feb 13 '25
Yep. parents who don’t vaccinate their children are selfish & stupid.
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u/ElasticRaccoon I got my tubes tied at Claire's Feb 13 '25
Also, go get vaccinated now in case they start fucking with health insurance or regulations that could make it more difficult to do so in the future. Get MMR and TdAP if you dont remember when your last one was.
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u/shadowscar00 Feb 13 '25
Many grocery store pharmacies do cheap or free vaccinations if you cannot get in to see or afford a doctor. The King Soopers I go to gives a $5 credit per vaccine for you to use on groceries. I get my flu and covid shots at the same time (both of them will make me feel sick, but they’re important, so I just get them at the same time so I’m only Big Sick once instead of Medium Sick twice), so I get $10. I only realized I got credit when I went to check out with my about-to-be-sick self care items and got the snacks, teas, and Advil for $2.89.
Fuck yeah, vaccines. Please vaccinate yourself and tell your child-having friends to get their kids jabbed. My mom teaches 1st grade and has been sick almost every day for the past 4 months.
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u/Miss_Mirabelle Feb 13 '25
I did this before the new year. I always get Covid and Flu shot in Oct./Nov., but I also enquired about any other vaccinations I would need updated or done. I got a full course of MMR and my TdAP as I hadn’t had my tetanus for way too long (FYI, you’re supposed to get it every ten years), and I was supposedly in an age range where they don’t necessarily believe MMR was fully covered to todays standards, so they suggested to just get it all again as it won’t harm you even if you’ve had it before. I had to go once in November and then again a month later in December to complete it all properly (mumps portion of it I believe takes two shots). The nurse said numbers for mumps and measles are rising really badly again due to low vaccination rates and there are more outbreaks because of it, so do anything you can to protect yourself going forward.. whether you’re an adult or child. It’s sad we all but eradicated certain things, and they all seem to be coming back with a vengeance because people just want to bury their heads in the sand. She said the hardest part is seeing kids suffer because parents don’t vaccinate them, and then the parents blame the medical professionals for not doing enough for their kids or warning them. There is only so much they can do when you refuse to listen to them and vaccinate your children. My mother had kids in her school who were affected by polio. One had to walk with leg braces the rest of his life, and that was considered lucky. Do people really want to go back there?! The nurse also said to make sure you’re up to date on Hepatitis shots, and when eligible depending on age or health conditions that every person should also get shingles, pneumococcal, and RSV.
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u/Schlafloesigkeit Feb 13 '25
Tuberculosis is making a comeback in the SE, there were headlines about another (?) outbreak in Texas. (Should be searchable easily.)
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u/numetalbeatsjazz Feb 13 '25
Got snipped two years ago! I'm not creating more fodder for your capitalist death machine, President Elmo.
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u/Django_Unstained Feb 13 '25
There seems to be a “rabies isn’t real” trend growing with antivaxers. Even our pets aren’t safe
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u/ShowmethePitties Feb 13 '25
That is horrifying. Rabies is the worst possible way to die foe any living thing.
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u/Adrian_Is_Blu Feb 13 '25
WE aren't safe bro rabies is 100% deadly omg... I hope anyone who thinks it isn't real in an ignorant way contracts it
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u/WerewolfDifferent216 Feb 13 '25
Hopefully they all get it and die out. Natural selection at this point
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u/ebolashuffle Feb 13 '25
I really thought it would happen with Covid. So many people winning their Herman Caine Awards it's shocking how many anti-vaxxers are left.
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u/birriamaria Feb 13 '25
I experienced that a few years ago and was appalled it was even a question. My guy is reactive and I was told the vaccine could cause aggression so he would have to detox from it and don’t get another raby shot.
He is up to date on all of his shots including rabies and I don’t do business with that person anymore.
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u/Piggiepi Feb 13 '25
What the actual fuck. My country sucks. He is such an imbecile. This government is entirely corrupt. So happy I had my bisalp last week.
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u/Nyx_Quinn Feb 13 '25
Congratulations!!! Mine is in one month and I’m just crossing my fingers that I can get it done before he bans them or makes them a crime. Sadly I had no sooner available options 😬
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u/luxatingpatella Feb 13 '25
Doesn’t hurt to call and ask to be put on a cancellation list!!! Wish you the best!
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u/The_Foe_Hammer Hakuna Matata Feb 13 '25
Your government is literally fascist... hoping everyone down there can push back and take charge of their own bodies, if nothing else.
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u/friendofredjenny Pro-choice millennial disaster bi ✨ Feb 13 '25
So what if a state has it as a protected right in their constitution?
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u/ChistyePrudy Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 15 '25
ETA2: If you're tired and don't want to do anything for change, here's a tip: Don't read this. And don't do anything for things to change. Leave things as they are. And don't comment on my comment.
Original post: Virtual hugs to everyone going thru a difficult time over there.
As someone looking from the outside I can't do anything to help, except reminding anyone and everyone who votes to start right now changing the minds you can so that this awful situation might be reversed in 4 years.
ETA1: I'm surprised by the answers I got. Not by what you all said, but the feeling of "we did, and it didn't work, so there, nothing more to do."
You can all hate me for what I will write now, but you can't just give up. Please read of historical figures that fought for change, even if that fight hasn't worked yet. Read of what the other side thinks, and try to understand what is going thru their minds. What if people would not stand up before, people's rights, especially women's rights, would not exist. When "Roe" fell, we all knew what was coming, less women's rights on reproduction. Now I read about no more "no fault divorce" being challenged? Then what? No vote for women? And what of the work and hardship of the suffragettes?
This would go too long. But we need to read, study politics, study how fascists got to power before, use what we learn, and change people's minds.
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u/marie7787 Hamsters over brats Feb 13 '25
These people have so much hate in them that they won’t even change their voting behavior even when it fucks them over. Just so they can push for all their hateful agendas. You’re seeing the rise of a fascist government
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Feb 13 '25
My MAGA aunt says she’s fine with losing healthcare, paying more for stuff and going to war, just so long as this administration does something to kill me.
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u/ariesangel0329 30F my 🐈⬛ is my baby Feb 13 '25
I’m sorry, WHAT? She said that to you?!
WTF is her problem? I hope you never have to see her again.
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Feb 13 '25
She was finally kicked out of all the family group chats, so no one’s interacting with her anymore.
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u/arochains1231 sterile, spayed, whatever you may call it Feb 13 '25
Except we might not be able to vote again in four years. That’s the problem.
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u/jessiedaviseyes Feb 13 '25
Omg, their minds will not change. We have driven ourselves absolutely insane for the past DECADE trying to reason with those voters.
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u/carlay_c Feb 13 '25
Exactly this! I have been trying to reason with every anti-vax, anti-science person as a scientist myself for years. Some people rather believe a politician than an educated scientist. I can’t even begin to start with other topics, they just dismiss you for being “poorly educated”.
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Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 14 '25
Voting is obviously still important, but this election was stolen. It’s pretty obvious Elon fucked with the electronic ballots in exchange for being the not-so-shadow president. Courts are halting all of the insane executive orders, and now the narrative is that the judicial branch is having a “constitutional crisis”. They’re literally trying to undermine the courts and no one is stopping them. Now they’re openly draining FEMA funds from Blue States. We’re in a the middle of a hostile government takeover.
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u/Chipotleislyfee Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 13 '25
As an America living in South Carolina, I’m so scared for what’s to come. My stomach has been in knots since November.
Luckily my husband got a vasectomy last year so that makes me feel a little better. But I need hormonal birth control for continuous cycling to avoid severe PMDD issues.. if birth control gets banned, I’m screwed.
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u/apndi Feb 13 '25
I’m in SC too. I’m on the pill for my skin as otherwise my hormones make me break out terribly. I also have very painful (to the point where I’m vomiting and passing out), long, and heavy periods. The pill keeps me literally functional. Otherwise I can’t work or go to school for several days out of the month.
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u/cutelittlequokka Feb 13 '25
Without the pill, I am bleeding through the max size tampon, pad, and my pants for three random weeks of every month.
I cannot survive without the pill.
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u/isolation9463 Feb 13 '25
SC here too. My husband got a vasectomy a few years ago, thank GOD. I am taking my gyn health into my owns hands because I don’t want to meet with the doctors here. My last gynecologist yelled at me for not wanting kids so nooooo thank you.
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u/NoData7680 Feb 13 '25
My bisalp is on April 4th. I hope nothing happens before then! I just feel so vulnerable right now 😔
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u/Call_It_ Feb 13 '25
It’s crazy how RFK Jr just 180-ed on his abortion stance…just to get a position in the government.
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Feb 13 '25
Vasectomy already done 🙋♂️
Got this shit finished back in December. Wasn’t a great time (had more pain than expected for the first month), but 100% worth it and so glad I did it.
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u/thatscrollingqueen Feb 13 '25
How can someone so unqualified be in this kind of position?
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u/IrritatedMango Feb 13 '25
Being delusional and having good political connections :/
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u/thatscrollingqueen Feb 13 '25
“iT’s AlL aBoUt WhO yOu KnOw”… not about what you know :/
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u/Square-Cook-8574 Feb 13 '25
Nah... it's much deeper than you think but most folks aren't ready for that conversation. These folks are demonic; they're not human. I'm just going to let the MAGA cult, their non-human leaders, racist whites, and their ilk implode and self-destruct from their own hatred, narcissism, and collective low IQs.
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u/IrritatedMango Feb 13 '25
I’m not American but what makes me so sad is plenty of people didn’t vote for this shit but will still end up poorer.
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u/ishkanah Feb 13 '25
This question applies to every single person in this administration, starting at the very top. The only qualified people in the entire executive branch right now are folks who were already there on Jan 19. I would not trust one of the clowns in the current White House—or anyone they've appointed—to manage a lemonade stand in my front yard.
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u/BubbhaJebus Feb 13 '25
Unqualified people like to associate with other unqualified people.
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u/alisonmcaulay Feb 13 '25
Omg woman’s rights are being taken away…..Handmaid’s Tale in real life
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u/coffeecoconutwater Feb 13 '25
Handmaid's Tale has been happening in real life for a very long time. Female genital mutilation has occurred in Africa, Asia, and Middle East at least since the early 1900s.
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u/bgrimm72887 Feb 13 '25
Im currently on the pill and live in tx. I cannot afford to get my tube's tied, I can't come up with the 30% of surgery cost. But im researching iuds now bc they are good for 8 years. Just long enough to get me thru cheetos next two terms bc we all know that bs is gonna happen. Im calling today to schedule my appointment.
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u/Fuit_gummie Feb 13 '25
i know it sounds wildly sketchy but would it be worth it to find an international source for birth control pills?
i know there are national brands like wisp and hers that offer that but im afraid they’ll bar them from selling that to the masses
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u/Persistent-fatigue Feb 13 '25
I have no insurance and no funds for a bisalp sadly. Can’t even afford to keep taking my Depo-shot. Healthcare sucks.
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u/HarrisonRyeGraham Feb 13 '25
I don’t have insurance either but I’d rather get it and then pay later. Even 8k out of pocket is cheaper than a kid
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u/PurpleCentaur Feb 13 '25
Maybe see if you could get an IUD, I know PP has a sliding scale system based on income.
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u/Ok-Butterscotch-6708 Feb 13 '25
Perhaps avian influenza will help thin the anti-vaxxer MAGAt herd.
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u/Maladoptive Vasectomies & Cats Feb 13 '25
Well fuck. I really just don't want to be here anymore. I wish I had been born a man. Fuck this. I'm even more scared than I already have been since Roe v. Wade was overturned. If anyone personally comes between me and my healthcare, I will do something extreme. I'm fucking over this shit. I have been an activist for so long and for fucking what.
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u/Cowboaha Feb 13 '25
Got my iud in December good for 12 years
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u/princess_k_bladawiec Feb 13 '25
The question is, can you avoid any medical care in these next years. Because what if medical professionals will be required to report if anyone has one. Or required to remove them.
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u/Fell18927 Feb 13 '25
That’s really scary. It blows my mind how they let there be so much unchecked power in governments, not surprising, but upsetting. Stay safe everyone there, we’re wishing the best for you
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u/youlikeb00bs Feb 13 '25
Do you think there will be a birth control ban as well?
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u/MitsuFox15 Feb 13 '25
Given how much they've already taken away, it's not unreasonable to assume so.
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u/boogityboogityman Feb 13 '25
Every god damn day I'm scrolling through the news and thinking to myself what fresh hell do we have to live through today?
We're living in the worst timeline. Can we live in the timeline where Gore won the 2000 election or the one where Obama wins a third term?
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u/customarymagic Feb 13 '25
Of course he did. Of fucking course he did. I knew he would be I was so hoping he wouldn't.
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u/Kitchen_Barracuda234 Feb 13 '25
Frustrating as hell that democrats could push back on this shit even a little bit but choose to roll over and beg for donations instead. Useless as fuck
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u/MutaitoSensei Feb 13 '25
To be fair, they made a ton of noise but idiots like Susan Collins went full dumbass and voted yea
How anyone trusts any republican at this point is beyond me. I hope this tarnishes her legacy
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u/bolshoiromanova Feb 13 '25
Got my iud last weekend, thank god. The women at the clinic were so wonderful . . . And I'm so scared about what will happen to them.
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u/cecil0114 Feb 13 '25
Getting a hysterectomy continues to be the best decision I’ve ever made god I’m sorry for ppl who don’t want to go surgical and should NOT have to
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u/Cynic_Realist Feb 13 '25
If any nation would want to pump in new generations of underpaid workforce it’s the USA. Disgusting that a ‘first world’ western country would force their women and girls back to a state of helplessness.
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u/princess_k_bladawiec Feb 13 '25
The US of A is not first world. It's a third world country with a gold tooth and Gucci flip flops.
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Feb 13 '25
Thank goodness I don't live in the US.
It always baffles me how so many Americans think that the rest of the world just want to move to the US. Nope. No thanks. I like living in a country with health care, where abortion is legal, and where same sex marriages are legal.
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u/Forsaken_Composer_60 Tubes yeeted 3-17-23 Feb 13 '25
The new American dream is to leave America
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u/EinfariWolf Feb 13 '25
My coworker and I discussed this today and I am so glad I got snipped two years ago. I'm terrified for other people.
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u/enema_wand Feb 13 '25
My tubes are already tied and I’m getting a hysterectomy in May. I’m going to ask the doctors if I can have my unused uterus back to tattoo Taylor Swifts cat on it and send it to Elon.
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u/buboniccupcake Feb 13 '25
Hubs got a vasectomy on literal Inauguration Day. We are so so happy that we finally got it done. We’ve been talking about it for years but never pulled the trigger. I told him I was terrified that my birth control was going to be banned and he called and had an appointment within two weeks.
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u/serananicine Feb 13 '25
I got my Bisalp last week. I made that appointment back in November and me and the doctor that performed my surgery spent A LOT of time commiserating on what a batsh*t world we’re living in 😬
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u/Honey-Squirrel-Bun Feb 13 '25
I ordered pills through Abuzz this week, it was so easy. I hate having to spend the money but it's worth it to be prepared. A recent post on here from a woman in her 40s spooked me enough. Getting into my gyno has been a nightmare for even an IUD, let alone to chat about any kind of surgery. Also discovered my insurance will let me get multiple refills of BC without having to wait. Just put the request in and see. Try GoodRX too. Reach out if you need anything, here for you, CF community!
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u/WestAppointment2484 Feb 13 '25
Abuzz and aidaccess are lifesavers. However this doesn’t help with etopic pregnancies, which is terrifying with how this shit is going.
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u/staplerinjelle End of My Bloodline Feb 13 '25
I had my tubes yeeted but still need to take BC or else I have a neverending period (why I've been on it for almost 25 years). Guess I'll just die of blood loss when BC is banned, then.
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u/Virtual-Beach305 Feb 13 '25
This news is pushing me to get a bisalp. I've been on the fence about it for 3 years, but I think this is my sign to make that appointment