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Women Are Encouraging #SexStrike To Protest Abortion Laws And People Are Divided
In today’s society, we are currently facing a battle between human rights, liberty to choose for yourself, and laws that are constructed by ideologies and based on moral questions that nobody can have a correct answer to. So there is no surprise that people are constantly looking for ways to stand up for themselves and their freedom to choose the life they want to live. This debate seems rather simple in theory but when it comes to unborn children, motherhood, and women’s right to abortions, it always gets messy.
Recently, Georgia joined Kentucky, Mississippi and a few other states that recently outlawed abortion at roughly six weeks calling it a “heartbeat” bill. This law has caused a massive outrage with many celebrities joining in.
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Alyssa Milano, an actress who is mostly known for her role in Charmed has recently been very active when it comes to women’s rights
She has taken part in spreading the #metoo movement, she also spoke at the 2018 Women’s March. This year, she took her activism to a new level by encouraging women to participate in a new strike.
She has taken to Twitter to protest the bill outlawing abortions at roughly 6 weeks
One of the biggest factors when it comes to protesting this law is the fact that the majority of women don’t even know they are pregnant at this stage of their pregnancy.
While some women totally agreed with this strike and decided to participate
Others believe this is only a step towards preaching conservative ideas and promoting abstinence over pro-choice
Others were disappointed since this strike only devalues women even more (edited)
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Tracee Jeen 6 years ago
I think her point is that legislators need to get the f#*k out of our bedrooms. Gov't can't/shouldnt legislate morality, and when they do, it's often to distract Americans from other BS they are up to. Yeah, in a perfect world, we all wear rubbers.
Full Name 6 years ago
In a perfect world, we'd have a breeding time of year and there'd be no diseases and for the non fertile times we could just have at it with no consequences. Your idea of perfect is different from mine it seems ;-P
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SirWriteALot 6 years ago
Stupid. The only one they're "hurting" is their partner, who (if they picked them right) should be on board with their agendas. Also it reinforces the idea that women have no joy in sex which is far from the truth.
Christina Sersif 6 years ago
100% of unwanted pregnancies are caused by men. Yet we don't see men being shamed for knocking a girl up the woman gets shamed instead.
Daria B 6 years ago
Not sure about the 100% statistics, since life is too complicated to point fingers. But I think men are less shamed when it happens because for them it's easier to hide it. I mean, they don't get the baby belly.
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Nia Loves Art 6 years ago
Unless the wives and mistresses of pro life legislators participate, which they won’t, the strike will be completely pointless and just reinforce the idea that women have to be abstinent, which is what the pro life movement wants.
mild anxiety! at the disco 6 years ago
Welp time to scroll through comments to see the shitstorm of arguments and downvotes..
Wil Vanderheijden 6 years ago (edited)
Usually it's better to fight the cause instead of the symptoms. Sadly with abortion this isn't the case. Women don't choose to get raped and become pregnant. Any lawmaker that is prohibiting victims of rape to have the pregnancy terminated under safe medical conditions is a monster. There are enough reasons for a woman to decide to have an abortion, which she even shouldn't have to explain. Lawmakers have no right to declare these women murderers by reinstating medieval laws. Luckily there's a lot of medication available on the internet to end pregnancies.
- 6 years ago
A "sex strike" won't change abortion laws. Use logic and facts, not WE WONT HAVE SEX WITH YOU UNLESS YOU CHANGE THIS. Because as a woman, it feels insulting to hear that. I don't owe you sex, so not having sex changes nothing if that's the case. This sounds as if we owe men sex and that it's something they need. SMH
Shelly Knope 6 years ago
I vote for men to get a vasectomy until both side are ready and agrees to have babies. No need to ask them, sperm is life! so they're not entitled to decide over their bodies as long as they're holding life inside of them
mild anxiety! at the disco 6 years ago
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Owl Payson 6 years ago
Rape and conteseptive failure, both uncontrollable by the woman and often result in a woman forced to go through expenses they can’t afford, immense pain and restrictions, and they are born into a unprepared family
Stille20 6 years ago
This is problematic from a relationship stand point. You should not be punishing your significant by withhold sex (or really punishing them at all). I also agree that it makes it seem like sex is for men.
Scott 6 years ago
If your only bargaining chip in your relationship is sex because that all the power they allow you to have, my hat is off for the women who clutch that power over their partner. Sex is a gift, not an obligation.
Load More Replies... Tracee Jeen 6 years ago
I think her point is that legislators need to get the f#*k out of our bedrooms. Gov't can't/shouldnt legislate morality, and when they do, it's often to distract Americans from other BS they are up to. Yeah, in a perfect world, we all wear rubbers.
Full Name 6 years ago
In a perfect world, we'd have a breeding time of year and there'd be no diseases and for the non fertile times we could just have at it with no consequences. Your idea of perfect is different from mine it seems ;-P
Load More Replies... SirWriteALot 6 years ago
Stupid. The only one they're "hurting" is their partner, who (if they picked them right) should be on board with their agendas. Also it reinforces the idea that women have no joy in sex which is far from the truth.
Christina Sersif 6 years ago
100% of unwanted pregnancies are caused by men. Yet we don't see men being shamed for knocking a girl up the woman gets shamed instead.
Daria B 6 years ago
Not sure about the 100% statistics, since life is too complicated to point fingers. But I think men are less shamed when it happens because for them it's easier to hide it. I mean, they don't get the baby belly.
Load More Replies... Nia Loves Art 6 years ago
Unless the wives and mistresses of pro life legislators participate, which they won’t, the strike will be completely pointless and just reinforce the idea that women have to be abstinent, which is what the pro life movement wants.
mild anxiety! at the disco 6 years ago
Welp time to scroll through comments to see the shitstorm of arguments and downvotes..
Wil Vanderheijden 6 years ago (edited)
Usually it's better to fight the cause instead of the symptoms. Sadly with abortion this isn't the case. Women don't choose to get raped and become pregnant. Any lawmaker that is prohibiting victims of rape to have the pregnancy terminated under safe medical conditions is a monster. There are enough reasons for a woman to decide to have an abortion, which she even shouldn't have to explain. Lawmakers have no right to declare these women murderers by reinstating medieval laws. Luckily there's a lot of medication available on the internet to end pregnancies.
- 6 years ago
A "sex strike" won't change abortion laws. Use logic and facts, not WE WONT HAVE SEX WITH YOU UNLESS YOU CHANGE THIS. Because as a woman, it feels insulting to hear that. I don't owe you sex, so not having sex changes nothing if that's the case. This sounds as if we owe men sex and that it's something they need. SMH
Shelly Knope 6 years ago
I vote for men to get a vasectomy until both side are ready and agrees to have babies. No need to ask them, sperm is life! so they're not entitled to decide over their bodies as long as they're holding life inside of them
mild anxiety! at the disco 6 years ago
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Load More Replies... Owl Payson 6 years ago
Rape and conteseptive failure, both uncontrollable by the woman and often result in a woman forced to go through expenses they can’t afford, immense pain and restrictions, and they are born into a unprepared family
Stille20 6 years ago
This is problematic from a relationship stand point. You should not be punishing your significant by withhold sex (or really punishing them at all). I also agree that it makes it seem like sex is for men.
Scott 6 years ago
If your only bargaining chip in your relationship is sex because that all the power they allow you to have, my hat is off for the women who clutch that power over their partner. Sex is a gift, not an obligation.
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