Poke It With A Stick

thoseareturkeys:

think-progress:

Take a look at who relies on contraception: 58 percent of women use it for purposes OTHER than family planning.

The last two times I took oral contraception, it was to calm down my cramps and what not. A couple of days a week, every month, I can barely function. I had negative side effects and opted not to continue.

To be on certain kinds of acne medication, you need an oral contraceptive to regulate your hormones.

Some women have periods all over the fucking calendar and oral contraceptives help them regulate it.

I think these “houses of worship”, run mostly by men, should grow the fuck up.

Sincerely,

Management

(via stfuconservatives)

notwearingwords:

This morning I went to Planned Parenthood to get a new prescription for birth control. It was a comfortable, quiet waiting room with a radio playing NPR. The receptionist was friendly and helpful. While I waited, several other young women came and went. The nurse was kind, the doctor was respectful. I paid $71 for the appointment and bought 3 months of pills from them. I’m uninsured and unemployed, but they made things simple and were not judgmental.

I find it unbelievable, absolutely ridiculous that people could be trying to shut these places down. Shutting down PPs is telling women, “I don’t care about you.” It’s pushing women to go to crowded, understaffed health centers, or pushing them to not go to the doctors at all. I stand with Planned Parenthood, and I hope you stand with me.

(via yousuckflounderlemming)