#Prolife friends, as far as I can tell #MarilynMonroe never had an abortion. A 2004 biography addressed rumors that she had one or more abortions. "The abortion rumors began from statements made by Amy Greene, the wife of Milton Greene, 1/3
but have not been confirmed by any concrete evidence. Furthermore, Monroe's autopsy report did not note any evidence of abortions." Churchwell, Sarah (2004). The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe. Granta Books. ISBN 978-0-312-42565-4. 2/3
In fact, Joyce Carol Oates' 2000 novel #Blonde, on which the 2022 Netflix movie is based, was nominated for a National Book Award for Fiction in 2000 and in 2001 for a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 3/3
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The evolution of #PlannedParenthood. From saying "abortion kills life after it has begun" to telling women abortion laws prevent treatment of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage.
Old Planned Parenthood pamphlet, then Birth Control Federation of America, Inc. "Plan Your Family for Health and Happiness," undated,” Smith Libraries Exhibits, libex.smith.edu/omeka/items/sh…
The "pro-choice" lies have begun anew after the Dobbs Decision, trying to redefine what an abortion is to scare people into thinking pro-life laws prevent treatment for ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage/removal of a dead fetus.
It's hard to believe that medical doctors are actually misinterpreting abortion restrictions, which generally specifically exclude treatment for miscarriage or #ectopicpregnancy, to delay or prevent care in such cases.
PSA: Saying no one has the right to intentionally kill an innocent human being, even a prenatal one, does not mean I don't care about pregnant women.
Think about it this way: if Twin A from a set of conjoined twins wants to have separation surgery even though it's safe to stay conjoined and separation would certainly kill Twin B, it doesn't mean I don't care about Twin A if I want to prevent the surgery...
Yes, it's really hard going through life conjoined, but it doesn't justify killing your twin to be free of the burden.
So, let me get this straight, some pregnancy resource centers make it seem like they might provide abortions and Elizabeth Warren wants to defund all of them, but not Planned Parenthood, which has numerous crimes and claims against them. 🧵
So my #prolife friends who haven't read #TheHandmaidTale have a better idea about the slippery slope some people in the US think we're on after the #DobbsDecision, in the novel Serena Joy was a public figure who helped bring about a theocracy ruled by men, in which 1/5
homosexual and premarital sex were punishable by death, and women weren't allowed to read or write and couldn't have their own money so they'd be dependent on men. Because Serena and her husband haven't been able to have children, they are allowed a Handmaid, 2/5
a woman who has somehow "sinned" against the theocracy and is known to be fertile. The Handmaids are ritually raped by the men to whom they are assigned in order to get them pregnant as surrogates for the infertile wives. 3/5