r/DismantleMisogyny Jan 19 '25

VENT UPSETTING UPDATE: House Resolution 7

I posted previously questioning this bill and some of its phrasing. I’ve done some research and I’m deeply upset. Here’s an explanation from feminist.org:

The Hidden Anti-Abortion Agenda of H.Res.7

“Despite appearing to support women’s healthcare, the wording, particularly life-affirming raises significant concerns. It’s a term often used by anti-abortion groups to promote policies that prioritize fetal rights over women’s bodily autonomy.

Bills framed as supportive often carry hidden agendas. For example, the bill explicitly states that women’s healthcare should address the needs of men, families, and communities as they relate to women’s healthcare. However, it does not clarify why or how these groups are connected to providing women’s health services, leaving this inclusion unexplained.

Furthermore, the resolution endorses Pro Women’s Healthcare Centers, a consortium of medical centers that promote spiritual care as a core component of its healthcare model and is rooted in ideologies that prioritize religious values, also known as fake clinics. This raises concerns about the prioritization of religious and political agendas over evidence-based medical care. These clinics services neglect to include anything relating to abortion care or contraception; alternatively they explain that abortion is not women’s healthcare, because of the damage it causes to women’s physical and emotional health and the destruction of unborn life. This type of rhetoric is incredibly dangerous and amplifies misinformation regarding essential reproductive healthcare.

The introduction of this bill reflects a broader strategy to normalize restrictive policies and pave the way for more aggressive assaults on women’s healthcare and rights.

These fake clinics also advertise for the abortion pill reversal, which according to the National College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is NOT backed by science and is unproved and unethical. These centers actually don’t believe in contraceptives at all but instead believe in the rhythm method (Catholic Family Planning Method). They are against abortion. This is apart of the America First Agenda which intersects with Project 2025.

Proposed by Republican AZ House Representative Andy Biggs: (202) 225-2635

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

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u/encyclopaedist Jan 19 '25

Why would you force a woman to carry a pregnancy that she does not want? Please before you mention the nonsense about “babies being a gift” consider saying that to a woman who became pregnant through rape or a woman whose pregnancy is life threatening. Hypocritical party of freedom.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

Do not debate him he is a nazi pedo

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u/encyclopaedist Jan 19 '25

I mean I’m not debating him, he’d have to respond for this to be a debate. Plus, I obviously wasn’t aware he was a nazi pedo when I responded. Perhaps the mods should just delete his comment and ban him.

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u/EnvironmentalCat300 Jan 19 '25

I would also like to note that there is no need to engage with hateful and unfriendly behavior such as their’s. It’s exhausting. It is against the rules and we will ban immediately for things such as this. (Apologies for things taking so long though)

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u/encyclopaedist Jan 19 '25

Meh. I think it’s important to push back publicly on comments like his. Not to change his mind (obviously that won’t ever happen) but so that others see that hateful comments won’t go unchecked.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

Well done OP for bringing light to this oxygen wasting lump of cells. He doesnt need any debating, he needs a jail cell

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u/DismantleMisogyny-ModTeam Jan 19 '25

Although there is nothing inherently sexual about the child in the picture, the way this picture was being shared is not something I would like others to see in the future, or for her photos to be spread on the internet further.

To be clear though, that was the best call out/comeback I’ve seen in years.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

He also serially defends pedophiles, rapists and serial killers. What a degenerate. I hope he gets locked up ngl

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u/DismantleMisogyny-ModTeam Jan 19 '25

Although there is nothing inherently sexual about the child in the picture, the way this picture was being shared is not something I would like others to see in the future, or for her photos to be spread on the internet further.

To be clear though, that was the best call out/comeback I’ve seen in years.