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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/us/texas-womens-clinics-retreat-as-finances-are-cut.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/opinion/yet-another-curb-on-abortion.html?_r=1&ref=politics

There are two articles here that EVERYONE should really look into. Whether or not you are pro-life or pro-abortion, I hope to hell you are all still pro-equality. Recently the United States has been a hot spot for woman's issues, and frankly, the rights that women have had to fight for, for hundreds of years, all the work, legislations, struggles, protests, etc, is being undermined and taken down. This goes far beyond abortion and touches onto women's and children's health care. Yes, I am pro-choice, the key word being choice, that all opinions should be respected and left to the woman to decide her fate. I know many people who have had abortions, and many who have not. The only ones I know to be unhappy are the one's who felt as though their choices were made for them. The one's who were pressured into either keeping, adoption, or abortion. Furthermore, the argument for abortion should NEVER involve the health and safety of society as a whole. The laws being put forth endanger the most vulnerable of population, youths and low-income families. It is obvious from the American government's complete and total lack of care for education on the matter, accurate information, and the safety of the people that the frustrating struggle for equality is not over. We can no longer blind ourselves and say that our grandmothers won it all for us already, I can no longer sit back and clench my teeth and bite my tongue. I'm sick and tired of trying to explain that yes I am a feminist. Yes, I have long hair and wear a bra and dresses, no I am not a lesbian (equal rights though), yes I like men, no man hating is not feminism, and yes even though I am not an obnoxious, man hating, crazed hippie I am a feminist. And I'm really sick and tired of my head hitting my desk when I hear about this type of news. Really, its giving me a headache and becoming far too common.

As a Canadian, I have never been more disgusted with the policies from our neighbours to the south. I have never been more disappointed in a developed country as I have been by the United States. And never have I felt so terrified of an election. International politics are important. They effect the way countries work together, and the fact that the US is a world leader and often casts the shadows onto my own country in terms of the world stage, everything happening here will effect international relationships and policies. I hope to hell everyone does enough research into the actual platforms of the candidates rather then voting for colour. I believe you would be frightened by what the Republican candidates are aiming for. I beg of you, educate yourself about the world and the real issues at stake. Don't be blinded by ideologies and "values." Look into peer-reviewed scientific journals (one's without a political/corporate agenda), and please for God's sake vote with accurate information and knowledge.

I could go on a whole other rant about them (serious, if you don't believe in Global warming, I should tell you that the current temperature all winter has been 10-20 degrees above average; its was 15 degrees celsius when the average is -5, we have barely seen snow in the past few years, the arctic permafrost is melting as well as the year-round sea ice, the weather has been absolutely insane, if you don't believe it, come to the great white north, although its not really white anymore) but I'm going to bed now.

Thank you.

The room mate downloaded a bunch of movies... Now we only have >2GB of data left! emotion_facepalm

The summer heat and horrid drivers.>(

My wireless contract is up for renewal and Verizon says I can't renew my plan unless I buy a new phone. WTF! My phone is only a year old and they say I have to pay $200 for an upgraded one.

The ice storm here knocked out our power for most of the day. We finally got it back, but it's freezing!

(... And Deathfrost is supposedly Batman to my Bruce Wayne!)

This area on my game.=-=

My stepdad's BMW was hit-n-run by a drunk driver (who totally wrecked not long after running), and now the drunk driver's family wants our insurance company to pay for the idiot's medical bills!