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Don’t like abortion? Then you should be in favor of free contraceptives.

Dan Broadbent May 15, 2019, 2:51 pm 3 Comments

BREAKING: Alabama's legislature just passed a law that criminalizes doctors and makes abortion illegal.

Abortion is NOT a crime — it's a constitutional right.

We will sue to stop this law from ever taking effect.
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 15, 2019

If you don’t like abortion, you should be in favor of free contraceptives. This really isn’t a complicated idea. In fact, I’ve posted about it here, here, here, here, and probably other places that I’ve forgotten about. The research is crystal clear. If you want to reduce the amount of abortions that are occurring, the […] More

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This OB/GYN Is Going Viral For Debunking of Late-Term Abortion Myths

James Schlarmann February 2, 2019, 1:23 pm 1 Comment

If you follow right-wing media sources even slightly you’re probably well aware of the gnashing of teeth, moans, and wails of conservatives in the media over New York’s new abortion law. In a nutshell, the law protects a woman’s right to choose to terminate her pregnancy even if the Supreme Court overturns Roe Vs. Wade, […] More

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Access to birth control brings abortion rate to lowest in decades, but Congress wants to fix that.

Dan Broadbent February 20, 2017, 5:26 pm 3 Comments

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Access to birth control brings abortion rate to lowest in decades, but Congress wants to fix that. Let’s start out by stating the obvious. No rational person is excited at the prospect of an abortion. It is absolutely one of the more difficult decisions a woman may make during her life, however it currently is and […] More

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Oklahoma Legislators Criminalize Abortion

Dan Broadbent May 19, 2016, 10:33 pm 2 Comments

Oklahoma Legislators Criminalize Abortion Today, the Oklahoma state legislature passed a bill that essentially will ban abortions in their state, despite Oklahoma only having two clinics in the entire state authorized to perform an abortion. The bill passed without discussion or debate and will now be sent to anti-choice governor Mary Fallin, who has until […] More

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Why are atheists always so angry? 🤔

Dan Broadbent May 9, 2022, 1:26 pm

There are always folks who whine about me making fun of religion, saying things like “why can’t you let people believe what they want” or claiming I’m being rude by mocking a completely ridiculous ideology. This post is for those people. Do you understand now? Does it make sense? Do you feel any sort of […] More

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The Bible makes a compelling argument to be pro-choice

A Science Enthusiast August 16, 2020, 2:53 pm

I'm pro-abortion the same way I'm pro-appendectomy or pro-hip replacement.

It's a medical procedure that doesn't involve me. https://t.co/O79uyv8vz3
— Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast) March 5, 2019

Christians around the country, whether they admit it or not, are using the Bible as a basis for legislation, but what if I told you the Bible is actually very pro-choice? Last week, I wrote about how statistics show that increased access to contraceptives lowers the abortion rate. I'm pro-abortion the same way I'm pro-appendectomy […] More

in Biology, Human Rights

Bill Nye: Fertilized Eggs Are Not Humans

Dan Broadbent July 25, 2019, 12:37 pm 2 Comments

In a video for Big Think, Bill Nye, personal childhood hero and CEO of The Planetary Society, explains the science behind why fertilized eggs are not humans, and why lawmakers should stop telling women what to do. Bill starts out by saying “Eggs get fertilized… a lot. But that’s not all you need.” He explains: […] More

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Facebook just banned me for ‘hate speech’ for criticizing Russian-owned ‘FaceApp’

Dan Broadbent July 17, 2019, 6:28 pm 1 Comment

Just a couple of hours ago, I made a post on my personal Facebook page regarding everyone who is using the “FaceApp” app. I haven’t used it myself, but from what I understand, you upload a picture to the app and it edits the image to make you look a few decades older. Most users […] More

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The Satanic Temple cites ‘religious freedom’ from Supreme Court’s fetal remains ruling

Dan Broadbent May 30, 2019, 2:56 pm 1 Comment

The Satanic Temple declares its members exempt from Indiana law regarding fetal remains pic.twitter.com/nPDvl1W6xv
— The Satanic Temple (@satanic_temple_) May 29, 2019

Having received status as a tax-exempt church in April, The Satanic Temple is now challenging a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the handling of fetal remains on the grounds that it impedes their religious practices. Before becoming Vice President, then-Indiana governor Mike Pence signed legislation that not only blocked abortions for reasons pertaining to race, […] More

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Georgia Newborn In Police Custody After Absorbing Her Twin Before Birth

James Schlarmann May 28, 2019, 4:50 pm 1 Comment

RIO CHINGADEROS LOCOS, GEORGIA — Authorities in a small Georgia town are reporting that they have a single newborn baby in custody, awaiting arraignment on murder charges. Because the suspect is a minor, their name is being withheld, but we do know the alleged killer was born female. “This morning we took a young newborn […] More

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The Bible makes a compelling argument to be pro-choice

Dan Broadbent May 22, 2019, 12:04 pm 1 Comment

I'm pro-abortion the same way I'm pro-appendectomy or pro-hip replacement.

It's a medical procedure that doesn't involve me. https://t.co/O79uyv8vz3
— Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast) March 5, 2019

Christians around the country, whether they admit it or not, are using the Bible as a basis for legislation, but what if I told you the Bible is actually very pro-choice? Last week, I wrote about how statistics show that increased access to contraceptives lowers the abortion rate. I'm pro-abortion the same way I'm pro-appendectomy […] More

in Vaccines

An Anti-Vaxxer Who Sued His School Over Vaccines Just Got Chickenpox

James Schlarmann May 14, 2019, 4:25 pm

For action there is an equal and opposite reaction. I’m pretty sure I just made that up, and as a science blog, I’m sure you readers will let me get away with that assertion. Anyway, while that may be Newton’s Third Law of Gravity, I find it a scientific way of saying the more poetic, […] More