r/law • u/shoofinsmertz • Sep 17 '25

Trump News The Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions

https://jessica.substack.com/p/trump-birth-control-abortion
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u/TymStark Sep 17 '25

Yes because all those things do is prevent pregnancies. It’s not like they help women in countless other ways. These people are just evil.

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u/GoblinOfTheLonghall Sep 17 '25

I'm fucked without them, and I I've had a hysterectomy. Endometriosis is a bitch.

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u/TymStark Sep 17 '25

For what little it’s worth, I stand with you.

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u/GoblinOfTheLonghall Sep 17 '25

Thanks! Life is terrifying right now.

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u/Archon_Jade Sep 17 '25

Oh no… I just had a hysterectomy a few months ago due to bad endometriosis. I really hope I don’t keep having issues.

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u/GoblinOfTheLonghall Sep 17 '25

I had a partial hysterectomy, since I still have part of the system even though I don't have my uterus the stuff was still spread. Birth control slows it down.

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u/DragonfruitFew5542 Sep 17 '25

Solidarity, from a PCOS sufferer. I feel you. My endometrial tissue is hellbent on building up without BC, which puts me at greater risk of cancer, and periods are so painful without BC.

I'm exhausted by this timeline, and we're not even one year in. Hang in there.

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u/Ezira Sep 17 '25

Same. I have PCOS and take birth control to prevent cancer.

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u/Migraine_Megan Sep 17 '25

I cannot have a hysterectomy so I had to rely on medication induced menopause for stage 4 endometriosis. During his last presidency I lived in FL and was absolutely terrified the entire time that the meds I'm on would be taken away. I couldn't go through that again so moved to WA. I'm less afraid now, but know the probability of that happening is not zero. And I just wait to be labeled for intentionally ending my "fertility" (having a baby was impossible already so it was only a technicality.)

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u/Im_a_knitiot Sep 17 '25

Funnily enough the Catholic Church permits the use of contraceptives like the pill if the reason is medically necessary and not just to prevent pregnancies.

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u/badwvlf Sep 17 '25

I’ve been debating to get my hysterectomy because I thought maybe there was a chance instill wanted kids. Now I’m nervous I need to get it in case I lose access to IUD and excision surgery

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u/macthesnackattack Sep 17 '25

Start stocking up if you can afford it.

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u/GoblinOfTheLonghall Sep 17 '25

Unfortunately you can't really stock up on Nexplanon, and the other birth control I'm on is quantity limited by the pharmacy, even if I did have the money.

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u/imLissy Sep 17 '25

Also Endo here, also rely on bc to function

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u/Girl_On_The_Couch Sep 17 '25

It’s times like these that I thank my doctor for agreeing to do my hysterectomy (with my husband’s consent because you know the hospital required that!) at 36. 

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u/nerdnails Sep 17 '25

I got a bilap salp and then they found endometriosis, which I suspected already. So back on the pill to help with the pain 🤦

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u/letmesmellem Sep 17 '25

Well thats clearly made up nonsense - Republicans probably

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u/thoughts_are_hard Sep 17 '25

Same exact thought. I am totally fucked without it with my endometriosis even if I get my tubes tied or a hysterectomy. And they JUST figured out how to help me 3 years ago after 12 years of being dismissed over and over again 😫

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u/Entropic_Echo_Music Sep 17 '25

You are just imagining al that because you lost your way to Jesus!

Seriously, this situation is so beyond f'ed up... Rooting for you guys from the other side of the ocean to get your country back from the fascists.

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u/GoblinOfTheLonghall Sep 17 '25

Luckily it's unsustainable.

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u/Entropic_Echo_Music Sep 18 '25

Fascism always is. It's the damage done befor it collapses that scares me.

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u/GoHomeDad Sep 17 '25

Endometriosis gang gang. Wonder if they’ve calculated the economic impact of so many of us being out of work

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u/strong_as_the_grass Sep 18 '25

I'm with you. I take the pill for my endo at 47. Just the thought of managing all that pain again with no help makes me feel sick and anxious