TIL that contraception is illegal in Afghanistan
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/29/afghanistan-taliban-women-birth-control-contraceptive-ban-lethal-pregnancies-miscarriages-violence
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birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 32 pts · 187d
As well anticonception being illegal in several US states.
Griffus@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 187d
The same iron age, middle eastern moral foundation for both.
RamRabbit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 186d
In no US state is contraception illegal. It really weakens your point when your claims are demonstrably false.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 186d
I think the wording anticonception is the key there, there was a huge deal about making abortions illegal. Not sure where they landed on that but it was a big thing for a while.
RamRabbit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 186d
*Edit: Anticonception and contracpetion are synonyms. Both mean to prevent conception, something that is legal in all US states.
Abortion doesn't prevent or stop conception. Abortion isn't an 'anti-conception'*. So again, in which state is an 'anti-conception' illegal? None. It's a demonstrably false claim that weakens the fuck out of any point trying to be made.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 186d
To be honest this has been my first encounter with the word anticonception and I assumed they said it differently to mean different things.
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 186d
RamRabbit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 186d
Antiception is a synonym of contraception. Both mean to prevent conception, something that is legal in all US states.
roofuskit@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 186d
Give it time, the US is heading to the same place. Once the Nazis realize that their anti-immigration stance is going to put the population in decline they'll start passing legislation in their christofascist testing ground states.
They've already noticed the birth rate decline and have been discussing tactics to address it.
NannerBanner@literature.cafe · 7 pts · 186d
They have tried before (and are still trying) to make contraception illegal. The hobby lobby lawsuit about their insurance paying for birth control was a big part of that.
Greddan@feddit.org · 18 pts · 186d
Chais@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 186d
You can't prevent people from believing whatever insane nonsense they wish and I don't think anyone should.
We should, however, ban institutionalised religion. No one's imaginary friend should be given any legal rights or powers, let alone tax exemptions.
pimento64@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 186d
Taking exception to theocratic oligarchy is a good thing, and government should be secular, because any country that attempts to exert control over what people are allowed to believe in is uncivilized.
madcaesar@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 185d
Giving women control of their bodies is a requirement of progress and destruction of dictatorships. Every fascist / barbarian asshole starts by taking women's autonomy away.
Just like the GOP is doing here...
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · -11 pts · 185d
Last time I checked the GOP wasn't targeting contraception
daannii@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 185d
They are. They have tried to ban the plan B pill .
webkitten@piefed.social · 5 pts · 185d
djsp@feddit.org · 3 pts · 185d
Just you wait… They won't stop at abortion.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 185d
Source?
IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 185d
Pretty sure it's in P2025. At least the need to make it so employers don't pay for it.
SirActionSack@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 185d
Check again.
billwashere@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 185d
Yet.