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Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception. His campaign says he misspoke

From WABE Politics News:

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was open to supporting regulations on contraception and that his campaign would release a policy on the issue “very shortly.” The comments, […]

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[–] R00bot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 79 points 5 months ago (6 children)

This shit sucks for men too. I don't understand why anyone is against contraception.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I don’t understand why anyone is against contraception.

Its a great way to "trap" someone who you fear is going to leave you because you're a slacker working a dead end job and you know they can do better if they could see the reality of the situation.

Funny enough, its also why they're against no-fault divorces.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

When the birth control pill was first released, people opposed it by claiming that women would just take trains of lovers while their husband was at work, since there was no longer the risk of pregnancy.

That was 64 years and many of those people became politicians and church leaders or passed their shitty views down to their shitty children.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like projection, doesn't it? No risk of pregnancy, I'll bang as many women/men as I have time for...

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Them banging people doesn't upset them, only that their wives and daughters might do the same.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

evangelicals are against it cause they dont want women to have options.

They want women to pump out tiny soldiers of christ who will grow up indoctrinated to take seats of government, starting at the local, and working their way up to state and federal, until the christofascist extremists control all aspects of government, with the power and authority to brutally put down any "non-believer" I.E. anyone that is critical of their behavior or actions.

[–] proper@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

they need more dumbasses to make more dumbass voters.

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

There's far right assholes who think the solution to falling birth rates is to go full Ceaușescu.