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• Thank you for writing this. I got an abortion when I was 17 (almost a decade ago) and I still struggle with the decision I made. When I got pregnant later (years later when I was more mature and ready),
  (posted to Speaking of Abortion)
• Who cares if her reasons aren't "solid"? (Are some of you seriously saying her reasons for not wanting the vaccine are invalid? Really???)It's still her body and it should still be her choice. She shouldn't have to justify her reasons
  (posted to Young woman rejects HPV vaccine and loses path to citizenship)
• i totally agree with you dominique
  (posted to Penis Size)
• I'm 5 months pregnant and I have zero sex drive. I don't even like my husband to touch me (we haven't hugged or kissed in months) and the thought of sex disgusts me. ):
  (posted to Ask Professor Foxy: How Does Pregnancy Impact My Sex Drive and Desires?)
• That's what happened to me. I didn't think twice about changing my last name. A year later after finding feminism and being forced to think about what changing my name meant, I really regret changing my last name.
  (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))

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• Question: My last name is definitely my dad's name, for my own view and personal experience. When you say, "my boyfriend's name is always his and never his father's" - how have you seen/experienced that? Statement: My name, like most (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• FYI, Picasso was Pablo's mom's maiden name. Also, I changed my name after giving it a lot of thought. Nobody I knew in my family except my dad had my last name, and my dad was not very nice to (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• Mamram, It's interesting you view your boyfriend taking your name as being "dependent." Do you view yourself taking his name as you being "dependent"? Does he? Is dependency a bad thing? (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• Ben Zimmer (the language expert) writes on the history of Ms. in the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/magazine/25FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1 and in VT: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/2043/ (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• I think if you are really taking about freedom it should be a choice and to each their own, which should be respected by all including society. There are reasons why people take their spouses name. I did and (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))

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