Women of #nzpol Twitter: on forced contraception for beneficiaries

A few months ago I suggested that I should do a woman-only Twitter round-up on topical issues, in the interests of amplifying women’s voices in the political debate and also because:

So here’s some top tweets on Anne Tolley’s suggestion of ~~coercing~~ encouraging beneficiaries to get sterilised.

I'm a strong supporter of free access to a comprehensive range of contraceptive methods but forcing people, sanctions if they don't NO WAY

— Julie Fairey (@juliefairey) September 27, 2015

Whoah, is it eugenics day on Twitter? I see one of our MPs is on the same fertility-policing tip too. https://t.co/kpDfLi00BH

— stories from the city (@mizjwilliams) September 27, 2015

https://twitter.com/ColeyTangerina/status/647935551883116544

At least once a decade, for a few hundred years, someone has piped up with this shit. It is exactly as racist, classist and gross as always.

— Ancient Queer Bickerings (@CaitlinSnark) September 27, 2015

https://twitter.com/Roz_P_/status/647957451392729088

You know what the state should do before deciding who can/cannot have children? Address inequality. Tolley is in very scary territory…

— Lizzie Marvelly (@LizzieMarvelly) September 27, 2015

https://twitter.com/Pseudony_Ms/status/648216113487048704

https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/648221305758593024

https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/648222644924346368

https://twitter.com/dimsie/status/648225431171108868

https://twitter.com/Dovil/status/648225594820292608

https://twitter.com/AJFitzwater/status/648231166898601984

https://twitter.com/AJFitzwater/status/648231389305815040

https://twitter.com/AJFitzwater/status/648231859747319809

https://twitter.com/cannibality/status/648232353764999168

https://twitter.com/cannibality/status/648232596405510144

https://twitter.com/katieabradford/status/648308597911252992

https://twitter.com/BeeFaerie/status/648344468379185152