I am virulently pro-choice. Reproductive freedom is one of the most basic and essential aspects in a free society. Of course, we don’t really live in one of those. SLToday:

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A St. Joseph woman who has three children says she was shocked when a judge ordered her not to have any more children out of wedlock while she is on probation for three years.

Mandy Nelson, 26, was given the unusual requirement by Buchanan County Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg as part of her probation in a forgery case. Other conditions of her probation include community service hours, paying restitution and obtaining a GED or high school diploma.

“I was shocked,” Nelson said. “I only have three kids. He made it seem like I was just having kids, kids, kids.”  Read more