[Brazelton] Roe v. Wade
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‘Oh, God, no’: Republicans fear voter backlash after Indiana child rape case
The case of a 10-year-old rape victim is highlighting the election downsides of the new wave of abortion bans.
www.politico.com
Three weeks? It's only been three weeks??? It seems like it's been forever.
--Patrick
No one takes methotrexate because they want to. My hair fell out and I spent days vomiting after my self injections weekly. We take it because we want to be able to walk. I know you all understand this, but it’s not negotiable for certain patients.
Denying the medication to an 8 year old sentences her to a lifetime of pain and mobility issues. I am having a hard time fathoming this. The way to treat these diseases is aggressively before the damage is done.
GasBandit
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Yes, but don't you see, this is a small price that white republican men are willing to pay for the greater goal of stripping all women of personhood and reducing them to chattel as G*D intended.
Did someone neglect to consider the future ramifications of their actions? It would appear so.‘Oh, God, no’: Republicans fear voter backlash after Indiana child rape case
The case of a 10-year-old rape victim is highlighting the election downsides of the new wave of abortion bans.
I'm reminded of all the times some consumer product company has proclaimed something like, "After receiving thousands of angry letters about Feature X, we've decided to change it" only to then start receiving millions of angry letters from all the people who liked Feature X exactly the way it was and question what they were thinking.
--Patrick
figmentPez
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Texas hospitals delaying care over abortion law, letter says
"Some hospitals in Texas have reportedly refused to treat patients with major pregnancy complications for fear of violating the state’s abortion ban, the Texas Medical Association said in a letter this week.
....
"In one case, a central Texas hospital reportedly told a physician not to treat an ectopic pregnancy until it ruptured, the letter said."
This is not about life, this is about controlling women.
"Some hospitals in Texas have reportedly refused to treat patients with major pregnancy complications for fear of violating the state’s abortion ban, the Texas Medical Association said in a letter this week.
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"In one case, a central Texas hospital reportedly told a physician not to treat an ectopic pregnancy until it ruptured, the letter said."
This is not about life, this is about controlling women.
I'm PREEEETTTTYYY sure since the late 80's we've established HIV isn't just a homosexual disease, but yeah, sure, Texas*. You're batting 1.000 lately when it comes to good decisions. 
*Apologies to Texas residents who aren't complete morons.
**Tangently related, my new phone, which autocorrects EVERYTHING, doesn't recognize the word "homosexual". WTF?
*Apologies to Texas residents who aren't complete morons.
**Tangently related, my new phone, which autocorrects EVERYTHING, doesn't recognize the word "homosexual". WTF?
Why Aren’t Conservatives Celebrating the Post-Roe Future They Created?
After a 10-year-old rape victim who had to travel out of state for an abortion made the news, the right have spent their time denying and deflecting the story.
newrepublic.com
Fifty reports.
Since May.
...and this is just counting the ones within Columbus' city limits.
For the record, as of today (July 15th), "since May" only encompasses 45 days.
That means the number of REPORTED cases of rape or sexual abuse towards girls 15 years of age or under is more than once per day. And again, this is just in Columbus, OH, a city with a population of just under a million people. The total number (if you add in the UNreported cases) is going to be more.
--Patrick
figmentPez
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figmentPez
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Mustache-twirling levels of evil from Republicans:
Men rush to get vasectomies after Roe ruling
You know, I thought the inevitable birth rate decline was going to be because of A.I. sexbots and/or Huxleyesque over-saturation, and not because lawmakers decided to make having children so onerous that nobody would want to do it any more.
--Patrick
...won't someone think of the children???
You know, I thought the inevitable birth rate decline was going to be because of A.I. sexbots and/or Huxleyesque over-saturation, and not because lawmakers decided to make having children so onerous that nobody would want to do it any more.
--Patrick
The white woman using "black preborn lives matter" as a motto is especially vile
Wait wait wait. Is the wording actually "seeking" women, not women who had an abortion? Thus killing the woman AND the baby?
Jesus fucking Christ.
So "Pro-Life" they circled around to Pro-Death.
Well no, obviously you'll first force them into pens to whelp, and only get rid of the unwanted vessel afterwards.
This sounds like it'd be an interesting dystopia novel if it wasn't so freaking scary.
"The year is 2096. The nation is held in the grip of The Birthers, who believe when a child is conceived that it inherits the life of it's mother, leaving the woman nothing but a temporary vessel from which the soul resides till birth. This is the story of Margaret, trying desperately to escape the country before her due date, in which the babies "souless" vessel is discarded."
Almost writes itself.
"The year is 2096. The nation is held in the grip of The Birthers, who believe when a child is conceived that it inherits the life of it's mother, leaving the woman nothing but a temporary vessel from which the soul resides till birth. This is the story of Margaret, trying desperately to escape the country before her due date, in which the babies "souless" vessel is discarded."
Almost writes itself.
This idea was lightly touched on in John Sladek's Mechasm (aka The Reproductive System - 1968), where children are allowed to sue their parents for everything that goes wrong with their lives and/or every crime they commit because it was obviously their parents' fault that they turned out that way.
--Patrick
This ruling (Thomas' concurrence in particular) caused my roommates to get in touch with an estate lawyer, get their passports renewed, and start groundwork for a move to a blue state or abroad in case GA decides to nullify their marriage for shits and giggles.
figmentPez
Staff member
I'm a hetero, white, cis-male and I'm still wondering if I need an exit strategy because of my mental illness.
GasBandit
Staff member
I think under the new normal, it qualifies you for high office.
figmentPez
Staff member
Nah, I've got the wrong kind. Mine makes me emotional and physically weak. It doesn't make me aggressive and unaware of my stupidity.
Only certain mental conditions, like narcissism.
I'm surprised that's not all over my timeline on Twitter. This feels like it should ge bigger news?
figmentPez
Staff member
It showed up in my sidebar as trending... because a lot of Republicans and bots were claiming that AOC "faked" being arrested.
figmentPez
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figmentPez
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Yet again, Republicans show that this is NOT about life, it's about punishing women. West Virginia lawmakers want to end child support payments, so that men won't pressure women to get an abortion.
Yeah, that'll make a woman really want to keep the child, knowing that she won't get any monetary support. This is blatantly evil, and would only serve to harm the children who are born into such a broken system.
Yeah, that'll make a woman really want to keep the child, knowing that she won't get any monetary support. This is blatantly evil, and would only serve to harm the children who are born into such a broken system.
I have no words. Not even rude ones.
This is the most stupid argument I have ever heard.
Men are sometimes pressuring women into getting abortions, so the solution is to... make it so the father never has to invest in the child's future? Yes that will do it you piece of shit.
It's pretty fucking funny (NOT) that when a woman thinks about getting an abortion she's treated like a criminal but a man attempts to coerce a woman into an abortion and the goal shifts to clear them of any responsibility for anything involving the process.
Men are sometimes pressuring women into getting abortions, so the solution is to... make it so the father never has to invest in the child's future? Yes that will do it you piece of shit.
It's pretty fucking funny (NOT) that when a woman thinks about getting an abortion she's treated like a criminal but a man attempts to coerce a woman into an abortion and the goal shifts to clear them of any responsibility for anything involving the process.