🇺🇸 Discussion: Abortion II

[MagnarTheGreat]

NBC News - Woman suing Texas over abortion ban vomits on the stand in emotional reaction during hearing

 

[Teelie]

Wow, that stinks.

The cruelty is entirely the point for Republicans. They don't care that these babies were never viable, were going to suffer a short but horrific life and just say "it's god's will" as if the ability to perform abortions was not itself "god's will" too.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Missouri Independent - Male anti-abortion religious leaders mull murder charges for pregnant people at national event

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Getting abortion on the November 2024 ballot would help Democrats in Ohio. So hopefully the Rs are stupid enough to do it and then.

The Washington Post - The Ohio GOP’s bold abortion gambit has imploded

 

[squeekness]

Getting abortion on the November 2024 ballot would help Democrats in Ohio. So hopefully the Rs are stupid enough to do it and then.

The Washington Post - The Ohio GOP’s bold abortion gambit has imploded

They should do it in every state. Let the voters decide.

 

[mclay18]

I’m sure if NC had a direct ballot initiative in the state constitution like MI, OH, AR and AZ, we would’ve gotten abortion on the ballot. Unfortunately the only referendums we can vote on are ones passed by the R legislature— and they’re not going to do that.

Speaking of OH, the abortion referendum exceeded the threshold required and WILL be on the November 2023 ballot. The recreational marijuana one, however, needs 700 more legit voter signatures in 10 days if it has a hope of getting on the November ballot too.

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/07/25/ohio-abortion-rights-amendment-headed-for-november-ballot/

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

GOP lawsuit seeks to boot abortion rights measure from November [2023] ballot

move it to the November 2024 ballot you dummies

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Russia Edges Closer to Abortion Ban in Quest to Preserve ‘Traditional Values’ - The Moscow Times
While Russia has historically had a liberal abortion policy — with the exception of the Stalin-era ban — the conservative turn among the country's leadership, combined with a push from the Russian Orthodox Church, have put a target on the issue.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Janet Porter Admits Ohio's Democracy-Restricting 'Issue 1' Is All About Protecting Anti-Choice Legislation | Right Wing Watch

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Judge blocks Idaho prosecution of out-of-state abortion referrals

 

[mclay18]

GOP lawsuit seeks to boot abortion rights measure from November [2023] ballot

move it to the November 2024 ballot you dummies

I think Issue 1 is going down in flames and Ohio Rs know it. There’s bipartisan opposition to Issue 1 from Ds, moderate Rs, independents and even libertarians.

I do think the Ohio 2024 ballot will be buoyed by a potential anti gerrymander amendment. Provided that voters say no to Issue 1 and yes to the abortion amendment this November.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Scripps News - Texas judge says abortion laws must allow exception for complications

 

[squeekness]

Scripps News - Texas judge says abortion laws must allow exception for complications

Duh.

 

[mclay18]

That didn't take long.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

NY Times - Ohio Voters Reject Constitutional Change [to 60% threshold] Intended to Thwart Abortion Amendment

94% of results in
57% no to change to 43% yes for change

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Sooner or later they will figure out that they DON'T represent what the people want. Just don't know why it's taking so long.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Oh they're well aware; that's why they're taking such drastic measures insulate their power from voters.

 

[Teelie]

Over 60% of Ohio voters said no to their attempt to force 60% of voters to pass legislation. I guess they got their answer on that.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ohio Supreme Court rejects legal challenge, clears path for November abortion rights vote

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Daily Beast - 13-Year-Old Rape Victim Forced to Give Birth Due to Mississippi’s Abortion Ban

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

CNBC - Appeals court imposes restrictions on abortion pill, but drug will stay on the market for now

A federal appeals court on Wednesday imposed restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, though the ruling will not have an immediate impact. The order by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court. Justice Samuel Alito in April preemptively paused any ruling from the appeals court pending a petition for the high court to take the case.

If the Supreme Court does not take the case, the restrictions will go into effect. Should the restrictions go in to effect, women would no longer be able to obtain the abortion by mail. Patients would have to receive a prescription from a doctor and have follow-up appointments in person.

The restrictions would also shorten the time period when women can take the pill to 49 days into their pregnancy, down from 70 days. The court battle over mifepristone comes more than a year after the Supreme Court abolished federal abortion rights by overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

Mifepristone, used in combination with another drug called misoprostol, is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S. A panel of three judges at the 5th Circuit heard arguments May 17 from lawyers representing the Food and Drug Administration, mifepristone distributor Danco Laboratories, and a group of anti-abortion doctors called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Selling rulings? He must be headed to the Supreme Court.