🇺🇸 Discussion: Abortion II

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Wow, that's bad.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

So glad I don't live in Idaho anymore.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower

Exclusive: Ashley Caswell, one of a growing number of jailed pregnant women in Etowah county, is suing officials after she was denied care

www.theguardian.com

 

[Teelie]

This is what the future holds with Republican ideology in power.

 

[squeekness]

Beyond horrible.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The anti-abortion Republican billionaire trying to buy a Supreme Court seat in PA - The Keystone

Yass has funded several groups and candidates who oppose reproductive freedom, including Carluccio, who has been endorsed by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, a group that wants to criminalize abortions in all cases.

keystonenewsroom.com

 

[mclay18]

I deleted my Twitter account, but Bitecofer’s recent post gives me hope for the VA elections.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim's abortion

Indiana's attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, according to a court opinion filed Thursday. The case...

www.yahoo.com

 

[mclay18]

All eyes are going to be on Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and to a smaller degree Mississippi tonight.

 

[squeekness]

A blue wave would give me more hope for next year.

 

[mclay18]

A blue wave would give me more hope for next year.

Tonight’s results in Virginia will be a good portent for 2024. If Ds still control one state House (and keep Youngkin from pushing his MAGA agenda), the House will likely flip back to Ds. If Ds win back control of House of Delegates and keep the state Senate, that’s even better.

I cringe at the very real possibility of a Republican trifecta in VA after tomorrow.

 

[mclay18]

 

[mclay18]

Meidas Touch reported that Andy Beshear, incumbent governor in Kentucky, has won reelection. It has not been confirmed by other outlets but Beshear made abortion a major point in his campaign.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

^ Wasserman (Redistrict) already called the KY gubernatorial election for Beshear (D).

 

[mclay18]

Either way, it’s a good start for election night. Let’s see how the VA legislative results are.

 

[squeekness]

Hope it's a trend that lasts the night.

 

[mclay18]

Well, it’s getting better. Dave Wasserman announced that Ohio’s Issue 1 to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution HAS gotten the majority of votes.

Still early for exact margin of victory but it’s likely double digits once every vote is counted for.

 

[mclay18]

Democrats have retained control of the Virginia state Senate, meaning that Youngkin’s agenda is DOA— particularly the 15 week abortion ban he touted as “reasonable.”

C’mon, House of Delegates…

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[mclay18]

That is such a mealy mouthed rebuttal.

 

[squeekness]

Give up already! The people have spoken!