Abortion Commentary

[kallend 1,195]

2 hours ago, Phil1111 said:

Oh good. I was starting to worry that the UK would stop providing black humor for its former colonies. For some in the colonies a sense of superiority is enabled by such pandering to the MUKGA (Make UK Great Again) crowd.

MEGA seems better.  Screw the Scots, Welsh, NIrish.

 

[ryoder 941]

Judiciary strikes again:

WaPo: Judge overturns Georgia’s six-week abortion ban

[JerryBaumchen 755]

Hi folks,

As we all have often wondered, what does the dog do when it catches the car:  

Less than six months after celebrating their decades long goal of toppling Roe v. Wade, conservatives saw their hard-fought court victory galvanize abortion-rights supporters to outspend and outvote them in the midterms.

 They are lashing out at McConnell — 

 The divisions among anti-abortion groups and Republican leaders threaten to undercut a movement that for decades has shaped party platforms, tipped the scales in primaries, and helped steer the federal judiciary rightward.

The infighting in the anti-abortion movement - POLITICO

Jerry Baumchen

 

[murps2000 86]

6 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi folks,

As we all have often wondered, what does the dog do when it catches the car:  

Less than six months after celebrating their decades long goal of toppling Roe v. Wade, conservatives saw their hard-fought court victory galvanize abortion-rights supporters to outspend and outvote them in the midterms.

 They are lashing out at McConnell — 

 The divisions among anti-abortion groups and Republican leaders threaten to undercut a movement that for decades has shaped party platforms, tipped the scales in primaries, and helped steer the federal judiciary rightward.

The infighting in the anti-abortion movement - POLITICO

Jerry Baumchen

 

So odd to lash out at the one guy who did more than anyone to facilitate Roe v Wade getting overturned.

[ryoder 941]

This could also fit in the Scumbag Politician thread:

Indiana Judge Finds Attorney General Violated State Law, Caused ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Doctor Who Cared for Pregnant 10-Year-Old Ohio Rape Victim

[JerryBaumchen 755]

Hi folks,

I realize that this article should not get anyone running in the neighborhood shouting, 'We won.':  Federal judge says constitutional right to abortion may still exist, despite Dobbs - POLITICO

However, IMO it does give us some hope of sanity in the future.

Jerry Baumchen

[winsor 122]

Turns out abortion is a First Amendment issue:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253547/the-satanic-temple-to-open-free-abortion-clinic-in-new-mexico

Their approach reminds me of the SVNA, or Students for Violent Non Action, an activist in Chicago in the late '60s.  The name, like that of the Samuel Alito's Mom's Satanic Abortion Clinic, was pretty much a raspberry to their detractors.

This should be amusing.

[TriGirl 224]

22 hours ago, winsor said:

Turns out abortion is a First Amendment issue:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253547/the-satanic-temple-to-open-free-abortion-clinic-in-new-mexico

Their approach reminds me of the SVNA, or Students for Violent Non Action, an activist in Chicago in the late '60s.  The name, like that of the Samuel Alito's Mom's Satanic Abortion Clinic, was pretty much a raspberry to their detractors.

This should be amusing.

It shouldn't be. In fact, I'm disappointed Jewish hospitals haven't initiated something similar, considering the Jewish views on when life begins (not at conception).  If the extremists want to cite their "Christian" values as the reason to ban abortion, then all other religious arguments for the contrary are absolutely on par -- including TST.

[gowlerk 1,439]

33 minutes ago, TriGirl said:

It shouldn't be. In fact, I'm disappointed Jewish hospitals haven't initiated something similar, considering the Jewish views on when life begins (not at conception).  If the extremists want to cite their "Christian" values as the reason to ban abortion, then all other religious arguments for the contrary are absolutely on par -- including TST.

Religion has always been the excuse. The real reason has always been a desire to control women

[TriGirl 224]

3 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

Religion has always been the excuse. The real reason has always been a desire to control women

Agreed, but in the current iteration they're using the religion excuse.  TST is just fighting fire with fire.