Chalk up another 2 for American exceptionalism! 
Really sad, tho, that we have to rely on judicial decisions, when legislation could/should address this and so many other significant matters. Yeah, the current formulation of the Supremes is an abomination. Take the opportunity to excoriate any dumbfuck you know who claims Clinton as “lesser of 2 evils” wasn’t worth a vote. But let’s not overlook Congress’ abdication of their role as well.
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I assume that mandatory sterilizations are back on the table now, as well.
vote, encourage others to do so as well.
Short of copying the playbook of the proudboys, that’s about all we can do.
Unless the decision changed from the draft ruling the SCOTUS hasn’t specifically said that abortion laws are exclusively a state power so it wouldn’t stop either a federal abortion ban or a federal law making abortion legal.
We certainly live in interesting times. I can hardly wait to see what happens next.
More pain, suffering and death, as intended. That’s what’s next.
We have been told over and over again that women will not stand for this. Elections are coming. We will see.
If Roe falls, then Griswold, Lawrence v Texas are on thin ice
Obergefell is on firmer ground at least.
The brutal subjugation of women and minorities by the terroristic death cult that the Republican party has become.
i remember each justice speaking about precedent and settled law during confirmation.
this week the court threw out 100 year precedent and 50 year precedent.
They lied.
Well, if women can’t keep their legs together and have too many kids they can’t support, then why not? It would only affect Those people.
A person who cannot conceive (heh heh) of a way to impregnate a woman whose legs are together lacks imagination.
I really really am not okay living by laws decided by people who lied during their confirmation hearings.
It’s not okay. It’s not right. I’m crying and sick to my stomach. I knew this was coming, but I’m just petrified about this decision and yesterdays decision and whatever they plan next.
Goddammit, this isn’t okay.
Of course they lied. Once you embrace “the ends justify the means, and winning is everything” philosophy, lying is just another successful tactic. Accusing them of lying is no more effective than accusing them of being auburn-haired or blue-eyed.
I’m sitting here watching yesterday’s Jan 6 hearing and I am seething about how the treasonous idiot who was our president appointed the judges that made today’s decisions.
It’s just disgusting all the way down. I feel like I’m at the bottom of a well.
All that can be done is to elect people that will not ban women’s right to choose a specific medical procedure. If the state legislatures turn blue, we will get progressive laws. Of course this is nearly an insurmountable task in the near term.
This is the question. If it’s true that the majority of Americans want abortion to be safe, legal, and rare then that should be reflected in state-wide elections in those states (like my home state of MO) where abortion is now completely illegal for all reasons except medical emergency (which will also be nearly impossible because all clinics that provide abortion services will close and most of our hospitals are religiously-affiliated and won’t perform them).
So the first real test will be our Senate election in November. If women (and men) really care, it should be tighter than most projections show. But somehow I doubt it will make a difference. Abortion is a very fringe issue for the pro-choice side but a primary tenet of the pro-life side. Unless folks make it a litmus test issue, it won’t move the needle in the face of inflation and high gas prices.
Likely it will require women to die, like it did in Ireland for that country to move forward on abortion access.
A fat lot of good voting will do. At this point, only violence can save this country. The second civil war is already here.