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Catoblepas , to politics in Idaho AG Suggests Hospitals Are Airlifting Pregnant Patients Out of State as a Political Ploy

Doing nothing and then hauling over their corpses to camp out on his lawn would be a political ploy. Flying at risk patients out of state because you can’t legally treat them is basic risk assessment.

Vorticity ,

My guess is that these were wealthy women who were able to afford the transfer. I highly doubt that the hospital or any insurance company paid for the transfers. I would bet that there were other women who were unable to afford similar care and had to suffer the consequences.

frustrated_phagocytosis , to politics in Kari Lake Tells Arizonans They're Still Allowed to Drive 3 Hours for Abortion

In my state local politicians have started to ban driving on their roads to access abortion

AquaTofana ,

Ah, someone else "blessed"" enough to live in the "great" state of Texass

yesman , to politics in Kari Lake Tells Arizonans They're Still Allowed to Drive 3 Hours for Abortion

I can't understand the reasoning. If you think abortion is murder, how can it be pro-life to say "don't worry, your murder is just a short bus-ride away". And if you're pro-choice, how can it be acceptable to say "don't worry, your rights are just a short bus ride away".

It's like the statement was engineered to aggravate pro-choice and pro-life.

jeffw OP ,

She has “softened” her take on abortion in an attempt to win a purple state

andrew ,
@andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun avatar

That's not softening, it's just sheeps' clothing she's lazily putting on.

jeffw OP ,

Thus the quotes lol

ouRKaoS , to Not The Onion in 77-Year-Old Man Is Dozing Off in Court & His Supporters Think It's a Masterful Gambit

I heard someone say that his lawyers sedated him so he'd keep his mouth shut.

Viking_Hippie OP ,

They should do a permanent version of that, only way to be sure.

HeadfullofSoup ,

They could ask micheal jackson doctor he seem good at that

Hyperreality ,

Given there's suggestions he has Parkinson's or has dementia, it might also be the medication. Something like haldol, even in low doses, will make him sleepy.

TBF he's old. I had trouble staying awake in class when I was in my teens and twenties. No surprise an old man has similar issues during a long day in court.

Perhaps if he hadn't gone around calling his opponent 'sleepy' for years on end, people would have been more charitable and assumed he'd simply slept poorly.

LiveLM ,

Perhaps if he hadn't committed so many crimes he could be chillin' at home instead of sitting in court all day

Daft_ish ,

Like 10 years before my grandpa died he would just randomly fall asleep doing what ever. It's what old people do. The man is 77.

DogPeePoo , to Not The Onion in 77-Year-Old Man Is Dozing Off in Court & His Supporters Think It's a Masterful Gambit

Low energy Sleepy Don.

Sad!

Boddhisatva , to politics in 1st Arguments in Tennessee Abortion Case Include Plenty of Anti-Abortion Bullshit

The Tennessee attorney general’s office’s only “defense” was that the plaintiffs—several of whom have made clear they want to have children and families, but fear Tennessee’s abortion ban—don’t respect life. “The entire presentation of the other side, I have not heard one acknowledgment of the fact that when they mention abortion care, what that involves is the termination of another life,” Hermandorfer said.

People who need to terminate a non-viable fetus in order to save the life of the mother don't respect life? The cumulative intellect at the Tennessee Attorney General's office is just astonishing.

beebarfbadger , to politics in Texas Appoints Extremist, Who Said 9-Year-Olds Are Fine Giving Birth, to Maternal Mortality Committee

Sounds perfect. No better way to boost maternal mortality.

PenisWenisGenius , to politics in Tennessee Becomes the 2nd State to Enact an 'Abortion Trafficking' Law

Tennessee does not deserve to have an element on the periodic table named after it.

LrdThndr , to politics in Tennessee Becomes the 2nd State to Enact an 'Abortion Trafficking' Law

Jesus Christ.

As a Tennessean… fuck Bill Lee. I’m so sick of this shit.

My wife damn near died a few years ago when an ectopic pregnancy ruptured. It would have been a wanted child. If this happened today, I’d lose a wife and our two kids would lose a mother.

Fuck the Republican Party. Fuck anybody who associates with them. Fuck any loser who spouts “both sides” or “genocide Joe” bullshit.

satanmat , to politics in Tennessee Becomes the 2nd State to Enact an 'Abortion Trafficking' Law

Under His eye, fellow Handmaids

disguy_ovahea , (edited ) to politics in Tennessee Becomes the 2nd State to Enact an 'Abortion Trafficking' Law

How is this even defensible? With my biggest stretch of open-mindedness for the ignorant, I can understand the argument that Christians don’t want their taxes funding abortions for those on state aid.

Slingshot and trafficking laws make it abundantly clear that this is about nothing but control, and I’ve yet to read or hear an argument to the contrary.

pearsaltchocolatebar ,

It also violates the interstate commerce clause of the constitution, but good luck getting the SC to rule against it.

Sanctus , to politics in Tennessee Becomes the 2nd State to Enact an 'Abortion Trafficking' Law
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We're rapidly sinking into an inescapable hell hole. This is what it looks like to truly have freedoms be taken. It will only get worse from here.

quindraco ,

The law is illegal federally, but unfortunately, the necessity of standing means it can't be challenged until someone's on the hook.

conditional_soup ,

And... Well... [Gestures wildly at this SCOTUS]

I wonder if we slip Thomas a margherita and a twenty if that'll be enough to buy some influence.

EvacuateSoul ,

Is he that into pizza or what?

homesweethomeMrL ,

Take a lap

SpaceBishop ,

Historically, that would be true, but this SCOTUS is wild. Standing doesn't mean much anymore. Take, for example, the recent ruling from the anti-lgbt web developer in the 303 Creative v Elenis decision. Smith had not started a business at the time the original suit was filed, and, after she had begun operating, shr did not have any requests to make such a wedding site as described in the suit. During an appeal, she provided a false request -- for a man already married to a woman -- as her standing. Her standing was obviously bullshit; she had none.

Not that it really helps. Our current SCOTUS will certainly not agree to hear a case that could actually benefit us and defend our civil rights. We should probably start fresh with a new SCOTUS if we want any of that.

Boddhisatva , to politics in Following Abortion Ballot Measure Efforts? You Should Follow State Legislature Races Too

Don't just follow state legislature races, vote in them! And local level elections as well. Vote in every election at every level. The reason the Republicans have the power that they do right now is because they have focused on taking over state legislatures for the last 20+ years with the intent of gaining control of the redistricting process in every state they can. They have been horrifyingly successful.

In 2009, Republicans controlled both chambers in just 14 state legislatures. Six years later, they had total control in more than double that number. And that's not even the full, bad story for Democrats. Look at their numbers. In 2009, Democrats had full control in 27 state legislatures; by 2015 that number was down to 11, the lowest ebb for total Democratic control since, at least, 1978.

With control of those maps, the Republicans have all but election proofed their control in many states. In Ohio, for example, Trump won with 54% of the vote but the Republicans won 79% of the Senate seats in 2022. In Wisconsin, a Democrat won the Governor's mansion with 51.2% of the vote but Republicans still took 65% of the state senate legislature.

In Arizona, the Republican legislature is trying to make themselves the sole authority in appointing presidential electors. This could allow them to claim fraud in the next election and tie the results up in court with the same lies they used in 2020. Then, when the deadline for for certification comes up, they could declare their own slate of electors to send to DC rather than the slate that the voters chose.

For the last couple cycles, the Republicans, particularly the more extreme branches, have been focused on local level races trying to take over school boards, city councils, and elected law enforcement positions. We as a society cannot let that happen. These people only seek to line their own pockets and accumulate power for themselves and their allies.

Vote in every election as if your life, or at least your livelihood, depends on it. Because someday it just may.

iamericandre , to politics in Texas Appoints Extremist, Who Said 9-Year-Olds Are Fine Giving Birth, to Maternal Mortality Committee

Who gave this gremlin a medical license

BrianTheeBiscuiteer , to politics in Texas Appoints Extremist, Who Said 9-Year-Olds Are Fine Giving Birth, to Maternal Mortality Committee

ChatGPT response for what risks pregnancy carries (summarized by me):

  • Gestational diabetes
  • Preeclampsia
  • Placental abruption
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Infection
  • Deep vein thrombosis
  • Mental health issues

So yeah, no risks here.

Boddhisatva ,

Why would you ask an LLM, that is known for lying, a question about medical risks? You have no way of knowing how much of that information is just made up or scraped from some old Reddit post.

Birdie ,
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