Again the attacks on women and women’s rights are in the news. Thank you, Professor, for continuing to keep the “Abortion Question” alive when there are courts or lawyers or elected “leaders” that would like to skip judicial oversight, laws, regulations, and mandate the end of all Abortion. All. Abortion. Silence women and allies. From t…
Again the attacks on women and women’s rights are in the news. Thank you, Professor, for continuing to keep the “Abortion Question” alive when there are courts or lawyers or elected “leaders” that would like to skip judicial oversight, laws, regulations, and mandate the end of all Abortion. All. Abortion. Silence women and allies. From today’s letter: “Kacsmaryk was appointed by Trump and is well known for his right-wing views on abortion and same-sex marriage. Initially, he kept the hearing over a nationwide ban on the key drug used for medicated abortion off the docket, and in a phone call last Friday he asked lawyers not to publicize today’s hearing, saying he was concerned about safety.” His safety? Who’s safety? Does he believe there will be no controversy or conflict with these laws that take us back to the dark ages of back alley and dangerous Abortions? Most shocking, if we can be shocked by the far right or the repubs, is the idea of making Abortion a crime that would bring homicide charges. From the Guardian March 10: “The bills being introduced in Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky and South Carolina look to establish that life begins at conception. Each of these bills explicitly references homicide charges for abortion. Homicide is punishable by the death penalty in all of those states.”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/10/republican-wave-state-bills-homicide-charges
A little off topic, but still relevant to today's LFAA; as a (then) young protestor against the Viet Nam war, especially on behalf of the young draftees who had no say over their lives, I recall many of us women willing to do civil disobedience to get arrested and draw attention to the deaths and injuries of our young men. To say nothing of the dreadful harm caused to innocent Vietnamese by napalm et al.
What if something similar were done vis-a-vis the mifepristone debacle in Texas? What if women by the hundreds acknowledge use of or helping others obtain the medication? What if arrests ensued which filled local jails awaiting trial? I think it would have the same results as long ago. The draft ended and so did the war.
This would be the problem in Texas - A San Antonio man is suing his ex wife and her friends for "allegedly helping her find the abortion drugs". A million dollar suit........... Who has legal fees to fight that?
I hope this "judge" realizes or someone has pointed out to him the can of worms he will open is he goes along with disqualifying the FDA's approval & record on this drug. What will be next? Birth control pills? i hope someone goes after viagra & lets see how the tune changes or any similar drug!
No but it may cause an unwanted pregnancy by men who ejaculate their sperm irresponsibly & cause 100% of all pregnancies. In case you did not know sperm can live up to 5 days in a vagina & an egg is only fertile for 24hr. So if a man irresponsibly ejaculates on day 1, the egg can be fertilized 5 days later. As far as your comment goes, once the door is open to challenge drugs, where will it stop? Challenging viagra got your attention & hopefully other males attention to stop interfering with women's right to their health decisions . Men have no laws regarding causing unwanted pregnancies or regulating their bodily autonomy & that is NOT equal protection under the law
Is there anything in the law that says someone can sue their ex-spouse for breaking the law, if indeed such was the case? Shouldn't it be a denunciation to the police?
I read that a few days ago with a sense of disbelief: the kind the mind uses while reading science fantasy. Only without the release when one finishes and closes the book cover. There is no cover to close, and it all just feels more and more surreal. What frightens me most is knowing that the targeting of women's autonomy is only the opening salvo in an attempt to control our society and dismantle democracy. Where will they go next? Someone here earlier today claimed that no one protested the abortion restrictions. Do not know what world that person lives in. There are demonstrations, letters, court cases, news coverage of a massive resistance. But as long as the extreme right can use courts and legislatures bankrolled by those who seek to control us, we will need to up our strategies to meet them head on. I am not talking violence, but resistance. A tough, this stops here now kind of resistance. We cannot count on someone else to magically make it stop. We need to work together and do that in whatever ways we can.
This story is not only heartbreaking but shocking that in this country that has a constitution that has been amended to include women, we are still an underclass that corrupt courts continue to oppress and subjugate. Of course, an amendment is supposed to amend or correct, change. Again, History tells the stories. “United States Courts:
The 14th Amendment and the Evolution of Title IX” We couldn’t pass the IRA. Is it a wonder that there are protests, riots, uprisings, marches, sit-ins when voting and depending on high courts for “inalienable” rights are slow or ineffective. Some people think women are a footnote.
Again the attacks on women and women’s rights are in the news. Thank you, Professor, for continuing to keep the “Abortion Question” alive when there are courts or lawyers or elected “leaders” that would like to skip judicial oversight, laws, regulations, and mandate the end of all Abortion. All. Abortion. Silence women and allies. From today’s letter: “Kacsmaryk was appointed by Trump and is well known for his right-wing views on abortion and same-sex marriage. Initially, he kept the hearing over a nationwide ban on the key drug used for medicated abortion off the docket, and in a phone call last Friday he asked lawyers not to publicize today’s hearing, saying he was concerned about safety.” His safety? Who’s safety? Does he believe there will be no controversy or conflict with these laws that take us back to the dark ages of back alley and dangerous Abortions? Most shocking, if we can be shocked by the far right or the repubs, is the idea of making Abortion a crime that would bring homicide charges. From the Guardian March 10: “The bills being introduced in Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky and South Carolina look to establish that life begins at conception. Each of these bills explicitly references homicide charges for abortion. Homicide is punishable by the death penalty in all of those states.”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/10/republican-wave-state-bills-homicide-charges
And it will get worse…
A little off topic, but still relevant to today's LFAA; as a (then) young protestor against the Viet Nam war, especially on behalf of the young draftees who had no say over their lives, I recall many of us women willing to do civil disobedience to get arrested and draw attention to the deaths and injuries of our young men. To say nothing of the dreadful harm caused to innocent Vietnamese by napalm et al.
What if something similar were done vis-a-vis the mifepristone debacle in Texas? What if women by the hundreds acknowledge use of or helping others obtain the medication? What if arrests ensued which filled local jails awaiting trial? I think it would have the same results as long ago. The draft ended and so did the war.
Not only in Texas, but in floriduh, our FIRST amendment is under assault, nevermind the 2nd. I simply do not understand the apathy.
This would be the problem in Texas - A San Antonio man is suing his ex wife and her friends for "allegedly helping her find the abortion drugs". A million dollar suit........... Who has legal fees to fight that?
I hope this "judge" realizes or someone has pointed out to him the can of worms he will open is he goes along with disqualifying the FDA's approval & record on this drug. What will be next? Birth control pills? i hope someone goes after viagra & lets see how the tune changes or any similar drug!
Yes, birth control is next. Of course they won't take Viagra away from white men. The plan is to get more (white) women pregnant.
Viagra must contribute to abortions,eh?
No but it may cause an unwanted pregnancy by men who ejaculate their sperm irresponsibly & cause 100% of all pregnancies. In case you did not know sperm can live up to 5 days in a vagina & an egg is only fertile for 24hr. So if a man irresponsibly ejaculates on day 1, the egg can be fertilized 5 days later. As far as your comment goes, once the door is open to challenge drugs, where will it stop? Challenging viagra got your attention & hopefully other males attention to stop interfering with women's right to their health decisions . Men have no laws regarding causing unwanted pregnancies or regulating their bodily autonomy & that is NOT equal protection under the law
A bible verse comes to my mind...something about a man spilling his seed...can we pass a law banning ejaculations?
Is there anything in the law that says someone can sue their ex-spouse for breaking the law, if indeed such was the case? Shouldn't it be a denunciation to the police?
In Tennessee, here’s what women are up against.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-abortion-ban-doctors-ectopic-pregnancy?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature
I read that a few days ago with a sense of disbelief: the kind the mind uses while reading science fantasy. Only without the release when one finishes and closes the book cover. There is no cover to close, and it all just feels more and more surreal. What frightens me most is knowing that the targeting of women's autonomy is only the opening salvo in an attempt to control our society and dismantle democracy. Where will they go next? Someone here earlier today claimed that no one protested the abortion restrictions. Do not know what world that person lives in. There are demonstrations, letters, court cases, news coverage of a massive resistance. But as long as the extreme right can use courts and legislatures bankrolled by those who seek to control us, we will need to up our strategies to meet them head on. I am not talking violence, but resistance. A tough, this stops here now kind of resistance. We cannot count on someone else to magically make it stop. We need to work together and do that in whatever ways we can.
Heartbreaking. No one should have to go through this. No one. Ever.
This story is not only heartbreaking but shocking that in this country that has a constitution that has been amended to include women, we are still an underclass that corrupt courts continue to oppress and subjugate. Of course, an amendment is supposed to amend or correct, change. Again, History tells the stories. “United States Courts:
The 14th Amendment and the Evolution of Title IX” We couldn’t pass the IRA. Is it a wonder that there are protests, riots, uprisings, marches, sit-ins when voting and depending on high courts for “inalienable” rights are slow or ineffective. Some people think women are a footnote.
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/14th-amendment-and-evolution-title-ix
I'm not sure whether you are taking too many drugs or too few.