The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure

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This is what Republicans want for all of us.

If Republicans win the next election, they will institute a national abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest.

If you want to stop this, the only way to do so is to vote for Biden. I really hope people understand this.

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What it’s going to take is to vote in Biden, then whoever the Democrats run in 2028, 2032, 2036. Until enough of the Republican justices die in office that actual jurists can replace them.

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That’s not the only way of stopping them.

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This is the way.

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It’s not even a way to stop them.
Biden has literally been president during this whole Roe v Wade overturning.
It’s so exhausting to see libs walk this line so close to being actual progressives, but not, all for their precious capitalism.
You’re never going to beat the system by playing within the rules it’s set you, the house always wins.

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Okay. Outline a reasonable action Biden could have taken to prevent the ruling.

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Why can’t Biden do something to safeguard abortion in his current term?

If he can’t do something on his current term, why will he be able to do something on his next one?

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Biden doesn’t have the authority to safeguard abortion. He had the authority to veto Congress. Biden would veto a nationwide abortion ban. Trump or any other Republican would not.

Additionally, presidents appoint supreme Court justices in the event of a vacancy, or if Congress ever gets on board for expanding the court… do we’d need a Democrat in office if we’re ever going to reverse Dobbs.

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Can’t he do it temporarily via executive order?

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It would take an act of congress, and the D’s don’t have the votes. Shitty but true.

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10 points

Don’t bother, he’s from Lemmygrad and just wants to blame the Democrats for everything

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Voting is good, yes.

So is protesting. We must use all the tools at our disposal, provided they are used to protect and support the most marginalized of our communities.

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Of course, now that the baby is out the pro-lifers say that they can both go die in a ditch

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The unborn are a convenient group to advocate for

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Literally have to do nothing other than talk

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And the nurse’s comment on finding a 13 yr old pregnant? “What have you been doing?” For fucks sake, I hate the world.

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Ah yes let’s slut shame the 13 year olds instead of doing our due diligence as mandated reporters. Smh.

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and it’s her rapist’s child. a stranger nonetheless. These folks just lack humanity.

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98 points

Is this what they want? Ruined lives? Fucking idiots.

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Yes, actually. Conservatism flourishes most when people are suffering, unhealthy and impoverished.

It is a plague in desperate need of a cure.

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58 points

Yes. The cruelty is the point.

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The poor are supposed to be punished via all sorts or laws that keep them poor, for the “crime” of being poor.

Kinda reminds me how in my country - Portugal - during the Fascist Dictatorship abortion was illegal but the daughters of the wealthy (and you could only be wealthy if part of the regime, so these were the very same people who made the laws) could just go next door to Spain to get an abortion whilst the rest (almost all of them, as there was crushing poverty in the country back then) couldn’t afford to.

Whilst the outright Evil of the people passing this kind of law is bad, it’s the hypocrisy that really makes it trully disgusting.

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It’s literally what they want. You think that girl’s going to stand up for herself at work when she’s got a kid at home?

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well shit. you nailed it, i was that kid at home and my mother beat the shit out of me to vent her frustrations from the apathy work gave her. what’s worse than being abused. seeing those around you foster that abuse because, lol single mother = prey.

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god has a plan or whatever

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In theory, they want the girl to give up the baby for adoption.

In practice, they instead often end up being shamed to keep it, and so on, and so on…

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They want low wage workers. Now they have two, forever.

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Ironically/sadly, many of these fundies are women.

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And they are as well educated as women in remote villages in Afghanistan.

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What’s the difference again? I forget, which ones are the ones that want women to cover up, will claim your clothes are the reason you got raped, and want to kill all trans people?

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Por que no los dos?

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