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  It's not one I willingly choose.  But the republicans are not going to stop.  And they own the SC.  This will get worse and worse.  There is no doubt here.  I'm merely pointing out what is inevitable.  The republicans will succeed in stomping out abortion until the vast majority of women in this country scream for it to stop.  Then the political pendulum will swing back towards sanity.
context: Not surprised they tried to do this, but this won’t make many people happy. Maybe just maybe this might just be enough to really turn the tide. People really need to stop voting for others who think they not only know what’s best for you but who are willing to make sure you have no choice and any freedom.
  Republicans are just plain good old fashion Fascists which have to be rejected at all levels of government. >
  
  I've given up on our republican voters. So many of them vote for what they don't believe in without even spending any amount of time to see that their party that's making their life more miserable. Their brain is basically wired to Republican good Democrat bad and that's as far as the thought process goes. >
  
  A great reddit post that explains this. >
  
  Texas is governed with scientific ignorance  and religious bigotry, misogyny  and homophobia. >
  
  Texas is ruled by the Church of the Confederacy. >
  
  If this were really to go through, I think you'll see the delegitimization of the federal courts (including the supreme court) and states that will not recognize their decisions. >
  
  That’s part of their plan. >
  
  Why? >
  
  Before the fall of Roe, medication abortions accounted for 54% of all abortions. I can't find data yet for after (as it has only been a little over 6 months), but I feel confident that number is considerably higher now.
  While surgical abortions will still be available in some states, this will increase demand on already overloaded clinics to the point that they will be functionally unavailable. This decision will rapidly accelerate the number of women dying, and we will see an explosion of poverty, crime, child abuse and homelessness as more people unable to afford children are forced to have them. >
  
  They know what the results will be. That’s what the Republicans want. >
  
  Yup, that's why they are being slow pokes about releasing the maternal death rate data post abortion ban in TX.  They know the numbers are damning. >
  
  Before too long a Trump appointed Texas or Florida judge will take all forms of birth control off the market. >
  
  The right has already declared that they want to go after birth control as well. They see it as "abortion" and "murder" even if it's preventing conception. 
  This really shows how their "life begins at conception" belief isn't honest. If life began at conception, then stopping conception wouldn't be murder. You can't kill someone who doesn't exist yet.
  Their real end goal isn't "protect all life." If it was, they'd support affordable maternity care and universal healthcare. The real goal is "control all women and enforce our religious beliefs on others." >
  
  The "Quiverfull Movement" is a Christian theological position that sees large families as a blessing from God. It encourages procreation and abstaining from all forms of birth control as well as natural family planning and sterilization.
  Coming to a red state near you. >
  
  They're in NY. >
  
  And? NY gave us George santos >
  
  No kidding. The amount of extreme right religious people in NY is crazy. The Dems just put campaigns on auto pilot because the treat NY like an automatic win. I don't think we have that luxury anymore, in any state. >
  
  If a well studied and used drug on the market for 20 years can be taken away because of the decision of ONE judge, then no FDA approved medicine is safe.
  This is a line in the sand.
  If federal judges now have jurisdiction over the FDA, then the slippery slope is here.
  The consequences of this are unfathomable for the potential banning of any other drugs that people believe are "dangerous" to their political agenda. There are MANY drugs that are class C, which can cause fetal damage and death, that are life saving for people who need them.
  It's time to just say NO. >
  
  This is so fucked up in so many ways. >
  
  I truly believe people don’t quite understand the implications as to what it means when someone like Trump wins the Presidency of The United States. This truly is when they crossed the rubicon.
  Anything and everything is now on the table. >
  
  Back in 2000, host Tom Joyner of the nationally syndicated radio “Tom Joyner Show” said that Al Gore needed to be elected because the Supreme Court was the most important thing. He used to say it a lot. 
  You put Gore in at President, just with the courts, the country would be so much better right now. >
  
  That’s the thing, I don’t think Democrats focused as much on this issue like the Republicans did. I’m sure they had other reasons but more than likely it had a lot to do with their religious fanaticism to overturn Roe vs Wade.
  But really electing Trump was much more than just the Supreme Court. They were looking to overturn everything. >
  
  They absolutely didn't. Mitch McConnell said gaining control of the courts was a large part of his career goals. Democrats kinda just laughed and ignored him while he restructured the entire countries court system and filled it with partisan hacks. >
  
  That you can even shop for a partisan judge is ridiculous. >
  
  Worse:  In Texas, many judges are elected. >
  
  Not federal judges, which is what this article is about.
  And judges are elected in many states, not just Texas, though I don't think it's a good system no matter where you do it. >
  
  "Alliance Defending Freedom" seems to be a bit of a misnomer. >
  
  And General Jimmy Doolittle said Saint John Birch would be appalled at the organization that named itself after him. >
  
  Every time I read articles like this, my heart goes out to the poor people of Texas who are stuck living there under these laws because for whatever reasons, they can't leave (finances, family, jobs, housing market). The lonestar state never ceases to amaze me with their politics. What floors me more is how much support it actually gets from the public with their politicians being openly sexist, racist and incompetent when handling public services, like, oh Idk, the power grid or guns being brought into schools. >
  
  Because this is a federal case it wouldn’t just impact Texans. Ruling against mifepristone here would effectively remove it from the market nationwide, regardless if another state is protective of abortion access.
  This would amount to a nationwide ban on medication abortion for several years until the FDA can restart an approval process. >
  
  I hadn't even thought of that part yet. Truly frightening. >
  
  Hopefully this is the beginning of the end. State governments and pharma will reject these MAGA creep judges. >
  
  Part of me is furious about this. The other, much smaller part, is experiencing some schadenfreude over the fact that drug companies pay to get these clowns elected that wind up costing their companies potentially billions of dollars. >
  
  Fine.  We'll rebrand it as a horse liniment, and then we can sell it through the mail. >
  
  As trivial as this may sound..If this were to happen I'd like to see studies done on how this would change birth rates, amount of women choosing to get sterilized and even if dating will change. I know for myself and my other single friends (we're mostly in our 30s) we've been debating on what we should do in regards to preserving fertility or even if we should have children. We know that birth control is probably next to be restricted.. >
  
  These dumb motherfuckers. If they had waited until after 24, they might have had the Senate/House/White House and could have made this permanent.
  Instead, all they’re going to do is piss people off. >
  
  Relevant video >
  
  Contraception is next. They’ll never stop >
  
  I don’t think people understand how powerful big Pharma is.  
  They sell drugs that do essentially nothing and make billions off it ( Statins for example).
  If the abortion pills are a profitable product, I can see this judge passing away quietly in his sleep before the decision is handed down. >
  
  I hope this judge wins.  Anti-abortion forces must win in order for women in those states to stand up in greater numbers.  Having access, someplace, to a pill or a medical process (even though their state does not allow it) gives them the false impression that abortion is still attainable for most women.  I say stamp it out.  All of it.  Then watch the resulting revolution.  Till then, it's just a man's game. >
  
  Telling some women they need to suffer more greatly now so less women will suffer in the future appears to be the strategy you are pushing there though.