Latest comic: JD Vance is an anti-abortion extremist
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“States that ban or restrict abortion have flooded anti-#abortion counseling centers with nearly $500 million in taxpayer funding since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago, according to a new report.”
👏🏼🥳 Via Kyle Griffin:
Breaking on MSNBC:
#Beyonce will appear with Vice President #Harris in Houston Friday night. She is expected to perform.
That's both Beyonce hometown and where Harris is expected to highlight Texas #abortion restrictions.
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When I was 21…I was told I was likely infertile and that pregnancy could and probably would kill me. I was denied a tubal ligation and/or hysterectomy because I “might meet a man who wants kids”.
It was a horrifying look at how deep misogyny runs in medicine - and how little women are trusted to know their own bodies and make decisions for their health.
I eventually had the hysterectomy- but only once it became an emergency because I was bleeding to death and they couldn’t stop it. The surgery was more traumatizing and dangerous because I wasn’t afforded the time to adequately prep.
I’m grateful to have survived - and sharing my story in the hopes it helps other women feel less alone. I hope it challenges doctors and healthcare workers to think differently about how they treat women and realize that not ALL of us can become mothers (and not all of us WANT to either).
At the end of the day - a man wouldn’t have had these issues if he wanted a vasectomy. He would have been trusted to know his body. He wouldn’t have been treated like an incubator and I sincerely doubt many men are asked whether they’ve considered that they could meet their “dream woman” and she might be angry about their sterility.
There’s no stigma about the childless cat man.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/pregnancy-will-likely-kill-you-but
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#SCOTUS allows #HHS to divert funds over #abortion referrals
The #SupremeCourt Tues cleared the way for the #Biden admin to strip millions of #HealthCare dollars from #Oklahoma over its refusal to direct patients to info about #abortions — a federal req that the state says would be at odds w/its strict #AbortionBan.
Last yr, the Biden admin diverted $4.5M from OK’s #FamilyPlanning prgm, which primarily serves #LowIncome or #uninsured patients.
#law #ReproductiveRights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/03/oklahoma-abortion-funding-supreme-court-title-x/
👉🏼👉🏼“An amendment to restore #abortion rights in #Missouri will be on the ballot, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution is expected to widely undo the state’s 2022 near-total abortion ban if passed. Judges ruled hours before the Tuesday deadline for changes to be made to the November ballot” https://apnews.com/article/c284f4fe17a23b63a4528bc2b2051943
👉🏼👉🏼“A state judge struck down #NorthDakota’s ban on #abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable.
In his ruling, state District Judge Bruce Romanick also said that the law violates the state constitution because it is too vague.”
https://apnews.com/article/30fedd2e4dec03da43bd3bcce60f867b
As the #AntiAbortion movement grows increasingly frustrated w/ #Trump, they are turning to his No. 2, Sen #JDVance, for help.
Trump’s criticism of 6-week #AbortionBans, his support for #IVF (w/a #weird promise to make IVF coverage free), & his public stance that #abortion is now a settled issue left to the states have made some anti-abortion advocates urge their followers not to vote for the #GOP ticket.
#ReproductiveRights #AbortionIsHealthcare #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.notus.org/2024-election/anti-abortion-jd-vance-trump
I detest these misogynistic jerks.
Via Jennifer Bendery:
NEW: In a newly unearthed interview from 2022, Rep. David Schweikert (R-#Arizona) said women who have abortions “hate the country” and “hate that baby” because they know if they carried their pregnancies to term, it would mean responsibility.
“#Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In #Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.”
— ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death
Via CBS News:
The #Harris campaign released a new ad featuring Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman who became pregnant after her stepfather raped her at age 12. Duvall says she had “options” back then, that many women no longer have after Roe v Wade was overturned.
The ad is called “Monster” and is soundtracked to Billie Eilish’s song “When the Party’s Over.” #abortion
Candi Miller would have turned 43 today.
Under Georgia’s abortion ban, Candi avoided doctors, deciding to navigate an abortion alone. Her death is the second preventable abortion-related death ProPublica has found.
#News #Abortion #Georgia #AbortionBan #USNews #Pregnancy #Health #Healthcare #Government #Politics
#Georgia Judge Lifts Six-Week #Abortion Ban After Deaths of Two Women Who Couldn’t Access Care
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Abortion clinics rushed to provide care after a judge rejected the state’s ban, an order that could soon be paused by a higher court. It’s only the latest development since ProPublica reported the deaths of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller.
#News #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #PlannedParenthood #WomensHealth #Law #Government #Politics #KamalaHarris #Doctors #Hospital
Trump Agenda: Himself and His Rich Friends
Harris Agenda: Working Americans and Middle Class Families
Vote accordingly
#Election2024 #Economy #Freedom #USPol #USPolitics #Harris #KamalaHarris #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Abortion #RoeVWade
Behind #Christian Nationalism’s Influence on the 2024 #Election
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The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American #politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
#News #USPolitics #History #ChristianNationalism #Rightwing #Abortion #Trump #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #Jan6
My god.
I used to live next door to Sally Field. She went to my schools. I had no idea.
Watch. Please.
If that link doesn’t work try this: https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/hollywood-star-sally-fields-horrific-revelation/video/2a71f2003f5ce5f7f8dc2c50bc8ce37d
https://www.instagram.com/celesteperryhere/reel/DAyuJJlSBFk/
If those don’t work, you’ll find a link soon. #Maddow had it on tonight.
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Via Dan Pfeiffer:
This is a smart way to draw attention to what access to abortion could look like across America if #Trump wins.
It is not a play to win #Texas. And the fact that people are reacting this way shows that its a great way to get attention -- the most valuable resource at this stage
Sam Stein:
#Harris will head to TEXAS on Friday. Will campaign with Allred. Will focus on #abortion policy
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Wow. Just... wow. Share please.
The Lincoln Project has released an updated take on Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 Daisy ad. This time a young woman appeals to her father whose vote for Donald #Trump will take her life.
"Daisy":
“In the year and a half following the #SCOTUS Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an #abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States, new research shows. The vast majority of those infants had congenital anomalies, or birth defects.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/21/health/infant-deaths-increase-post-dobbs-abortion-bans?cid=ios_app
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to #Texas Emergency Rooms
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It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a #hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened.
Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.”
She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s #abortion ban.
#News #Health #HealthCare #Pregnancy #Government #Law #Safety #Family
https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala
#Georgia officials have dismissed all members of the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is charged with investigating deaths of #pregnant women, in response to ProPublica's reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.
#Abortion #Pregnancy #Women #Mothers #Families #RoeVWade #Health #HealthCare
Lawmakers in at least seven states are filing more than a dozen bills to expand abortion access.
Some were introduced in direct response to ProPublica’s reporting on the fatal consequences of abortion bans.