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RandySF

(86,192 posts)
Thu Jan 12, 2023, 04:31 AM Jan 2023

Arizona Republicans walk out as Katie Hobbsreiterates her support for access to abortion


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YvonneWingettSanchez 🏜

@yvonnewingett
ARIZONA— Republicans walk out as @GovernorHobbs reiterates her support for access to abortion in her first State of the State
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Solly Mack

(97,265 posts)
2. And they probably tell themselves they were taking a moral stand.
Thu Jan 12, 2023, 05:27 AM
Jan 2023

Self-righteous fecalphiliacs all.

Vinca

(54,330 posts)
4. It occurred to me that in all these states that have anti-abortion zealots as legislators,
Thu Jan 12, 2023, 09:20 AM
Jan 2023

Democrats should counter any bill they put up with one of their own. Something like if any woman or doctor is prosecuted for having or performing an abortion, the inseminator must have his gonads removed so it never happens again. I imagine a good number of these characters walking out have paid for or enabled abortions themselves, but now it's a political ploy.

lees1975

(7,188 posts)
10. Good. Is it possible for the legislature to vote without them?
Thu Jan 12, 2023, 10:19 AM
Jan 2023

They probably have a quorum rule.

They seem bent on making sure their numbers are diminished with every passing election.

flying_wahini

(8,281 posts)
11. The sooner these Republicans are gone, the better.
Thu Jan 12, 2023, 10:32 AM
Jan 2023

Hobbs in charge will be SO good for Arizona.

And yea, let’s write up a bill that tracks records for abortion ‘Dads’ to have MANDATORY vasectomies for getting women pregnant. Fine the hell out of them, too.
They may lose some of their fervor for controlling women.

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)
12. Let the anti-abortion, anti-health, anti-women, anti-lifers form their own country somewhere else.
Thu Jan 12, 2023, 06:25 PM
Jan 2023

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