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bluesbassman

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20. Yeah, they are.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #15)

Fri Dec 8, 2023, 04:20 PM

Dec 2023

Lubbock is now the fourth, and largest, county to pass the ordinance which would punish people through civil lawsuits for aiding pregnant women seeking abortions outside of Texas.

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/23/abortion-travel-ban-lubbock-county/

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Breaking: Three days after Kate Cox in TX asked a judge to allow her to get an abortion, a second woman in KY is asking [View all] In It to Win It Dec 2023 OP

Go, ACLU! Bayard Dec 2023 #1

No, this one isnot an emergency. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #19

Abortion is medical care. Can a case to overturn red state laws prohibiting it be made based on Lonestarblue Dec 2023 #2

Now that Kate Cox has her injunction, MineralMan Dec 2023 #3

She could come to Cali too. Demobrat Dec 2023 #5

Yup. About the same distance, too. MineralMan Dec 2023 #8

New Mexico is closer. Scruffy1 Dec 2023 #23

Wichita KS ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #24

True. MineralMan Dec 2023 #34

What would be easy for you or I to do... mgardener Dec 2023 #35

Based on interviews of the woman in question, MineralMan Dec 2023 #36

And sunshine! JoseBalow Dec 2023 #14

She'll need to map her route carefully. bluesbassman Dec 2023 #13

Not really. Nobody is looking for runaway women MineralMan Dec 2023 #15

Yeah, they are. bluesbassman Dec 2023 #20

She doesn't need to go anywhere near that dump ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #25

I know exactly where she lives and where Lubbock is. I live in this shithole state. bluesbassman Dec 2023 #33

Women bdamomma Dec 2023 #30

That would be a massively long drive dsc Dec 2023 #17

Sigh ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #26

I thought she was in Austin dsc Dec 2023 #32

She is welcome to come to Illinois, too. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #18

Illinois is closer, east st louis has a facility questionseverything Dec 2023 #29

She's about a week out from not being able to get one here in Minnesota. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #21

Flying is an option. MineralMan Dec 2023 #22

Minnesota has no limit on abortion ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #27

There isn't a provider in the state who will do it past about 23 weeks. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #28

I'm pissed off! Lunabell Dec 2023 #4

agreed. but remember , laws dont apply to rs. am glad she got her injunction. AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #10

Every problem pregnancy Old Crank Dec 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #9

Eventually it will dawn on these fools that abortion is a medical issue, not one for courts & legislation Hekate Dec 2023 #7

Because so many in the RTL movement are fanatics maxsolomon Dec 2023 #12

I think politicians and judges slightlv Dec 2023 #11

Religious dogma in civil law should clog up the judicial system nicely Warpy Dec 2023 #16

I hope you'e watching, America. GoCubsGo Dec 2023 #31