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whttevrr

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53. I know...

Sat Nov 2, 2013, 07:47 PM

Nov 2013

It is very sad.

I read stories last year about young women in Texas going to Mexico to get Over The Counter Medicines that can chemically abort a fetus. I hope the Supreme Court does not drag this out very long.

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The End Of A Woman's Right To Choose. How did we lose? T.R.A.P. [View all] cali Nov 2013 OP

kick. why do we stick our heads in the sand on this vital issue? cali Nov 2013 #1

Maybe because it feels like we are powerless on this issue? Or this specific aspect of it? el_bryanto Nov 2013 #2

We discuss issues where we are purportedly powerless all the time here. cali Nov 2013 #3

I can't deny that. I don't know then. el_bryanto Nov 2013 #9

I think it may be because people can conceptualize what it would mean cali Nov 2013 #12

And in Texas, they're also losing the right to vote. ananda Nov 2013 #4

what's going on with women and the vote in your state? cali Nov 2013 #6

I don't know if that's a rhetorical question of if you're really asking. CrispyQ Nov 2013 #28

I was really asking. thanks. cali Nov 2013 #30

It's true in every state that has toughened the voter ID laws csziggy Nov 2013 #35

rust never sleeps. spanone Nov 2013 #5

and your point is? cali Nov 2013 #7

they never quit. they are chipping away night and day at women's rights. spanone Nov 2013 #11

got it. and they were strategic about how to damage abortion rights cali Nov 2013 #13

k&r Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #8

It is scary how fast we are regressing. K&R demmiblue Nov 2013 #10

I see a link to lots of stories but the one you copy and paste so judiciously here. sybylla Nov 2013 #14

I'm confused. I linked to the stories I pasted portions of. cali Nov 2013 #15

K&R Brickbat Nov 2013 #16

In my opinion... ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #19

I was at a party in summer of 2012. CrispyQ Nov 2013 #34

Wow - ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #41

death sentences, forced poverty, pain and suffering BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #17

I know. cali Nov 2013 #21

REALLY REALLY POOR 2010 Campaigning, Howard Dean REALLY needs to run operations at DNC, whatever... uponit7771 Nov 2013 #18

This stuff is just trivial compared to website problems. bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #20

k and r--thank you for this very depressing, unsurprising post. the hatred for, and the war on, niyad Nov 2013 #22

I can't help but think that a lot of millennials are in for one hell of a rude awakening. cali Nov 2013 #25

+1 >this is about the oppression of the poor and lower middle class. lunasun Nov 2013 #37

I cannot believe this either... whttevrr Nov 2013 #48

40 years ago, we had no idea the battle would be harder than ever in the TWENTY-FIRST century. niyad Nov 2013 #50

I hope voter turnout changes this. whttevrr Nov 2013 #51

not soon enough to do any good for all the women who are being harmed right now. niyad Nov 2013 #52

I know... whttevrr Nov 2013 #53

Great OP cali. Thanks for this. Bookmarking nt riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #23

thank you rider. I'm glad to see this isn't sinking. cali Nov 2013 #27

When a 600-mile drive isn't considered an undue burden... n/t Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #24

no shit. undue burden has become utterly meaningless. cali Nov 2013 #26

A large part of this is abortion will always be legal....for wealthy women. jeff47 Nov 2013 #29

so true. and abortion won't become illegal in all states cali Nov 2013 #32

Oh so so true &even many in the middle class will try and put it all on a credit card & do the same lunasun Nov 2013 #40

* ronnie624 Nov 2013 #44

30 year's ago I had a Planned Parenthood volunteer leftyladyfrommo Nov 2013 #31

I do not understand how this is continuing... whttevrr Nov 2013 #33

If a state criminalizes abortion, can a you go to another state where it is legal for the procedure? rockbluff botanist Nov 2013 #36

perhaps. one would have to be able to afford it. Many women cannot cali Nov 2013 #38

ohio tried that a few years ago, if my memory serves niyad Nov 2013 #47

You used to be able to. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2013 #39

Depends on how they made it illegal. jeff47 Nov 2013 #42

For being the party of christx30 Nov 2013 #43

K & R historylovr Nov 2013 #45

cali, I agree with your above posts kiva Nov 2013 #46

Most of the push is from the religious right. Women will be pushed into marriage for relevance. haele Nov 2013 #54

So sick of this shit. The war on women continues. nt DLevine Nov 2013 #49

this is a back door way around the Roe vs Wade ruling gopiscrap Nov 2013 #55

K&R Fumesucker Nov 2013 #56

This is about controlling people through fear. whttevrr Nov 2013 #57