So today's thing is Tim Kaine bashing. Wonder what tomorrow will bring.

[Vesper]

58. It's also worth mentioning that those countries in Europe also have no restrictions

on birth control, Plan B and abortion in the weeks prior to that either, and that their procedures are covered. That is not the case in the US, where many women are forced to wait til they have the money to pay out of pocket for the procedure and the hoops they have to jump through to get to the procedure. This includes travel and room and board for up to 3 days, ultrasounds and counseling etc.

That's why abortion is a non issue there, and why it's abhorrent to seek to impose these bans that target poor women and women of color.

Bans on time, cost issues, forcing women to travel and delay etc.

This is why Mello is such a problem he cheerfully led the charge to make it difficult for women in a country that leads the "industrial west" in maternal mortality, and where those mortality rates are several folds greater for poor women and women of color. This is why so many women are appalled by this. Even those who supported Sanders are taken aback by the support of such a person. I don't understand the calculus behind this or why he's digging his heels in, this is deeply offensive to those of us who follow this issue closely and are paying attention.