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Lonestarblue

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12. Making birth control and all forms of abortion illegal is in sight for red state legislatures.

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Thu Jul 6, 2023, 09:30 AM

Jul 2023

They won’t do it before 2024 for fear of voter reprisals, but they will do it. The other extremely dangerous goal is to declare fetal personhood, giving a fetus at conception the full rights of a living person and having more importance than the life of the woman. The legal nightmare of fetal personhood is fraught with unimaginable horrific results for women, including death. Since the religious right doesn’t truly believe that miscarriages are normal because women must do something to cause them, women who suffer a miscarriage could be charged with murder as if the fetus were a real, live person. The religious right has billions of dollars to spend to achieve these goals. Given the Supreme Court’s rulings to privilege all things the white evangelical crowd wants, I no longer believe that these things will not happen.

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Yes, They Are Coming for Your Birth Control [View all] LymphocyteLover Jul 2023 OP

who couldn't see this coming? Skittles Jul 2023 #1

They need an ass-kicking Hekate Jul 2023 #35

Well... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #2

Evangelical religious sects are terrorist organizations. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #3

Hermit-The-Prog....... Upthevibe Jul 2023 #27

Better believe it. n/t BeckyDem Jul 2023 #4

It's all part of their very long term plan. lark Jul 2023 #5

From an early age in Catholic School I have stated that some day nuns will run the country. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #6

I went to 12 years of catholic school in the 60's and 70's maxrandb Jul 2023 #9

yes. the Repugs will try-to take away birth control riversedge Jul 2023 #7

For others - but for themselves (and their daughters), it's always be at their fingertips peppertree Jul 2023 #22

Fucking insane. Right when birth control is more important that ever, with all these abortion bans. SunSeeker Jul 2023 #8

This could be the trigger that eventually buries the RW GOP and their idiotic dogma. Ligyron Jul 2023 #13

You would Rebl2 Jul 2023 #23

Get women pregnant, keep women pregnant. Big part of their plan for control of women. Scalded Nun Jul 2023 #10

Add the shaming of women who apply for govt assistance for their brood Hekate Jul 2023 #36

Most all religions try to control who, what, when and where Farmer-Rick Jul 2023 #11

Making birth control and all forms of abortion illegal is in sight for red state legislatures. Lonestarblue Jul 2023 #12

"religious right has billions of dollars to spend to achieve these goals." yup. Captain Zero Jul 2023 #16

They The Christians. America's Taliban. nt Hotler Jul 2023 #14

They want more white babies.... That's what the plan is ashredux Jul 2023 #15

ashredux...... Upthevibe Jul 2023 #28

I never gave them credit for cognitive skills. But listen to the rhetoric. It tells all. ashredux Jul 2023 #29

Do they really recognize how many republican women use birth control? Butterflylady Jul 2023 #17

Yep! All part of the master plan from the Talibangelists...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2023 #18

Thus the Republicans left the baton in plain sight. jaxexpat Jul 2023 #19

KnR! sarchasm Jul 2023 #20

Is the Nineteenth safe? CrispyQ Jul 2023 #21

That is absolutely insane. Warpy Jul 2023 #24

K&R Blue Owl Jul 2023 #25

Sounds like there's an "Underground Railroad" somewhere in our future. calimary Jul 2023 #26

My wife and I just watched the movie "Harriet"... Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #31

Check out The Brigid Alliance. They help with travel, expenses, child care... Hekate Jul 2023 #37

"Sanctioned sex only!" I guess... malthaussen Jul 2023 #30

Every good dystopian work of fiction has a sexual component jmowreader Jul 2023 #32

Last September, GA Gov Brian Kemp was overheard stating that he was willing to ban Plan B... keep_left Jul 2023 #33

Yes. I knew this a long time ago, but Clarence Thomas gave the big tip-off in his comment on Dobbs Hekate Jul 2023 #34

K/R Thanks for posting. appalachiablue Jul 2023 #38