Discussion: Abortion II

[squeekness]

I hope the FL SC judges were arrogant enough to think “this won’t hit 60%” when they signed off on putting it on the November ballot.

This will juice up turnout for the US Sen race too.

Hope so. We need that blue wave!

 

[mclay18]

Hope so. We need that blue wave!

Christopher Bouzy says that due to FLSC’s dual rulings— in favor of the 6 week abortion ban and certifying the abortion constitutional amendment — Rs are almost certain to lose FL’s electoral votes and the Senate seat.

Fingers crossed too!

 

[blueharvest]

 

[mclay18]

Politico is a RW rag pretending to be a neutral political news site. Remember those two glowing write ups they did of Ron DeSantis? I do.

IVF is going to drive away more moderate voters away. Combined with Rs wanting a federal abortion ban? They’re going to lose big time up and down the ballot across this country.

 

[blueharvest]

Florida Supreme Court puts abortion on the ballot – and hands Trump a serious problem

Florida's Supreme Court has put abortion rights on the November ballot. Ron DeSantis may get his revenge on Donald Trump after all.

www.usatoday.com

 

[mclay18]

Florida Supreme Court puts abortion on the ballot – and hands Trump a serious problem

Florida's Supreme Court has put abortion rights on the November ballot. Ron DeSantis may get his revenge on Donald Trump after all.

www.usatoday.com

Getting to 60% is difficult but it’s not impossible to overcome, ie medical marijuana in 2016 and the $15/hr raise in 2020 hitting that threshold. The folks who penned the abortion amendment were thorough and workshopped the language with a former FLSC judge to make sure it was bulletproof. They learned their lesson after RDS and R state legislators meddled with the 2018 amendment allowing convicted felons to vote.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Republicans are not defending IVF or defending abortion rights by pushing 'Fetal personhood'. That's just using a different term to sneak bans in.

House Republican budget calls for raising the retirement age for Social Security

A budget by the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 170 GOP lawmakers, highlights how many in the party would seek to govern if Republicans win in November.

www.nbcnews.com

The budget was released Wednesday by the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 170 House GOP lawmakers, including many allies of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Apart from fiscal policy, the budget endorses a series of bills “designed to advance the cause of life,” including the Life at Conception Act, which would aggressively restrict abortion and potentially threaten in vitro fertilization, or IVF, by establishing legal protections for human beings at “the moment of fertilization.” It has recently caused consternation within the GOP following backlash to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that threatened IVF.

 

[blueharvest]

Trump vows he'll have a 'statement' on abortion 'next week'

The former president addressed a question from NBC News about whether he supports Florida's six-week abortion ban.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Arizona abortion rights amendment backers says they've gathered signatures needed for 2024 ballot

First to NBC News: Arizona for Abortion Access says it’s exceeded the state petition signature threshold by over 120,000, with plans to keep gathering until a July 3 deadline.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Republicans are not defending IVF or defending abortion rights by pushing 'Fetal personhood'. That's just using a different term to sneak bans in.

House Republican budget calls for raising the retirement age for Social Security

A budget by the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 170 GOP lawmakers, highlights how many in the party would seek to govern if Republicans win in November.

www.nbcnews.com

They want the poorest to die before they can collect from a fund they've paid into their whole working lives.

 

[blueharvest]

Alabama hospital to stop IVF treatments at the end of 2024 due to ‘litigation concerns’

An Alabama hospital said it plans to stop offering in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments at the end of this year due to “litigation concerns” surrounding the therapy. Mobile Infirmary said …

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Arizona organizers say they have more than enough signatures for an abortion ballot measure

A communications manager for Arizona for Abortion Access said they have amassed more than 500,000 signatures for the measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state's constitution.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Arizona organizers say they have more than enough signatures for an abortion ballot measure

A communications manager for Arizona for Abortion Access said they have amassed more than 500,000 signatures for the measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state's constitution.

www.cbsnews.com

Every state that puts it to the actual people, abortion wins.

 

[blueharvest]

The astonishing radicalism of Florida’s new ban on abortion

A six-week ban will take effect in May, though voters could overturn it in November.

www.vox.com

 

[blueharvest]

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools

Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school students to watch a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group, or something comparable, under legislation heading to Republican Gov.

apnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Abortion ban likely violates religious freedoms, Indiana appeals court says

Jewish women in Indiana fought against one of the nation's strictest abortion laws, arguing that the restrictions conflict with their religious belief that abortions are necessary if the health of the pregnant person is compromised.

www.courthousenews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Birth control "screws up female brains": MAGA's war on contraception

Charlie Kirk says the pill causes "angry, bitter young ladies" who vote for Democrats to get "free stuff"

www.salon.com

Can Abortion Rights Voters Turn Florida Blue?

Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell tells TNR that Sunshine State voters are “ready to come out to vote and protect reproductive freedom.”

newrepublic.com

 

[squeekness]

The astonishing radicalism of Florida’s new ban on abortion

A six-week ban will take effect in May, though voters could overturn it in November.

www.vox.com

I expect they will, I wouldn't be surprised if it was by a wide margin as well.

 

[blueharvest]

CVS drug plans will cover new OTC birth control pill for free

CVS prescription drug plans will cover the first nonprescription birth control pill in the U.S., eliminating a potential cost barrier for many women. The company’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), …

thehill.com

 

[mclay18]

I expect they will, I wouldn't be surprised if it was by a wide margin as well.

Like I said, I think 60% of voters will vote for abortion protections in FL. I despise how residents in that state have to put up with that 6 week BS for six months though.

 

[blueharvest]

Florida Supreme Court signals readiness to rule for pre-born personhood

Whatever happens, the Florida Supreme Court would be on solid footing to recognize pre-born children for what they are: Members of the human family entitled to the equal protection of the laws.

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

2 women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril feel compelled to campaign for Biden

As he campaigns for a second term, President Joe Biden is highlighting how women’s health has been affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections.

apnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Are abortions banned or legal? Arizona Supreme Court to announce decision Tuesday

The state Supreme Court has made a ruling on a Civil War-era abortion ban that could have significant impact on women's health and state politics.

www.azcentral.com

 

[blueharvest]

Republicans want to use an 1873 law to ban abortion. Congress must overturn that law | Moira Donegan

Democrats have a chance to corner Republicans on an unpopular issue – and defend a modern and egalitarian society

www.theguardian.com