In the past couple of hours, two district court judges issued rulings on RU-486/medication abortion. One, based in Washington State, told the Food and Drug Administration that it was to maintain the status quo. The other, a district court judge in a single judge sub-division in North Texas who every reactionary crank goes to because …
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Fighting Dems in Florida
After the most recent election debacle in Florida and the ritual resignation of the state party leaders associated with it, former agriculture commissioner (and Charlie Crist primary opponent) Nikki Fried stepped up to run for state party chair and won. Lots of folks were skeptical of Fried, and not wholly without reason, but maybe Fried …
So-Called ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Filed in Florida
Yesterday, the Florida legislature came back into session. That hasn’t been a good thing at any point in this century, but it’s especially bad this year. After winning reelection by a hefty margin, Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Triumph of the Will mode as he paraded through the Giant Twig & Two Berries Capitol.* Florida’s …
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These Creepy Motherfuckers
Again, it was never about just abortion: The Republican governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, appears to have thwarted an attempt to stop law enforcement obtaining menstrual histories of women in the state. A bill passed in the Democratic-led state senate, and supported by half the chamber’s Republicans, would have banned search warrants for menstrual data …
Open Thread: The Roe v Wade Anniversary
‘The right of every woman in every state in this country to make decisions about her own body is on the line’: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says abortion rights are under attack across the nation https://t.co/sVWWVVHHVy pic.twitter.com/u0CxoB5h4M — Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2023 .@SenTinaSmith: Overturning Roe v. Wade was just ‘the beginning’ for GOP …
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Anti-abortion extremists are endangering women
NPR has its faults, but they’ve been better than lots of national media outlets about covering the effect extreme anti-abortion laws have on women’s healthcare. Here’s a link to an All Things Considered story about what happened to Kaitlyn Joshua, a 30-year-old who found out she was pregnant in August. Joshua and her husband were …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Reminders (Sharing Is Caring)
Ha. pic.twitter.com/w7T8oaNGol — Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) October 3, 2022 My dad used to say, “Joey, don’t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative.” And here’s the deal: Democrats want to codify Roe. Republicans want a national ban on abortion. The choice is clear. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 3, 2022
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