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    Welcome to Gilead

    What is about religious fundamentalists and the repression of women?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61928898
    Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion
    "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

    #2
    It means if a Trump supporter shoots a woman in the abdomen, killing her baby, then SHE is guilty of its murder.
    …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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      #3
      US Supreme Court killed itself with this - decision on firearms also a joke: states can't create their own rules for firearms, but can for abortions, what a load of crap

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        #4
        It's an inevitable consequence of Trump's loading of the Supreme Court with right wing, anti-choice, pro-gun judges. One of which (the first one) should have been a Democrat choice but the Republicans refused to confirm them.

        It's a situation that could last for decades unless the rules on appointments and number of judges are changed.

        Pile of tulip, but what we really want to know is what the Daily Fail readership think. Anyone? Bewler?

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          #5
          Originally posted by AtW View Post
          US Supreme Court killed itself with this - decision on firearms also a joke: states can't create their own rules for firearms, but can for abortions, what a load of crap
          You need to remember when you argue with Americans they quote their constitution.

          What they won't tell you it is the same constitution that has been amended 27 times with the last time being in May 1992.
          "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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            #6
            Originally posted by WTFH View Post
            It means if a Trump supporter shoots a woman in the abdomen, killing her baby, then SHE is guilty of its murder.
            It's an exaggeration but not unheard of in domestic violence cases.

            I remember the news stories about this woman https://www.npr.org/2012/11/15/16523...=1656147903459 A few married white Christian women who die like her may make parts of the US see sense.
            "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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              #7
              Some people are calling it the United States of Gilead. Of course at least half of the states aren't going to restrict abortion as a result of this judgement, so it's more the dis-united States of Gilead.

              Row vs Wade was always a weak judgement. There's been 40 years to strengthen things but even when the Democrats had a majority in both houses, they didn't.

              Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                #8
                Appalling, religion holding society back. I suppose you don't have to be religious to be opposed to late abortion, perhaps a feotus should be regarded as a human being at some point, but in the first few weeks it has as much self awareness as a slice of elbow. Souls don't exist.
                bloggoth

                If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
                John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                  What is about religious fundamentalists and the repression of women birthing people?
                  FTFY.

                  It is not just women who can have abortions.
                  Last edited by Fraidycat; 25 June 2022, 14:00.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by AtW View Post
                    US Supreme Court killed itself with this - decision on firearms also a joke: states can't create their own rules for firearms, but can for abortions, what a load of crap
                    The reason is fairly simple. “The right to slaughter unborn children shall not be infringed” does not appear anywhere in the constitution.

                    Whether killing babies is your bag or not, it is irrelevant to the Supreme Court’s decision. They are just saying it’s up to the States or the people to decide.

                    If you really are dead-set against the innocents it’s easy enough to just add those words to the constitution and Bob’s your Uncle.

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