On another board someone tried to counter with the claim that the braindead patient "had already lived a life" so it was okay.

Why hasn't every GOP in the Texas legislature already been targeted. After all they have told women they can get abortions up to six weeks or whatever it is.

The bright side of this is that the Mexican Supreme court just legalized abortions. Texan women now have a new option.

yes, the residents of New Afghanistan can now flee to liberal Mexico.

BREAKING NEWSBiden DOJ to Sue Texas Over Abortion Ban: WSJ
David Badash

he U.S. Dept. of Justice is finalizing plans to sue the State of Texas over Gov. Greg Abbott’s abortion ban, which some legal experts have called unconstitutional.

“The Justice Department is expected to pursue an argument that the Texas law illegally interferes with federal interests,” the Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday night, adding the lawsuit could be filed “as soon as Thursday.”

Pressure from Democrats on Attorney General Merrick Garland has been strong, with many noting the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to not block the law effectively killed Roe v. Wade, at least in Texas. Other states are already drafting similar legislation.

The Journal adds that legal experts said the DOJ could attempt “to strip federal funding” from Texas and is “trying to determine whether there are federal facilities within the state that could provide abortions.”

This is a breaking news and developing story. Details may change.

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.c ... n-ban-wsj/

‘Anonymous’ hackers have a message for Texas abortion ‘snitch’ sites: We’re coming for you
Operation Jane is mobilizing the hactivist and pro-choice community.
Claire Goforth

Texas’ controversial law banning abortions went into effect on Sept. 1. Two days later, self-described affiliates of the hactivist group Anonymous launched “Operation Jane,” an initiative targeting those who try to enforce the law.

Texas’ anti-abortion law allows ....

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/anonymou ... tion-jane/

FFRF NY Times ad cautions readers about anti-women religious onslaught

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is running a full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times asking people to counter the religiously inspired war on women’s rights.

The advertisement features ...

https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/ite ... -onslaught

The pic of the poster is too big to copy here

I was hoping they would return to action.

Have to say I didn't realize it was unsigned

https://fb.watch/7YuAVk9nz4/

Evangelical theology is what made the Texas abortion outrage possible
Nathaniel Manderson, Salon

During my undergrad years at U Mass Dartmouth I had the great privilege of being mentored by Dr Juli Parker, who was director of the Women's center, now called the Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality. It was there, more than 20 years ago, that I was shown a small piece of what so many women face in this country. As the only football player volunteer at the center, I observed two very different worlds. The football locker room, with men saying some pretty awful things, and Dr Parker explaining the truth around sexual assault, abortion rights and the regular fight for equality that women face every day.

This article first appeared in Salon.

I felt a strong calling to ministry and I attended seminary, which, oddly enough, was an environment that sounded a little like the football locker room. I was hoping to change minds within the evangelical church. I failed, and 20 years later the evangelical church is stronger and more committed to prohibiting women the most basic right to decide what happens to their own bodies.

Evangelicals won a great and terrible victory with the recent Texas abortion law, but the plan was started more than 50 years ago. Millions if not billions of dollars have spent, and hundreds if not thousands of Republican politicians have come along as supporters, and the goal has been achieved: Tearing down Roe v. Wade. The plan was basic enough: Pack the Supreme court with enough judges who would be willing to ignore the rights of women. To do this, the evangelical church needed to support any politician who was willing to condemn abortion as murder, and willing to promise they would appoint anti-abortion judges.

And when I say evangelicals were willing to support anyone who said those things, I mean anyone. That means Clarence Thomas, a man credibly accused of sexual harassment. It means Brett Kavanaugh, a man credibly accused of attempted rape, as well as of being too unstable for a post on the Supreme Court. It means supporting Donald Trump, a pig who has been accused of sexual assault by numerous women. Nothing could stop evangelical support for Republican politicians, as long as they were willing to attack Roe v. Wade.

Defending things like the rights of the poor, welcoming the foreigner, healing the sick and promoting peace were all ignored for this one purpose. Now the evangelicals have won what I hope is a temporary victory, but a terrible victory nonetheless. In the words of

https://www.rawstory.com/texas-abortion-2655059740/

Igorance-based religion.

most, if not all, religions are based on some sort of sacred knowledge which is, generally speaking, over 1000 years old. the amount we have learned in that time DWARFS that knowledge. therefore most, if not all, religious texts are woefully ignorant.

Yet they continue to promote ignorance instead of knowledge.

yes. they are quite "clingy".

Religion is made up stories to explain natural phenomena, later adding in made up stories to help people behave honorably in an expanding society. In the years, man has discovered science- a body of knowledge and series of procedures to hypothesize and then validate the causes of natural phenomena, and has expanded the scope to include the ability to understand and shape the behavior of people to facilitate living in a growing society. Mankind has since developed the knowledge to abuse both. We claim to desire the ability to live forever, yet we constantly act in ways to extinguish human life on Earth. It's like a race to nowhere. I cannot believe what is happening to people, to democracy, to America. Why are we stupid? I wonder if this is how my parents felt about drugs and sex and rock and roll.

Don't forget the devil and hell fire. Religion was not only used to explain the unexplained natural occurrences, but to also control the masses through fear. Still get angry that my grandson cried himself to sleep several months after I told him I didn't know if I believed in God. He cried because he though (or thinks) I'm going to hell. Damn. Read a FB post today about a grandmother who took her grandson to the Noah's Ark thingy. He got very afraid because he thought the earth was going to flood.

"Catholics for Choice is a nonprofit that represents the majority of Catholics who support Roe v. Wade. Because anti-abortion groups are so loud, most Catholics may not even realize how many Catholics get abortions - but 24% of abortions in this country are had by Catholics. Catholic social justice teaches us to care for the dignity of the life of our neighbors and that’s what the reproductive justice movement does.

In Catholicism, there is a concept called Conscience. Being Catholic is more than what is in the Bible. It is what is in your heart and what you are called to do. It is clear that so many pro-choice Catholics here are called to be pro-choice not in spite of their religion, but because of their religion." - Kate Hoeting and Manvela Tironi, Catholics for Choice, Washington, D.C.

Lawrence vs. Texas (which says arresting folks 4 sodomy is unconstitutional), is based on Roe vs Wade. "The Court reaffirmed the "right to privacy" that earlier cases, such as Roe v. Wade, had found the U.S. Constitution provides, even though it is not explicitly enumerated."

challenging that ruling would very dangerously undermine gay rights.

A U.S. judge blocks enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law
Ryan Lucas

A federal judge has blocked enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law, granting an emergency request from the Justice Department.

The department sought the preliminary injunction just days after it sued Texas over its new abortion law. Known as SB 8, the law bans almost all abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape, sexual abuse and incest.

In his 113-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman said that from the moment SB 8 went into effect last month, "women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution."

He added: "[O]ther courts may find a way to avoid this conclusion is theirs to decide. This Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right."

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the court's decision "a victory for women in Texas and for the rule of law."

"It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the Constitution," Garland said in a statement. "We will continue to ...

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/06/10402211 ... ortion-law

Top Democrat finally makes Republicans REGRET Texas bounty law

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=346466713548415