People who live in democratic countries pride themselves in having freedoms and rights, like the freedom of speech, the freedom of choosing their own religion, the right to education or the right to privacy. And most of them have the right to do what they want with their own bodies.
Sadly, it has to be said that this includes most but not all of them, because in some of them, such a decision like having or not having a child is made by the government and not the woman who is the one who will bear the child.
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The internet is going crazy right now because Texas has passed a bill that came into effect on September 1st which states that a pregnancy cannot be terminated after the fetus is 6 weeks old.
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From September 1st all abortions had after six weeks of pregnancy became illegal. This law was first introduced by Governor Greg Abbott in May, and it was greeted with resistance. However, after months of battles, the Supreme Court ignored the emergency requests to stop the law before it had to be enforced.
This is the most restrictive abortion law in the country. And it conflicts with Supreme Court who banned states from making abortion illegal when the fetus is about between 22 and 24 weeks old.
Every Republican: "Well it's my freedom to dictate what happens in women's bodies. And I'm prepared to invalidate the constitution and every amendment which could keep me from doing that. By the way, that's how I also think about voters rights for minorities. "
The Texas Senate Bill 8, which is also known as The Heartbeat Act, makes abortions when the fetus has a heartbeat to be illegal. An unborn child starts to have a detectable heartbeat around the 6 week mark. Which is when women rarely know they are pregnant.
Also, the bill defines that the first day of a pregnancy is calculated from the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period, because it is impossible to confirm the day of the actual conception so it means that women have even less time to find out they are pregnant.
That's fackin sick. Whoever voted this in should have to stand in front of a firing squad of rape victims. See how much they agree with it then.
Extremists are discussing the possibilities of applying Taliban tactics to the USA. Would be a good thing for Texas, Sharia law doesn't ban abortions.
A lot of women who don’t want to get pregnant intentionally don’t usually do pregnancy tests, so the chances of them noticing they are pregnant before the 6 weeks are low. We have to keep in mind that pregnancy tests also can show a false-negative so even that is not a guarantee. Going to the doctors to do bloodwork constantly only just to be safe that you are really not pregnant isn’t reasonable too.
A late period is also not a definite indication of pregnancy too because there are women who have them irregularly or don’t track them at all. The sign that most women take notice of is the feeling of sickness out of nowhere. But that shows up only at about the sixth week when it can already be too late to make an abortion in Texas.
The new Texas Anti-Abortion law authorizes anyone in the country to file a lawsuit against any abortion provider, or anyone who helps someone get an abortion, and seek a penalty of that person of at least $10,000 per abortion. Which does sound like the start of Nazi Germany when people were encouraged to snitch on family, friends and neighbors if they dared to doubt the Führer.
This is great! It's foetus logic I believe so "we must fight for foetuses!" but when comes to helping children they are "not my child not my problem"...
What is more, private individuals may sue any women who had an abortion and any abortion provider and doctors or just anybody involved in the process and get up to $10,000 as a reward. There are even pages where you can tip anonymously about people who are related to this affair now turned illegal.
People on the internet could not hold their mouths and were enraged that no actions were taken against this law, that the media is not talking about it more and were just simply baffled by the politicians who came up with this law. They were calling the $10,000 compensation a bounty and were predicting that it would cause chaos.
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Perhaps Texan women should go on strike and deny men sex until this law is from the table.
Many of them even compared this situation with the crisis that happened in Afghanistan, tweeting with the hashtags #American Taliban and #TexasTaliban. They were making fun of the people who were so concerned about the rights of Afghan women, but the rights of women in Texas seem less important.
A very heated argument was that the freedom to not wear a mask is more valued than the freedom of having a choice in women’s own bodies that will have long-term consequences. People were also triggered because on the same day that the Heartbeat Act took effect, another law came into force, letting Texans above the age of 21 who legally own guns, carry them in public without a license.
It's not about sanctity of life, it never was. It's about controlling women and returning to them good ol' days when women knew their place and slaves were cheap.
Although the internet really exploded with frustrated people’s reactions, there were a lot of them who were defending the bill, saying that abortions are straight up murders and they shouldn’t be allowed. Others were coming with the Christianity argument that it’s God’s will that a woman got pregnant and she shouldn’t change that.
But what are your thoughts? Have you heard about the Heartbeat Act and what was your reaction? Do you agree with people in this list or would you say they are overreacting? We would be curious to know so sound your opinions in the comments.
Error, Sharia law is much more humane in matters of abortion. With a strong and clear reason, permissibility becomes more lenient. Such cases include forced pregnancy (caused by rape), reasons of health and other pressing reasons.
Most countries go forward in time, some countries go backwards.
Marvellous idea. Castrate every guy who supported this bill, so they can't procreate.
Trying? I think they've pretty much succeeded. Still at the rate they also seem to be trying to kill off their voters thanks to the anti vaxx, anti mask rhetoric, pretty soon they'll be unelectable (not soon enough I realise)
mandatory vasectomies than can only be reversed when they prove themselves of being sufficiently capable and responsible to support another life
Biden doesn't want to expand the SCOTUS because he understands it would set a dangerous precedent. If the Democrats can do it, so can the Republicans.
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Texas: Effective september 1 2021 all women have lost control over their bodies. Also Texas: Effective september 1 2021 every moron can open carry a gun without any permit or training. Yes, a psychopathic murderer can walk around with a gun holstered and there's nothing the police can do against it. We value the sanctity of life.
Bonus for psychopathic murderer: He can use his gun to kidnap a wogman, rape her, then earn $10,000 for reporting her abortion. Sadly, I live in this f****d up state.
Load More Replies...Texas.exe stopped working. Erase database and reboot.
Load More Replies...You can stop abortions. You can only stop legal and safe ones from occuring.
And by re-introducing illegal abortions a lot of women are going to die. If things go wrong during the procedure a woman can't ask for medical help because she's a criminal now and will land in prison. Perhaps all women should move out of Texas.
Load More Replies...The fact that abortions are banned & guns are allowed with such few safety precautions would make me laugh if it wasn't reality for so many people. According to Texas, abortions are fine if performed by a redneck instead of a doctor, & if the life ended is an actual person instead of an unwanted fetus. The lunacy is astounding.
Brought to you by.... Christianity. This is why I get so pissed when someone says they aren't "that type of Christian." Well, there's certainly enough of you that are for things like this to happen. I would be f*****g proud of any downvotes.
Saying "I am not that type of Christian " is like saying "I am not that type of nazi". One thing is to believe in a god and the other is to support a criminal organisation that has spread violence and discrimination for centuries.
Load More Replies...This is the sign that America has become nothing. When religion takes over, progress is eliminated, science is tossed aside, and we're put into the back where other countries will now move forward and surpass us. The wealth gap has become immense just as well. Nothing good will come from this, unless a full on revolution happens.
This isn't even mentioned in our news. First I heard about it was from She Rates Dogs on Twitter. I'm trying to piece together exactly what the new law is and why it was passed but it's proving difficult when the media here doesn't give a monkeys.
What would you like to know? The shirt story is that prior to any abortion being performed a doctor must now search for a heartbeat. A heartbeat is typically detected at 6 weeks of pregnancy, far before any other signs of pregnancy happens. If a heartbeat is heard, the women cannot have an abortion. Now! American has laws that say States cannot have laws that don't allow abortion, so what Texas did instead is make a law so restrictive that it essentially bans abortions. Also, Texas went 1 step further and now allows individuals, any individuals to sue someone for carrying out an abortion after the 6 week period.....
Load More Replies...I'm serious, I don't even know what to say. This is disgusting, outrageous, it shouldn't be happening, it's plain wrong, it's worse. They better scrap this law soon.
What is a woman isnt mentally or financially ready? what if her family is just as big as it needs to be? what if there is so much more she wants to accomplish, and this wasn't part of that plan? Or, hear me out, what if she just DOESNT WANT A BABY.🤯 not all women have to be mothers????? WOWOWOWOW
yeehaw texas need more baby factories to feed christian extremist cult *shoots bullets into the air out of two revolvers*
Load More Replies...No. USA is a second world country at best. No decent health care, unaffordable education, barely workers rights, extreme religion...
Load More Replies...You know, unfortunately this bullshit of men controlling women's bodies goes back to the witch hunts of old of Europe - midwives were often accused of witchcraft- one would have dreamed that society would've learned, but what do I know? I'm just a nerdy gal.
Sometimes America you really raise the ‘who’s the daftest country’ bar. We did a good job with Brexit but you’ve upped your game and gone all in with stupid politicians who want to encourage the spread of a virus AND f*****g up the health of the women in Texas. May I recommend you move to a more moderate country like Afghanistan or Iran?
I'm jealous You get to live in a country that has good laws >:v
Load More Replies...This is a good article that is sadly pretty matter-of-fact on what the law entails and why it will be hard to strike down in courts.etc. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033202132/texas-abortion-ban-what-happens-next
Texas is such an embarrassment to the U.S. We should give that whole damn state back to Mexico
Mexico deserves better. Don't drag them into this. This problem is uniquely American.
Load More Replies...Out of words except disgusting and depressing. I can't with people anymore, i'm done. This is so f*cked up.
*Inhales* COME TO TEXAS WE'VE GOT GUNS AND VIRUSES. WOMAN'S RIGHTS? NEVER HEARD OF HER LMAO BUT WE'VE GOT COWBOY HATS-
As a Texan I'm not going to defend any of this at all because this is a shithole state. I do ask 2 things though 1: stop blaming men only. In 2020 election polls 45% of women voted Republican which means 45% of women in Texas allowed this to happen. This is clearly not a Men issue, it's a Republican issue. 2: Now that we all understand this is politically driven, for the love of God help us Democrat's in Texas. Donate to the Texas Democrat party, help make phone calls, help with social media HELP US PLEASE!!!! Decades of gerrymandering has allowed the rural population keep Republicans in power while nearly every city with a population of 500K plus has a Democrat mayor. It's f*****g stupid in here.
It's at moments like this where I just want one day without men or the patriarchal system we all live in. No it's not "all men," but it's not enough men to cause real damage. I taught in Texas for a year and one high school would not teach sex ed to kids, unless a girl got pregnant. Which many students did get pregnant. There were even a couple kids at the middle school that got pregnant. I taught an 8th grader who said she had a child. The whole system is f*cked.
I had to live in that horrible place called Texas for 5 years. This is part of the reason I am now far away. And to anybody who agrees with the republicans, I have to laugh at how sad, tiny and wrinkled your brain is.
Some parts of Texas are nice, like the Valley. It's mostly democrat down there, the environment is very welcoming, and the majority of people that live there are POC. (Mostly Mexican.)
Load More Replies...Well, if Texas doesn’t protect fetuses destined to lives of neglect, abuse and desperation, who will they have to strap down onto the gurney in Huntsville in a few years?
The USA has an extremely high infant mortality rate because of the lack of healthcare and government safety nets. Our taxes go to the military-industrial complex, but not to people and families in need. We wasted over $2trillion in Afghanistan and we lost that war. Over $2trillion wasted in violent warfare, but no money for healthcare? These people call themselves prolife, but how many of them vote for warmongering politicians and anti-healthcare as-sholes? Horrible hypocrisy.
The same people , who want every fetus born no matter the backstory, will say f**k you , once it is born, and offer no help to support the child. How can that be prolife, to not want to pay a living wage, or have healthservices, or education accecible. Food insecurity is growing in the states.
Biden's a fool as well. You had the choice between hepatitis and HIV. Why didn't you grow a spine and vote for the guy who would actually do something for your country? Ah, right. He would actually DO something for the country that would make the fossil fuel industry SAD and we cannot have that.
I hear a lot of talk NOW! Where were/are the women through all this? I try to side with my sisters but you ladies have a case of STUPID. VOTE! PROTEST! TALK! Do ANYTHING! And all your witty remarks aren't worth anything without ACTION. I'm tryin to love Texas, but ya'll are pushing everything good out of the way . . .
So, you reserve the freedom to restrict what I can do with my body? Fair enough, but then I will equally reserve the freedom to decide that you have to shove a cacti up your rear, and if you don''t, i have the right to do it for you.
Thank God I'm past child bearing years. When my husband & I met 14 years ago we agreed that he would get a vasectomy since I hadn't been on the pill for over 15 years. Nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.
I see your point but Republicans are not in any way equal in evil to democrats. Republicans are much, much worse. But yes the entire country does suck
Load More Replies...I have never heard the reasoning for being pro-life yet not religious. Can you share your views?
Load More Replies...I stopped here. this doesn't make sense."I think that if a pregnancy is unwanted, a person should do all they can to prevent it. if a pregnancy is a complete accident and the baby would have a better life with another mother, then an abortion should be recommended and allowed." ( Can't have it both ways- the abortion and having a life with a better mother....?)
Load More Replies...This is a very simplistic answer, Find a new job for yourself and for a spouse? Move away from aging parents? Sell a house if necessary, find another...
Load More Replies...well if the fetus is such an independent person then it should be able to grow without a woman huh
Load More Replies...Incorrect, where did you get that info? It's 18 weeks and can be done until 22 weeks. After 18 weeks you go through special "valuation" but if needed, it can be done.
Load More Replies...If people were this concerned over the people killed in warfare vs. a jellybean of cells.
Load More Replies...It's no more living than the sperm in your nuts before the action took place. It's just in a different area on a different day. It has no brain, it has no eyes, it has no arms or legs or lips, or hair. It is nothing more than a seed. If you feel this strongly about it, then please adopt or foster a child.
Load More Replies...I can catch Covid from someone else. I can't catch an abortion.
Load More Replies...Texas: Effective september 1 2021 all women have lost control over their bodies. Also Texas: Effective september 1 2021 every moron can open carry a gun without any permit or training. Yes, a psychopathic murderer can walk around with a gun holstered and there's nothing the police can do against it. We value the sanctity of life.
Bonus for psychopathic murderer: He can use his gun to kidnap a wogman, rape her, then earn $10,000 for reporting her abortion. Sadly, I live in this f****d up state.
Load More Replies...Texas.exe stopped working. Erase database and reboot.
Load More Replies...You can stop abortions. You can only stop legal and safe ones from occuring.
And by re-introducing illegal abortions a lot of women are going to die. If things go wrong during the procedure a woman can't ask for medical help because she's a criminal now and will land in prison. Perhaps all women should move out of Texas.
Load More Replies...The fact that abortions are banned & guns are allowed with such few safety precautions would make me laugh if it wasn't reality for so many people. According to Texas, abortions are fine if performed by a redneck instead of a doctor, & if the life ended is an actual person instead of an unwanted fetus. The lunacy is astounding.
Brought to you by.... Christianity. This is why I get so pissed when someone says they aren't "that type of Christian." Well, there's certainly enough of you that are for things like this to happen. I would be f*****g proud of any downvotes.
Saying "I am not that type of Christian " is like saying "I am not that type of nazi". One thing is to believe in a god and the other is to support a criminal organisation that has spread violence and discrimination for centuries.
Load More Replies...This is the sign that America has become nothing. When religion takes over, progress is eliminated, science is tossed aside, and we're put into the back where other countries will now move forward and surpass us. The wealth gap has become immense just as well. Nothing good will come from this, unless a full on revolution happens.
This isn't even mentioned in our news. First I heard about it was from She Rates Dogs on Twitter. I'm trying to piece together exactly what the new law is and why it was passed but it's proving difficult when the media here doesn't give a monkeys.
What would you like to know? The shirt story is that prior to any abortion being performed a doctor must now search for a heartbeat. A heartbeat is typically detected at 6 weeks of pregnancy, far before any other signs of pregnancy happens. If a heartbeat is heard, the women cannot have an abortion. Now! American has laws that say States cannot have laws that don't allow abortion, so what Texas did instead is make a law so restrictive that it essentially bans abortions. Also, Texas went 1 step further and now allows individuals, any individuals to sue someone for carrying out an abortion after the 6 week period.....
Load More Replies...I'm serious, I don't even know what to say. This is disgusting, outrageous, it shouldn't be happening, it's plain wrong, it's worse. They better scrap this law soon.
What is a woman isnt mentally or financially ready? what if her family is just as big as it needs to be? what if there is so much more she wants to accomplish, and this wasn't part of that plan? Or, hear me out, what if she just DOESNT WANT A BABY.🤯 not all women have to be mothers????? WOWOWOWOW
yeehaw texas need more baby factories to feed christian extremist cult *shoots bullets into the air out of two revolvers*
Load More Replies...No. USA is a second world country at best. No decent health care, unaffordable education, barely workers rights, extreme religion...
Load More Replies...You know, unfortunately this bullshit of men controlling women's bodies goes back to the witch hunts of old of Europe - midwives were often accused of witchcraft- one would have dreamed that society would've learned, but what do I know? I'm just a nerdy gal.
Sometimes America you really raise the ‘who’s the daftest country’ bar. We did a good job with Brexit but you’ve upped your game and gone all in with stupid politicians who want to encourage the spread of a virus AND f*****g up the health of the women in Texas. May I recommend you move to a more moderate country like Afghanistan or Iran?
I'm jealous You get to live in a country that has good laws >:v
Load More Replies...This is a good article that is sadly pretty matter-of-fact on what the law entails and why it will be hard to strike down in courts.etc. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033202132/texas-abortion-ban-what-happens-next
Texas is such an embarrassment to the U.S. We should give that whole damn state back to Mexico
Mexico deserves better. Don't drag them into this. This problem is uniquely American.
Load More Replies...Out of words except disgusting and depressing. I can't with people anymore, i'm done. This is so f*cked up.
*Inhales* COME TO TEXAS WE'VE GOT GUNS AND VIRUSES. WOMAN'S RIGHTS? NEVER HEARD OF HER LMAO BUT WE'VE GOT COWBOY HATS-
As a Texan I'm not going to defend any of this at all because this is a shithole state. I do ask 2 things though 1: stop blaming men only. In 2020 election polls 45% of women voted Republican which means 45% of women in Texas allowed this to happen. This is clearly not a Men issue, it's a Republican issue. 2: Now that we all understand this is politically driven, for the love of God help us Democrat's in Texas. Donate to the Texas Democrat party, help make phone calls, help with social media HELP US PLEASE!!!! Decades of gerrymandering has allowed the rural population keep Republicans in power while nearly every city with a population of 500K plus has a Democrat mayor. It's f*****g stupid in here.
It's at moments like this where I just want one day without men or the patriarchal system we all live in. No it's not "all men," but it's not enough men to cause real damage. I taught in Texas for a year and one high school would not teach sex ed to kids, unless a girl got pregnant. Which many students did get pregnant. There were even a couple kids at the middle school that got pregnant. I taught an 8th grader who said she had a child. The whole system is f*cked.
I had to live in that horrible place called Texas for 5 years. This is part of the reason I am now far away. And to anybody who agrees with the republicans, I have to laugh at how sad, tiny and wrinkled your brain is.
Some parts of Texas are nice, like the Valley. It's mostly democrat down there, the environment is very welcoming, and the majority of people that live there are POC. (Mostly Mexican.)
Load More Replies...Well, if Texas doesn’t protect fetuses destined to lives of neglect, abuse and desperation, who will they have to strap down onto the gurney in Huntsville in a few years?
The USA has an extremely high infant mortality rate because of the lack of healthcare and government safety nets. Our taxes go to the military-industrial complex, but not to people and families in need. We wasted over $2trillion in Afghanistan and we lost that war. Over $2trillion wasted in violent warfare, but no money for healthcare? These people call themselves prolife, but how many of them vote for warmongering politicians and anti-healthcare as-sholes? Horrible hypocrisy.
The same people , who want every fetus born no matter the backstory, will say f**k you , once it is born, and offer no help to support the child. How can that be prolife, to not want to pay a living wage, or have healthservices, or education accecible. Food insecurity is growing in the states.
Biden's a fool as well. You had the choice between hepatitis and HIV. Why didn't you grow a spine and vote for the guy who would actually do something for your country? Ah, right. He would actually DO something for the country that would make the fossil fuel industry SAD and we cannot have that.
I hear a lot of talk NOW! Where were/are the women through all this? I try to side with my sisters but you ladies have a case of STUPID. VOTE! PROTEST! TALK! Do ANYTHING! And all your witty remarks aren't worth anything without ACTION. I'm tryin to love Texas, but ya'll are pushing everything good out of the way . . .
So, you reserve the freedom to restrict what I can do with my body? Fair enough, but then I will equally reserve the freedom to decide that you have to shove a cacti up your rear, and if you don''t, i have the right to do it for you.
Thank God I'm past child bearing years. When my husband & I met 14 years ago we agreed that he would get a vasectomy since I hadn't been on the pill for over 15 years. Nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.
I see your point but Republicans are not in any way equal in evil to democrats. Republicans are much, much worse. But yes the entire country does suck
Load More Replies...I have never heard the reasoning for being pro-life yet not religious. Can you share your views?
Load More Replies...I stopped here. this doesn't make sense."I think that if a pregnancy is unwanted, a person should do all they can to prevent it. if a pregnancy is a complete accident and the baby would have a better life with another mother, then an abortion should be recommended and allowed." ( Can't have it both ways- the abortion and having a life with a better mother....?)
Load More Replies...This is a very simplistic answer, Find a new job for yourself and for a spouse? Move away from aging parents? Sell a house if necessary, find another...
Load More Replies...well if the fetus is such an independent person then it should be able to grow without a woman huh
Load More Replies...Incorrect, where did you get that info? It's 18 weeks and can be done until 22 weeks. After 18 weeks you go through special "valuation" but if needed, it can be done.
Load More Replies...If people were this concerned over the people killed in warfare vs. a jellybean of cells.
Load More Replies...It's no more living than the sperm in your nuts before the action took place. It's just in a different area on a different day. It has no brain, it has no eyes, it has no arms or legs or lips, or hair. It is nothing more than a seed. If you feel this strongly about it, then please adopt or foster a child.
Load More Replies...I can catch Covid from someone else. I can't catch an abortion.
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