Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! That’s what Republicans say they are about. However, whenever they say they are concentrating on jobs, the jobs are usually them staying hard at work inserting their control between the legs of women, even if doing so violates the Constitution.
The clock is ticking down on the Jackson Women’s Health Organization. When the time is up, the clinic could be shutting its doors, putting a stop to abortions in Mississippi. That’s if a lawsuit filed by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights isn’t acted on by Sunday at midnight.
The suit claims House Bill 1390, which is set to take effect on Monday, is unconstitutional in shutting down the clinic.
"We filed the lawsuit to protect the constitutional right and the health of the women in Mississippi," said the center’s litigation director, Julie Rikelman.
Under the new law, physicians practicing abortions must be OB-GYN certified and have admitting privileges at local hospitals. The clinic maintains the certification of its physicians but says admitting privileges can’t be obtain before the law takes effect.
"We’re talking about an extraordinary attack on this one clinic, one business in Mississippi," said state president of the National Organization of Women, Lauri Roberts… [emphasis added]
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What this article did not cover is that the law had nothing to do with guaranteeing the quality of health care. Republican leaders stated specifically that the intent of the law is to end abortion in Mississippi.
Rachel Maddow reports on the Republican legal gymnastics taken to make Mississippi the coat hanger state and documents that this is Republicans’ intent with the law.
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The Republican War on Women continues to demonstrate that Republican leaders see women as chattel, not independent human beings.
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I am old enough to recall the "coathanger days" When desperate women resorted to desperate means— When wealthy women could easily obtain an abortion– just cost money or a nice vacation out f the country– oh yes indeed !
I am personally opposed to abortion and regard each and every one as a tragedy–That is MY opinion , for me— therefore when I still worked– I would not do anything to facilitate another woman's decision to obtain one– instead I referred her to other resources–
In short I believe it is a personal decision every woman has a right to make for herself—
Safe- Legal- and Rare– my belief —
I have said many times it is so frustrating that little attention is paid to the reasons for seeking abortion to solve a 'problem';
If a woman cannot support a child– is at the end of her rope– without resources or help—or sick- real problems– I understand what may make her resort to ending a pregnancy—
My thinking tells me economics is the basic problem ;
I well recall the time in my life when if I had gotten pregnant I would have lost my job , because women were fired for that reason—I think it is coming back to that–
Phyllis, that's very well said. Personally, I think abortion is a horrible choice, but women must be free to decide for themselves whether her other choices are even more horrible.
When I was 18, a girl I knew tried the coat hanger route. She died.
TC— I don't recall coat hangers– I do however recall knitting needles—as method of choice–
When I said she went the coat hanger route, I did not know precisely what she did. I just knew she tried to perform her own abortion.
"The Republican War on Women continues to demonstrate that Republican leaders see women as chattel, not independent human beings."
Very sad indeed…
Thanks Richard.
Filed under “Repubican Cognitive Dissonance”
On the one hand, repubicans endlessly claim that abortion is murder. Yet on the other hand, they claim that it should be left up to the states.
Why should it be acceptable leaving it up to the states to decide if an abortion is murder, but not up to a pregnant woman to make the same decision?
If abortion really is murder, then nobody should permit it. If it isn’t, why is a state legislature more competent to decide that a woman should be forced to carry a pregnancy to term than that pregnant woman herself?
Anti-abortion zealots are abandoning their alleged hate of regulations and love of limited government to prescribe punitive, ridiculous regulations for medical facilities providing abortions. Their efforts are solely aimed at interfering with women’s constitutional rights using unjustified red tape that they claim to despise.
Excellent Nameless! I hadn't thought of it quite that way but you have a very valid and enlightening approach. Thank you.
You're very welcome.
Very well said, Nameless. In their view "up to the states" means up to only those states that want to outlaw it.
I saw Rachel's report. Sad.
I'm not a lawyer. I would think a court will find that State limitations cannot eliminate access to a legal procedure.
One never knows what the courts will decide, Steve, but that is what they should decide.
If men were the ones who got pregnant (hey, it happens in the animal world — male seahorses are the ones that get pregnant, birth the babies and then look after them while the females go party!), would we even be having this discussion at either a state or national level?
Bubba Carpenter, state Republican legislator — "… but you have to have moral values…" — As Rachel says (with sarcasm), it's ok to let a woman kill herself by letting her operate on herself, but you have to have moral values. Clearly, the Republican/Teabaggers, state and federal, are the party of death.
I wondered about teen pregnancy rates in Mississippi and the social and economic costs. It is 3rd in the nation at 103/1000 people ages 15 – 19 behind Nevada (113/1000) and Arizona (104/1000) (source .the Guttmacher Institute). Here is some information about US teen pregnancies from TeenHelp.com:
Social, educational and financial costs of teen pregnancy
The United State spends $7 billion each year due to the costs of teen pregnancy.
Only one-third of teenage mothers complete high school and receive their diplomas
By age 30, only 1.5 percent of women who had pregnancies as a teenager have a college degree.
80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare
Within the first year of becoming teen mothers, one-half of unmarried teen mothers go on welfare.*
The daughters of teen mothers are 22 percent more likely than their peers to become teen mothers.
Sons of teenaged mothers have a 13 percent greater chance of ending up in prison as compared to their peers.
Where are the Republican/Teabagger moral values in teen pregnancy and its fallout?
And although teen pregnancy is on the decline, here are some more facts from TeenHelp.com
How much greater is the U.S. teen pregnancy rate than other countries?*
Greater teen pregnancy rates translate into higher abortion in the United States for the industrialized world.
The U.S. has twice the teen pregnancy rate as Canada
Both Germany and France have a teen pregnancy rate that is four times lower than the U.S.
Japan's teen pregnancy rate is eight times lower the United States
After looking at this information, again I ask "Where are the Republican/Teabagger moral values in teen pregnancy and its fallout?"
We already know that Republican/Teabaggers want to end abortions (hell they want personhood for the fertilised egg if you listen to Rand Paul), but once that baby is born, they disavow all knowledge of and caring for the child.
For me, abortion for myself was never something I would consider, and nor did I have to (I believe you truly don't know until you are faced with the decision). However, I without reservation believe that that decision is a personal one that should be made by a woman in consultation with her doctor and family. And I have been asked for counselling to which I will remain neutral and try to help the young woman discern her own answers. But I will never tell another what to do and I will always refer them to professionals.
Great article TC. Hopefully I didn't get too carried away. I'll step down off my soap box now!
Lynn, you astound me with your knowledge and research. You said it all for me in the above reply. Thanks for all of us. Edie
Edie, thanks for the compliment. I'm just very curious, always have been, and I find information/knowledge fun. I like to learn (well except for cooking!) The internet sure has made doing a bit of research easier. You're very welcome Edie
Edie, I could not agree more!
Edie, I could not agree more!
No.
I fully agree!
Standing up again — How can legislators in good conscience take such egregious action to deny the constitutional rights of one group, in this case women? The Republican/Teabaggers usually make their arguments based on religious doctrine, supply-side psuedo Christianity, yet the 1st amendment guarantees freedom of and from religion, last I looked anyway which was only yesterday.
Republican legislators and good conscience are mutually exclusive.
Once again, I am embarrassed that Rand Paul is my state's senator. I am appalled at the actions Mississippi's state government is taking. If the Republicans would spend as much time trying to restore jobs as they do controlling women we would be in a much better economic condition! I hope the federal courts will over rule this unconstitutional decision by Mississippi.
Condolences! 🙁