{"id":20997,"date":"2016-03-31T12:19:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=20997"},"modified":"2016-03-31T12:19:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:19:44","slug":"open-thread3312016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/03\/31\/open-thread3312016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/31\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lu did not show up yesterday, but I was able to get ahold of her daughter last night, who told me she will be coming this afternoon.  I sure hope so.  I also have lots of paperwork to do today.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 3:26 (average 5:16).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Utah will become the first state to require anesthesia for women receiving abortions after 20 weeks gestation. Let\u2019s be clear: This is not about sparing women pain. The law is based on the (scientifically questionable<\/a>) claim that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks, and requires that women be anesthetized<\/a> in order to spare fetuses the pain that science says they probably do not have the neural development to feel. That has serious implications for women\u2019s health:<\/p>\n

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Dr. Sean Esplin of Intermountain Healthcare in Utah said anesthesia or an analgesic would need to go through the woman in order to reach the fetus. Doctors could give a woman general anesthesia, which would make her unconscious and likely require a breathing tube, or a heavy dose of narcotics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In case you had any doubt that this law is about punishing women for being sinners in the eyes of the lawmakers who passed the law, there\u2019s this:<\/p>\n

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The new law would not apply to women who must have an abortion because their life is at risk or the fetus will not survive outside the womb.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And the Republican war on women never ends.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Donald Trump, the Republican Presidential front-runner, touched off a firestorm of controversy on Wednesday by suggesting that, if elected, he would build a wall inside the uterus.<\/p>\n

In proposing an addition to the uterus, a major female reproductive sex organ, Trump sought to draw a distinction between such a wall and the wall that the uterus already has, commonly referred to as the uterine wall.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no, no, this would be a much better wall than that wall,\u201d Trump said. \u201cPeople are going to love this wall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gee, Andy! That idea might have been quite practical, had the wall been installed in Fecal Dump Trump’s mother!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>This woman’s must-watch speech just settled the whole ‘bathroom bill’ debate.<\/p>\n