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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 08:47 PM Sep 2018

Birth Control Measures Could Be Illegal. Even A Felony.

If you label birth control as the same as abortion and outlaw it, what are women to do. Will every pregnancy have to be monitors and every miscarriage investigated like murder.? Will women face long prison terms. I guess under the new SCOTUS it could be so.

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Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
1. Birth control will always be available. The worst thing a Supreme Court could ever do is make
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 08:50 PM
Sep 2018

Rulings that are so objectionable to the average American that the people begin to ignore the Supreme Court. The people grant the court it’s power and the people can take it away.

NickB79

(19,279 posts)
2. They could overturn Griswald v Connecticut
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 09:11 PM
Sep 2018

And every red state would then require a woman to get signed permission from her husband to get a prescription. Unless you could drive to a blue state to see a doctor, there'd be no way to ignore it.

Not married? Too bad, no Pill for you.

mercuryblues

(14,552 posts)
6. We have hobby Lobby ruling s a step towards that goal
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 09:30 PM
Sep 2018
https://www.vox.com/2014/7/1/5861630/does-the-hobby-lobby-ruling-apply-to-all-birth-control

You will have the uterus police. Women would be subject to exams to determine if they are using any form of BC. Why they miscarry. Which is deceitful because about 60% of pregnancies are miscarried, many before a woman even knows she is pregnant, she just thinks she is late for her period. I like to say their God is the biggest abortion provider there is.

Then there are the known miscarriages, where a medical reason that can't be found. what happens to those women if Roe V Wade is overturned?

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
9. That sounds like a way to lose the House, Senate and Presidency forever.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:02 PM
Sep 2018

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for this to happen.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
11. They will over reach.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:07 PM
Sep 2018

It is human nature.

Their base is one half religious nutcases. They have no choice.

Which is why they hate democracy.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
12. And 98% of those religious nutcases has a wife that uses birth control.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:13 PM
Sep 2018

I grew up in the bible belt, and went to a pretty religious college back in the day, and every girl I ever dated (and all of their girlfriends) was on birth control. Sometimes for health reasons or for actual contraception, nearly every single woman in the United States is on birth control at some point in their lives. Kavanaugh's own wife is more than likely on some sort of birth control.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
15. Oh, I agree. I grew up Southern Baptist. Few Of them virgins out of college. Men or women.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:19 PM
Sep 2018

But that is my point. Their life is a lie. Just like most of them drink but buy their liquor in the next town over.

They will vote against their interest rather than admitting their entire ethos is hypocritical.

And then they will lose. I do not see how they turn back.

lindysalsagal

(20,782 posts)
13. Gotta be in your 60's or older to remember when abortion was illegal: Women are in denial. It was re
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:17 PM
Sep 2018

real. Even today, probably less than half the population even knows there's a scotus hearing and reproductive rights are in the balance.

But the funny thing is that even men don't want to overturn roe.

Repubs are just nuts.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
16. The First thing The Democratic Party should do if we regain power-
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 10:21 PM
Sep 2018

Reintroduce the Equal Rights Amendment. Time for us to start winning the social wars again.

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