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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRon Johnson Tells Pregnant People to Suck It Up and Go Out of State for an Abortion If They Want One
It might be a little messy for some people, but abortion is not going away, he blithely commented.https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/ron-johnson-abortion-roe-v-wade
In the very near future, millions of peoples lives will be transformed when the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as it is expected to do. In addition to obliterating the constitutional right to an abortion, the reversal of almost 50 years of precedent will likely result in a near or total ban on the medical procedure in about half of the country, including states where it will become a felony not only to perform but to obtain one. Thatll result in countless lives being destroyed, whether its that of the rape victim who will have no choice but to give birth to her attackers kid, the woman living in poverty who cant afford to raise a child, the literal child who has been impregnated by an abusive family member, or the person who simply had a different set of plans for their life that did not involve becoming a parent. Not to mention, the pregnant person who decides they have no choice but to undergo an illegal, risky abortion rather than be forced to give birth. But according to Republican senator Ron Johnson? None of this is a big deal and people are being hysterical over nothing.
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, the Wisconsin lawmaker, who is up for reelection this year, said he doesnt expect abortion to come up on the campaign trail because its basically a nonissue. It might be a little messy for some people, but abortion is not going away, Johnson said, an absolutely bizarre choice of wordsnot to mention, sentimentgiven the history of women bleeding out and dying after unsafe abortions. He blithely added that though he doesnt expect a 19th-century Wisconsin law banning abortions except to save the mother will go into effect if Roe is reversed, pregnant people can always go to neighboring Illinois if they want to obtain the medical procedure.
As so many people have noted, the reversal of Roeand ensuing bans in numerous stateswould disproportionately impact poor women and women of color. Those are people that, in fact, cant necessarily just drive to Illinois (or the neighboring state that applies to them) because they cant get the time off of work, or dont have a car, or have other children at home they cant be away from for the nightor any of the many other reasons that Johnson apparently cant think of. As for the idea that the 1849 Wisconsin law banning abortions wont stand, Johnson is reportedly likely wrong about that too. As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote last week, Republican lawmakers for decades have made sure to preserve the 1849 ban in hopes that Roe would someday be overturned, and the Republicans running for governor in the state have [all] strongly opposed abortion and would be unlikely to sign legislation loosening the ban.
Johnson, of course, has a long history of extremely shitty takes. As one of the most vocal proponents of Trumps big lie, he repeatedly downplayed January 6, variously claiming that the attempted coup wasnt an armed insurrection, even though thats exactly what it was; that the rioters were not actually Trump supporters but provocateurs impersonating Trump supporters; and that he was never once worried for his life because the mob that stormed the Capitol were there to overturn an election, not protest for equal rights for Black people. Hes also a major purveyor of COVID misinformation, dispenses anti-vaccine rhetoric, and was temporarily kicked off of YouTube for promoting bogus cures. In 2010, he opposed a Wisconsin bill that would have eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims to bring lawsuits. And four years later, he reportedly did not tell the police, Senate or Wisconsin officials that a former aide was allegedly sexually assaulted by a state lawmaker.
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Ron Johnson Tells Pregnant People to Suck It Up and Go Out of State for an Abortion If They Want One (Original Post)
Celerity
May 2022
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Oh. I stand corrected. Although I doubt Ron Johnson is anywhere near that nuance.
LakeArenal
May 2022
#4
Jilly_in_VA
(10,020 posts)1. RoJo
is a living, breathing argument for retroactive abortion.
LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)2. Not pregnant "people ". Pregnant women.
Men can stay home repercussionless.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,473 posts)3. The updated language is "people," as some trans men get pregnant.
LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)4. Oh. I stand corrected. Although I doubt Ron Johnson is anywhere near that nuance.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,473 posts)5. Heh, agree.
Bettie
(16,134 posts)6. I really need Ron Johnson to
go fuck himself.
I'm so tired of all these right wing assholes.