Jessica Valenti: Abortion, Every Day (9.28.22)

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In response to the University of Idaho banning the college health center from providing students with birth control and telling employees that even talking about abortion could result in being fired or arrested, free speech groups are speaking up. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sent a letter to University of Idaho’s president, saying that the rule “imposes a viewpoint-discriminatory limitation on academic speech and instruction incompatible with the (university’s) legal obligations under the First Amendment and must by withdrawn.”

You can read the University’s letter here, but this part regarding speech during classroom instruction really stuck out to me:

“Academic freedom is not a defense to violation of law, and faculty…must themselves remain neutral on the topic and cannot conduct or engage in discussions in violation of these prohibitions without risking prosecution.”

This ban on even talking about abortion makes me wonder if college groups in Idaho will even be able to bring speakers or experts onto campus to talk about the issue—probably not, since that mean spending university funds. Which means college students will be barred from hearing pro-choice viewpoints…

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the school’s guidance “extreme and backwards.”

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For years, GOP officials have gone after contraception and family planning services. After the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, GOP officials appear more empowered to strip Americans of their basic rights.

White House calls Idaho abortion laws ‘extreme and backwards’ in response to university memo - Idaho Capital Sun
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued a statement in response to the University of Idaho’s employee memo regarding abortion.
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September 27th 2022

After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ran scared from being served a subpoena in a lawsuit related to abortion, a judge has ruled he doesn’t have to appear at a hearing in the case. The judge went even further, chastising the server who tried to give Paxton the court document, claiming that he “loitered” at the AG’s home. Hmm. Related: The AG’s office refuses to say whether they’ll go after abortion funds for helping women to get abortions out-of-state.

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[Dale in Laurel MD]

1. How was Paxton's time compared to Hawley's?

n/t

[Hermit-The-Prog]

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against theocracy!
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