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avebury

(11,099 posts)
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 07:16 PM Aug 2014

Judge to Conservatives who tried closing abortion clinics: [View all]

What if we did the same thing for gun stores?

Fortunately, Judge Thompson (like his colleague in Mississippi) saw through the gimmick and his 172-page opinion ruling against the law was blistering.

“The evidence compellingly demonstrates that the requirement would have the striking result of closing three of Alabama’s five abortion clinics, clinics which perform only early abortions, long before viability,” Thompson writes.

Taking it further, Thompson presents a thought experiment which may be my new favorite way of countering anti-abortion rhetoric from this day forward. It goes like this:

What if, instead of abortion, the issue were gun sales. Let’s say in an effort to bypass the Constitution and curb gun ownership, the state or federal government passed a law that effectively shut down every gun store in the state but two.

“The defenders of this law would be called upon to do a heck of a lot of explaining — and rightly so in the face of an effect so severe,” Thompson points out. “Similarly, in this case, so long as the Supreme Court continues to recognize a constitutional right to choose to terminate a pregnancy, any regulation that would, in effect, restrict the exercise of that right to only Huntsville and Tuscaloosa should be subject to the same skepticism.”



http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/05/judge-to-conservatives-who-want-to-close-abortion-clinics-what-if-we-did-the-same-thing-for-gun-stores/

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Yay! Delphinus Aug 2014 #1
Yes! FarPoint Aug 2014 #2
Chicago is doing it's best Duckhunter935 Aug 2014 #3
You are more than welcome to stay out of Chicago. n/t ieoeja Aug 2014 #24
Good for Chicago. HERVEPA Aug 2014 #26
Yes its really working isn't it warrant46 Aug 2014 #53
boo hoo. how badly is that inconvenience affecting your life? BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #32
It's not "false equivalence" merely because you dislike it being pointed out friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #41
you lot. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #59
The Alabama antichoicers liked *their* 'safety measures'. friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #62
there I agree with you. But there is still no comparison. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #63
Finally, some sense! shenmue Aug 2014 #4
k&r Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #5
Fantastic analogy! onecaliberal Aug 2014 #6
Couldn't agree more! Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #12
I agree as well. NT pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #14
The perfect solution to the crusade against women's health is GETPLANING Aug 2014 #7
you might want to rethink that dsc Aug 2014 #18
I will politely disagree with you here. SheilaT Aug 2014 #34
I agree. Prohibitionism only gets more extreme... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #48
my point is that even if the legislation passes dsc Aug 2014 #51
Except that where they're requiring admitting privileges, SheilaT Aug 2014 #54
I know of a dentist who killed a patient; greiner3 Aug 2014 #57
There is no legitimate medical need Bartlet Aug 2014 #58
I am not saying there is a legitimate medical need dsc Aug 2014 #61
A man came up with that? There's hope for us yet :-) /nt dickthegrouch Aug 2014 #8
Smart judge bluestateguy Aug 2014 #9
Ayep. and boy are they gonna be PISSED AT HIM for making the connection not only obvious (duh) Volaris Aug 2014 #23
good. I hope it more than stings. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #29
Wow! KT2000 Aug 2014 #10
Great ruling. Posted in the Gungeon earlier. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #11
I didnot realize. I posted it here avebury Aug 2014 #15
And I thank you for that malaise Aug 2014 #16
No problem. Some controller/banners don't want Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #28
Yes. A hearty rec from someone who is pro-choice on all fronts. nt appal_jack Aug 2014 #33
Great news! emsimon33 Aug 2014 #13
K&R I love a straightforward Common Sense Slap! B Calm Aug 2014 #17
THEY ARE WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINICS, NOT NOT NOT ABORTION CLINICS UGHHHHHH Heather MC Aug 2014 #19
Agree packman Aug 2014 #20
You illustrate the culture wars perfectly. nt Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #31
Thank you packman Aug 2014 #38
As a clinic escort at Planned Parenthood, thank you. I continually point this out. HERVEPA Aug 2014 #27
!!! BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #30
Pukes only care about the unborn. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #35
That's why I call them 'fetus fetishists'... friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #44
Perfect description MoonRiver Aug 2014 #52
truth.... oh, well also, they care BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #60
Next, they'll be demanding microchips be implanted in all newborn female babies. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #64
Thank you! And the so-called pro-lifers do not deseve that title, either. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #50
Great analogy- and in fact some cities have done that Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #21
Brilliant! PatrickforO Aug 2014 #22
That is called, IIRC, hifiguy Aug 2014 #25
I learned something important here. Laelth Aug 2014 #36
I see the gunners like this ruling too BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #37
Thank you for proving at least half of my estimate was correct: friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #39
Yup BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #40
I've seen a picture of the person you believe you are addressing friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #43
You think gun control advocates are losing? BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #45
Yeah, yeah- we've been promised that backlash Real Soon Now for years friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #46
Why do you think gun control is winning? hack89 Aug 2014 #56
This is AWESOME! hamsterjill Aug 2014 #42
Love that judge!!! lark Aug 2014 #47
We Have a Winner! AndyTiedye Aug 2014 #49
That is Some Opinion! fredamae Aug 2014 #55
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