It Doesn't Matter (Reply #25) - Democratic Underground

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 11:52 AM

RobinA (7,917 posts)

25. It Doesn't Matter

This will cause doctors to be unwilling to abort any fetus with Down for fear of being arrested. This kind of thing makes me want to punch somebody in the face. Hard. Freedom my ass.

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Court: Tennessee can enforce Down syndrome abortion ban [View all]	Omaha Steve	Nov 21	OP
Republicans are in your wallet, your bedroom, your mind, and your body	bucolic_frolic	Nov 21	#1
Exactly. And then they don't want to provide funds for specialized health care and education. nt	iluvtennis	Nov 21	#22
And that is the OPPOSITE of conservative.	Iggo	Nov 21	#27
How are they going to find out?	Freddie	Nov 21	#2
That was my thought too.	heckles65	Nov 21	#10
but how would they demonstrate cause?	cab67	Nov 21	#11
My guess is that they really only care about anything but the endgame, whittle away at Roe until	CTyankee	Nov 21	#20
It's likely written so that an abortion after Down's sydrome diagnosis	Ms. Toad	Nov 21	#33
Dupe post, Steve. You beat yourself to it!	marble falls	Nov 21	#3
Fixed it	Omaha Steve	Nov 21	#7
Me, too. It's only in the last month and in my case I suspect I've worn my mouse mouse out ...	marble falls	Nov 21	#18
Federal appeals court? Well, it's on its way to the SCOTUS....	Hekate	Nov 21	#4
Does Tennessee have a system for supporting people with Down Syndrome	mdbl	Nov 21	#5
That was one of my questions as well.	pazzyanne	Nov 21	#8
+1	area51	Nov 21	#9
Did a little research on the Tenneessee HHS website, and this is what I came away with:	pazzyanne	Nov 21	#15
And those families will need direct support (financial and otherwise) because in the	deurbano	Nov 21	#21
Exactly! nt	pazzyanne	Nov 21	#23
Your questions require thinking....	Tiger8	Nov 21	#19
Are you kidding......Tennessee???????	DENVERPOPS	Nov 21	#30
This is about controlling women, not about supporting people stork ds	JI7	Nov 22	#38
This message was self-deleted by its author	CatLady78	Nov 21	#6
An interesting read on the topic, generally	Algernon Moncrieff	Nov 21	#12
This is an appeal to people's heartstrings. It still should be up to the woman.	pnwmom	Nov 21	#29
Exactly. nt	SunSeeker	Nov 21	#31
Entirely agree, and the court is crazy to say Down's fetuses can't be aborted when your	Nay	Nov 22	#36
Travel to states like IL is going to become the norm.	roamer65	Nov 21	#13
It'll be the norm for women with the means to travel.	JustABozoOnThisBus	Nov 21	#16
Are there any charities who are going to fund the travel expenses?	roamer65	Nov 21	#28
Don't know. I give to Planned Parenthood, ...	JustABozoOnThisBus	Nov 21	#34
These are the same people who vehemently refuse to wear masks because the gov't	Fla Dem	Nov 21	#14
How would they know why it is being done?	McCamy Taylor	Nov 21	#17
It Doesn't Matter	RobinA	Nov 21	#25
The Republican Strategy of outlawing abortion by a thousand cuts is working.	KWR65	Nov 21	#24
This is a very informative article	ChazII	Nov 21	#26
Is appealing to the Supreme Court worth it?	Polybius	Nov 21	#32
Conservatives will surely appeal this decision quickly	andym	Nov 21	#35
I hope the Republicans that voted for this	TexasBushwhacker	Nov 22	#37

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