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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows [View all]Vinca
(50,314 posts)#1 - I view this as a "control over your own body" issue and not an abortion issue. Imagine what would happen if the court ruled all men must have yearly colonoscopies for the next 18 years. The only person who gets to decide birth or no birth is the individual carrying the cells in question. Katty Kay made a good point this morning about men when an unexpected/unwanted pregnancy occurs. They are often nowhere to be found . . . for the next 18 plus years of child rearing and support. This is not equal rights under the law by any stretch of the imagination. And . . .
#2 - Fuck each and every person who decided they didn't like Hillary Clinton in 2016 and wrote in Bernie or Jill or Vermin Supreme (perennial New Hampshire candidate). We wouldn't be close to being in this predicament if Hillary had won all the electoral votes as well as the popular vote. I swear if I hear any person say there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats so they aren't going to vote I'll smash them in the mouth.