Texas abortion law

[honeyiv]

Because they already lead the nation in gun deaths and now they want zero restrictions. Lock and load amigo!

That provides Florida a goal to shoot for.

 

[central17]

17,

As you said, we’ll have to agree to disagree. When you bounced the discussion to the second and third trimesters, I responded in detail. Your image of a doctor puncturing skulls = fear mongering at its best.

2nd and 3rd trimester decisions are truly difficult. What is clear to me, however, is that I don’t want state legislators making those medical decisions. They are politically driven rather than guided by the health of the mother and the fetus/baby pre and post delivery.

Cortez,
Please stop with the word salad. "No legistlative action" means 100% available abortion on demand at any time, up to the ninth month and a maybe a few days after. Stop trying to put lipstick on the pig, you are supporting infanticide. You have come up with nothing other than a whiny "I don't like the bill". If you truly believe in a middle ground please put some specifics on the table. I have and you have come back with DNC talking points. Even CD could do that.

I will ask again, in that you have written specific things you don't like. Please have the moral courage to write the "Cortez - How I would handle the abortion issue". And if your solution is "100% abortion on demand", you are entitled to your opinion. Just be man enough to stand behind your opinion.

 

[cortez55403]

You’re bouncing from 3rd trimester, to 2nd, to 9 months with a sharp object in the brain to the morning after pill. In response:

Ok on first and second trimester as well as cases of rep, incest or danger to the mother. Shakier on third trimester and big no on sharp object to the brain in Month 9 (never heard of that one). Ok with morning after pill.

I tried to start a rational discussion on the Texas legislation. Namely,

*6 week deadline is absurd as you mentioned. Many women don’t know that they’re even pregnant at that point.
*no exception for rape or incest. Criminal. Sounds like a Taliban rule.
*private civil lawsuits with $ penalties against those who aid abortions? Crazy. Would create an vigilante industry for anti abortion zealots and Abortion ambulance chasers.

I previously answered you. See above.

This thread was aimed at the new Texas legislation, not as a forum for you to hijack as a your arena to discuss a universal solution for all things abortion-related. As to the point of the discussion, even the uber conservative editorial page of the Wall St. Journal came out today in full opposition to the Texas abortion law. The WSJ was particularly harsh against the enforcement mechanism in the law giving private citizens the right to sue people who violate the anti abortion law. Imagine a liberal state, says the WSJ, that gives citizens the right to sue people who violate strict gun laws or “prohibited speech” legislation. Nightmare.

The WSJ is correct.