But am very happy this is happening on a Federal level.

in abortion rights threads. thank you!

I posted this earlier. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023313154

You ladys stand behind us when we need your support,so backing you up when you only ask for your rights is absolutely the first order.

You are welcome.the few judges who are practicing law instead of controll and agendas is your best hope.but every man out there who has respect and decency is on your side.there will be better days.

We all need each other, one big family of humankind. I'm glad you don't listen to the GOP knuckle draggers who I'm sure try to make a lot of men who support us feel disrespected by their own gender as not being masculine enough, perhaps even adding the scurrilous charge that we are man haters.

News Flash, Santorum and Company! We LOVE these ethical men, because they (you guys) are the enlightened ones we can respect.

The only time I would question my own masculinity would be if or when I would not stand up for my equal friends of humankind.do not worry about the G.O.P. Or satanorum.they are afraid of their own shadow,but much more of you ladys,they might some day have to listen to you.

I'm well beyond the need for abortion access.

I also keep on wondering where the doctors are in all of this. I'm not assuming every doctor is willing to perform abortions, but every doctor who ever deals with women's health should be very aware of what these restrictions will actually mean in the end. Especially, and this is really the most crucial point, as the laws will shut down many other health services women need.

"protecting a woman's health and safety" when, in reality, many women will die from lack of health services and screenings or from submitting to back alley abortions. All they really care about is appeasing the far right wing of their base so they can maintain enough votes to hold office.

one and all- to put it in xian religious terms that they might get.

Yeah, thanks but no thanks! That kind of "help" we DON'T need.

the judges that existed during the Warren era are mostly gone.

with the exception of the 5th circuit court of appeals.

Federal judges have blocked numerous laws restricting abortion from Mississippi to North Dakota

While we certainly can assume that all of his appointees will approach the law correctly, we can't assume that they won't either.

Keep waiting for this reality to hit the righties. Keep forgetting how slow they are.

But I'm glad the courts are knocking this garbage down, my only worry is that once it's in the system they can appeal to the Supreme scum bags and have it found legal there. Can supreme court justices be removed? Or do they have to find criminal misconduct or something?

standing with women.

Yes, Supreme Court Justices can be impeached under articles I and II of the Constitution, but it's only happened once: Samuel Chase in 1805.

who support us!!!!!!

Now can we get that stupid new Texas abortion law struck too?

part of it, but eventually it will go to the 5th circuit and they are not a good bet.

Not the first time I've thought, "Thank God for federal judges".

Bump to keep above this royal baby stuff

“For the last four decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has consistently recognized a woman’s right under the U.S. Constitution to make her own reproductive health care decisions, and we are confident that the courts will continue to affirm that fundamental right as this legal battle continues.”

I freaking hope so!

zealots finally succeed in getting a core case shoved all the way to the Robert's SCOTUS, we may have to reevaluate those warm and fuzzy feelings.

a case with a 20 week ban? When could a case reach the SCOTUS? What case would it take? Lots of variables. The court is no differently constituted at this time as far as conservatives/liberals/swing vote than it was the last time Roe was upheld over 20 years ago, and there is no indication that Kennedy has markedly changed his opinion on Roe.

pregnancy at a point prior to viability. Why the people don't vote such m'fers out of office is an enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in a puzzle that must point to some mental delusion or infirmary?

This is good news. As someone gave birth to a child with a genetic disorder who subsequently died, I feel that women need to have that option available. Had there been a test available for Zellwegers syndrome I would have chosen to spare my child from suffering. I had a terrible time with feeling guilty for not having an abortion when it was suggested to me. I was all right to life at the time feeling so superior to those who had ended pregnancies. I was so stupid. I didn't understand.
Thankfully there were women fighting for my rights that I didn't want.

I'm glad you are ok.

I miss the one that got shot in Phoenix. They said he leaned left a little. At the very least he seemed to truly care about justice and dignity for everyone, so you know he wasn't any bleepin' conservative.

I hope the one that was just passed in Texas will be blocked. Hope they are all blocked.

I am SO sick of the fanatics running this country. We need level heads to prevail.

The war on women is not a new thing in Western culture, it is the norm! What changes is the tolerated extreme of behavior.

that is why these morans feel free to pass this shit. they know they are patently unconstitutional, so it is all bluster. it is all a game.
unfortunately, it is a game we must take seriously. (it is also a game that wastes a shit ton of money.)