Abortion isn't new.

to bring about an abortion.

... when women will be dragged through the courts to prove they had a miscarriage and be faced with prison terms.

Why can't I sue a doctor for emotional distress for having been forced to endure labor if I can sue years after having an abortion? I just wish these people had the same amount of concern for those already born as they do for embryos.

My question is how much has he done on getting health care to those 15,000. Instead of sonogram for pregnant women, healthcare for all.

... with apologies to all chancres for the comparison.

Not nearly enough discussion on DU about the threats to choice.

Because its important!

DU doesn't seem too interested in WV's chemical spills, or NC's coal ash, either. I don't remember "the olden days" quite this bad, with GD turned into another Lounge.

Which is a sad commentary on all the DU factions, I suppose.

We could sustain this thread for days.

Oh, don't think I haven't noticed how these topics sink like a stone on DU. I'm sure there are others like yourself who've noticed as well.

What then is the precise and relevant amount of attention it should get; and on what objective measure is that number based on?

Else I'm compelled to think you are simply continuing those same threads you so decisively sneer at in this one, in other words-- you appear to be holding yourself to a lower standard than you hold others to.

Though I realize both the ethical and the mental convenience of that behavior (some may call it hypocrisy, but I'm sure you'll rationalize it otherwise, yes?), it certainly doesn't speak well to the courage of one's own convictions...

Pretty disgusting.

However, I thought with Roe vs Wade we had a right to abortion. What the hell went wrong? Damn Right to Lifers.

I just checked it again... still working for me.

It's horrifying.

Really, really sick of people trying to legislate women's wombs.

We are not brood mares.

And the targets are women and LGBTs. Look at the blitzkrieg of proposed legislation under the code phrase "religious liberty". Religious liberty my ass. They just want the right to oppress whomever they please.

Of course, most (if not all of it) is going to be repealed down the road or struck down in the courts, so they are fighting a losing battle to demographics.

The state-by-state war on reproductive choice has reached such a fever pitch and is so well funded it could be years before women's health services could be restored in some states, if at all.

and they're still making it.

Edited to add link:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/01/24/3202001/states-abortion-laws-budgets/

This article was published a few weeks ago but I thought it was a really interesting way to illustrate how some states are spending resources (and taxpayer monies) fighting reproductive choice. Perhaps such a presentation is a better way to enlighten people about how the GOP's agenda is wasting their money?

These Five States Have Spent More Than $3 Million Defending Anti-Abortion Laws
By Bryce Covert and Tara Culp-Ressler on January 24, 2014 at 12:14 pm

Five states — Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas — have spent a combined $3,228,000 defending strict anti-abortion laws over the past several years. But it’s not like that money has no better purpose. Here’s a tally of what these states are spending the money to defend — and what they could get instead.

KANSAS

Kansas has spent more than $1 million to have private law firms defend anti-abortion laws enacted over the last three years, including $179,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses for federal and state lawsuits last year.

What Kansans are getting for that money: Kansas has enacted some of the harshest anti-abortion laws in the nation, including an omnibus measure to block tax breaks for abortion providers, require doctors to tell women about the disputed link between abortion and breast cancer, and define life as beginning at conception in the state constitution. The state has also attempted to defund Planned Parenthood and restrict elective insurance coverage for abortion.

What they could get instead: After Gov. Sam Brownback (R) signed tax cuts into law, education spending was estimated to drop $216 per student on top of a $745 decline between 2008 and 2013. The state is spending so little on public education that last year a panel of state judges ruled it has to increase funding by $440 million. That million-dollar figure spent on defending anti-abortion laws could also go to restoring some programs Brownback vetoed, such as the Local Environmental Protection Program, which cost $800,000. That program helped monitor water systems, and without it state officials warned that the state could see more health problems, lawsuits, and local fees for installing septic tanks and other systems.... MORE

Also, pregnancy is often measured by the first day of the last period, which means "6 weeks of pregnancy" can mean a 4-week fetus.

Many women will be denied a choice even before they realize they're pregnant!

Which is ridiculous! I knew really early with 3 of my 4 pregnancies - like 4 days before my period was even due. However, with one of them, I had a 'period' that lasted 10 days. I thought that was strange, so I went to the doctor to tell him I was still bleeding, could we start some tests? Turns out, I was pregnant. I was already 6 weeks at that point. And I'm someone who was seriously compulsive about pregnancy testing (I have very irregular periods). In my case, I was married and the pregnancy, while a total shock, was welcomed. I cannot imagine what my reaction would've been if it was an unwanted pregnancy and I was told, "you're pregnant, oh and it's too late for an abortion" What these states are doing to women is completely, absolutely inhumane.

Where to donate
http://www.naral.org/
http://emilyslist.org/
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

so that people will find this thread worth kicking.

And 93-0. Please, if there is a God, don't let my car break down in Oklahoma.