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uawchild

(2,208 posts)
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 04:44 PM Aug 2016

Marco Rubio: women with Zika should not be allowed abortions

Source: The Guardian - UK

Florida senator Marco Rubio has said women infected with the Zika virus should not be allowed to have abortions, even if their babies have microcephaly, the severe developmental disorder than can result from infection with the disease.


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“If I’m going to err, I’m going to err on the side of life,” the Republican told Politico. Rubio, who has championed Zika funding bills in the Senate, also blamed Democrats for the failure to pass such federal aid.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) figures, Florida is the state second-worst affected by Zika, after New York, but is the only state to have infections caused by local mosquitoes. Most Zika cases in the US have been found in people who travelled to affected countries and territories.

On Sunday, the Florida governor, Rick Scott, told NBC that despite his state having identified 16 cases of mosquito-borne Zika infections, “what we’re doing is working.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/07/marco-rubio-zika-virus-abortions-florida



It's not YOUR choice to make, Marco.
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Marco Rubio: women with Zika should not be allowed abortions (Original Post) uawchild Aug 2016 OP
Are you ready Marco to take care of the Zika babies for life? katmondoo Aug 2016 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #9
I just love it with men decide what women have to do with their own bodies..... onecent Aug 2016 #2
... wow arithia Aug 2016 #3
Great Post. LakeArenal Aug 2016 #4
Thank you! Paka Aug 2016 #17
Every virus is sacred n/t LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2016 #20
Piss on Rubio. Owl Aug 2016 #5
Little Marco can STFU jpak Aug 2016 #6
Thank heavens! I was worried the bastard might get re-elected. n/t TygrBright Aug 2016 #7
I don't know his constituency, but was moonscape Aug 2016 #8
It's called "over-reaching." Who sez he didn't learn anything from the Trumpster? n/t TygrBright Aug 2016 #10
You will not err, Marco. truthisfreedom Aug 2016 #11
Republicans... The party of forced birth. truthisfreedom Aug 2016 #12
Your babies are a blight demanding government handouts.... LynneSin Aug 2016 #13
But....... MyOwnPeace Aug 2016 #14
fetus humpers. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #15
The GOP is not pro-life Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2016 #16
His reelection ploy tawadi Aug 2016 #18
Trump was right-he is little thinking, little feeling marco. Kiss the female vote good by. MichiganVote Aug 2016 #19
Rubio, who has championed Zika funding bills in the Senate, politicaljunkie41910 Aug 2016 #21
Is he going to give up his job to take care of these babies demigoddess Aug 2016 #22
Women who are forced to give birth to a deformed child should drop the baby off on his doorstep egold2604 Aug 2016 #23

Response to katmondoo (Reply #1)

arithia

(455 posts)
3. ... wow
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 05:19 PM
Aug 2016

Imma just ignore the obvious commentary about yet another man telling women he doesn't know what they should or should not do with their bodies. I'm sure someone else will gladly be along to cover that rant.

Considering that an infected fetus can re-infect the mother time and again over the course of the pregnancy if it is allowed to continue, which only increases the risk of the spread of the disease.... Rubio isn't erring on the side of human life.

He's erring on the side of the life of a VIRUS.

There is evidence that Zika is linked to Guillain-Barre Syndrome in adults- where people's own immune system attacks their body's nervous system.

Rubio is erring on the side of loss of muscle function and paralysis.

Zika can cause internal bleeding and has confirmed deaths linked to it.

His stance isn't pro life. It's ignorantly, dangerously pro-birth.

F*ck that guy.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
8. I don't know his constituency, but was
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 06:02 PM
Aug 2016

assuming he was pandering for re-election. In addition to being an expletive.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
13. Your babies are a blight demanding government handouts....
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 07:17 PM
Aug 2016

Same privileged male to mother trying to care for her BORN children.

Hypocrites - all of them!

MyOwnPeace

(16,920 posts)
14. But.......
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 07:30 PM
Aug 2016

The "Pukes" love the womb - and the child........
until the child is ready to exit it and be a member of "their" society - at which point they will "pay" for the "Pukes" version of righteousness by insisting they live in a "complete home" (both parents, working dad, stay-at-home mom, 2 more kids, 1 dog, and a fresh-cut lawn), do not expect the gov't to assist in any way ("Hey, you screwed, you're screwed!&quot , and continue to vote in low-lives like Rubio to protect "their" way of life.
GAWD, what a piece of swamp-scum he is!

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
21. Rubio, who has championed Zika funding bills in the Senate,
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 09:41 PM
Aug 2016

Is champion'ing a Zika funding bill in the Senate, the same as passing it? I didn't think so.

Marco, when one can take your 'championed bill' to the BANK, than we might let you have an opinion. Until then, we don't give a damn what you think.

Rubio, who has championed Zika funding bills in the Senate, also blamed Democrats for the failure to pass such federal aid.

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
22. Is he going to give up his job to take care of these babies
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 10:28 PM
Aug 2016

I have been changing diapers for 44 years and it is no part time job. And it never goes away. So often people assume that these children do not live long, but that is not the truth only an assumption.

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