Elections The post Roe v Wade reality for women in Texas

[jk7707]

Texas attorney general says he will sue doctor who gives abortion to Kate Cox​

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/08/ken-paxton-texas-abortion-kate-cox

- The Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, has threatened to prosecute any doctor who provides an abortion to Kate Cox, a woman with a non-viable pregnancy, advising hospitals to ignore a court order issued on Thursday allowing her to get the procedure.
The rightwing Paxton issued the warning to three Houston-area hospitals after a Texas judge ruled this week that Cox, a pregnant woman with a lethal fetal diagnosis, may obtain an abortion under the narrow medical exceptions offered by the state bans.

and an update:

The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a pregnant woman from obtaining an emergency abortion in a ruling issued late Friday.
The court froze a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, who sued the state, to obtain the procedure. The ruling came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned the high court to intervene in the case.


This story is awful to read. This woman knows she has a non-viable pregnancy as confirmed by multiple hospitals and instead of being able to seek the medical care she needs, a scumbag like Ken Paxton, is dictating what care she can receive. This is exactly why whenever this issue comes up for a vote why the lunatic religious conservatives lose. Hopefully this will galvanize more people to fight back against this kind of third world theocratic shit in the future.

 

[Poon Goon]

Ken Paxton is a piece of shit for the ages, not just for this, but in general as well.

 

[terrapin]

Women should be able to abort their kids no matter how old that they are.

why waste space with this drivel that has nothing to do with the thread?

i bet you didnt even read it.

 

[HOLA]

The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cox after she learned last week that her fetus has trisomy 18, a fatal chromosomal condition, as well as other health issues, including a spinal abnormality. Continuing the pregnancy could threaten Cox’s life and future fertility. The 31-year-old mother of two has already rushed to the emergency room four times with severe cramping and fluid loss, but doctors have told her that their hands are tied by the state laws.

On Thursday, the Travis county judge, Maya Guerra Gamble, issued a temporary restraining order to permit Cox’s doctor to perform the abortion.

“The idea that Ms Cox wants desperately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice,” the judge said, following an emergency hearing on Thursday.

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The one and only reason for Paxton to do this is because he's a cunt who gets his rock's off by controlling women.

 

[jk7707]

Women should be able to abort their kids no matter how old that they are.

Sad you feel that way. What does it have to do with this topic? Or are you just trying to derail on dubs?

 

[Osculater]

She should have baby because it is God's will

 

[Super_Nintendo]

@DiddlyDoodly dubs again bro? what happened?

 

[Poon Goon]

@DiddlyDoodly dubs again bro? what happened?

Was the PM function also broken with the update or did you just want to join him in completely avoiding the topic of the thread you are posting in?

 

[Toastytoy]

abortion should be illegal everywhere, its barbaric, nasty, stuff

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Was the PM function also broken with the update or did you just want to join him in completely avoiding the topic of the thread you are posting in?

You do that in literally every thread. Stop whining.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

abortion should be illegal everywhere, its barbaric, nasty, stuff

Did you read the case that's being discussed here?

 

[BearGrounds]

I suspect that many pro-abortion doctors would be biased when determining the viability of a pregnancy. It can become a slippery slope to permit abortion in certain scenarios, but I do feel that there are a very limited set of circumstances wherein an abortion may be permissible morally - so I leave that door somewhat open, given the situation is dire enough.

But let's not pretend that this is anywhere close to the norm. The vast majority of women are just doing it out of convenience, and those people are morally defunct (along with those who support it).

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

@DiddlyDoodly dubs again bro? what happened?

Same thing as before. Gave my opinion on how cops should be dealing with criminals.

 

[spamking]

I miss the days of healthcare decisions being between the doctor and the patient.

 

[steveflynn]

I miss the days of healthcare decisions being between the doctor and the patient.

Well, according to many "small government conservatives" we need a very big government to be involved (and to overrule) what people and doctors think are the best decisions to make.

 

[steveflynn]

abortion should be illegal everywhere, its barbaric, nasty, stuff

Did you even bother to read what the situation is with the woman ?

 

[oldshadow]

That's fucked up if it's as described. If the baby is as described and if a health concern for her she should be allowed to have it removed.

I don't support abortion for lazy birth control but it is a "neccasary evil" in some cases.

 

[BFoe]

That case, and many others, highlight exactly the kind of suffering that occurs when we let a bunch of people who are not doctors, write restrictive laws governing other people’s healthcare choices.

Oklahoma has 3 different abortion bans that often seem to contradict one another. This woman had a molar pregnancy. The fetus was nonviable, but cancerous, and needed to be removed. The woman was politely asked to wait in the parking lot until her vital signs crashed and her life was in immiment jeopardy before they felt they could legally perform the procedure (an abortion) that they were always going to have to perform to save the woman’s life.

This shit is asinine, and highlights what happens when a bunch of politicians who are not doctors, write vague, restrictive laws governing other people’s healthcare choices.

 

[Natural Order]

This is where the typical rightist goes too far, and a state like Texas ends up looking like fucking barbaric assholes.

General abortion for mistakes should most certainly be outlawed. Situations with serious deformation or major health concerns should most certainly allow it.

Gross stuff.

 

[44nutman]

If you look at polling and seen any recent elections the GOP lose by 40%+ to voters under 29 due to regressive policies like this. Paxton is just being cruel and trying to cater to his base but overplayed his hand because only a minority in his base even support this kind of ruling because it is even too cruel for them.