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Today's "Moody Monday" post puts me at risk of a US$10,000 fine in Texas, maybe even prison. I think incarceration applies only to abortion providers, not information providers, but I'm not certain. Either way, it's a good reason to never set foot there. (Reminder: Get out.) Indeed, Facebook and Instagram are already censoring abortion information online. Google says it will delete location history for abortion centers, but that may still not help people who search the topic. You could search on computers at your local library, but safety depends on if your library follows recommended practice. Eventually a VPN may be necessary to protect yourself and to access region-restricted websites.
People are sharing their experiences in abortion care, both receiving and providing it. They offer a lot to consider. From the woman with a detached placenta to the doctors delaying life-saving care like this woman who miscarried but couldn't get medical help, also the 10-year-old rape victim whose young body is required by her current Ohio state law to carry to term the fetus of that criminal, and even the coroner stories of botched abortions before legalization in Canada.
Let's end this post, however, by noting the central hypocrisy (both Betty Bowers and George Carlin elaborate well on this topic) that got us here.
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Texas has already enacted legislation, known as SB 8, that enables any individual to sue a person or institution for facilitating access to abortion care. That includes sharing information online about managing the abortion process, obtaining an abortion pill, or finding a clinic that offers abortions.
- https://www.wired.com/story/section-230-is-a-last-line-of-defense-for-abortion-speech-online/
- https://www.wired.com/story/section-230-is-a-last-line-of-defense-for-abortion-speech-online/
People are sharing their experiences in abortion care, both receiving and providing it. They offer a lot to consider. From the woman with a detached placenta to the doctors delaying life-saving care like this woman who miscarried but couldn't get medical help, also the 10-year-old rape victim whose young body is required by her current Ohio state law to carry to term the fetus of that criminal, and even the coroner stories of botched abortions before legalization in Canada.
- Abortion.cafe is a website with useful links for anyone seeking an abortion.
- Tech Workers Coalition also has a good list of resources.
- TheNib.com provides an educational comic that explains (with citations at the end) the abortion pills misoprostol and mifepristone.
- If/When/How includes a legal helpline.
- SkepChick has some thoughts for how supportive third parties can help.
- U.S. Department Of Defense will still continue abortion care at their bases, even in states that prohibit it.
- As for the mood here in Minnesota, we seem to be setting up as a safe harbor, both allowing abortions and preventing cooperation in prosecution from regressive territories. We're expecting an influx of visitors from other states, and one North Dakota clinic is already seeking funds to move across the state border to join us. But avoid the anti-abortion "pregnancy crisis" centers.
- If pills aren't for you, then there is the possibility of IUDs or getting snipped to prevent pregnancy.
Let's end this post, however, by noting the central hypocrisy (both Betty Bowers and George Carlin elaborate well on this topic) that got us here."The unborn" are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are morally uncomplicated; unlike the incarcerated, addicted, or the chronically poor, they don't resent your condescension or complain that you are not politically correct; unlike widows, they don't ask you to question patriarchy; unlike orphans, they don't need money, education, or childcare; unlike aliens, they don't bring all that racial, cultural, and religious baggage that you dislike; they allow you to feel good about yourself without any work at creating or maintaining relationships; and when they are born, you can forget about them, because they cease to be unborn. It's almost as if, by being born, they have died to you. You can love the unborn and advocate for them without substantially challenging your own wealth, power, or privilege, without re-imagining social structures, apologizing, or making reparations to anyone. They are, in short, the perfect people to love if you want to claim you love Jesus but actually dislike people who breathe.
Prisoners? Immigrants? The sick? The poor? Widows? Orphans? All the groups that are specifically mentioned in the Bible? They all get thrown under the bus for the unborn.
- Pastor Dave Barnhart, from Alabama
Prisoners? Immigrants? The sick? The poor? Widows? Orphans? All the groups that are specifically mentioned in the Bible? They all get thrown under the bus for the unborn.
- Pastor Dave Barnhart, from Alabama
