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If you're interested in abortion numbers post-Dobbs, this thread is for you 🧵
(I'm going to reference some sources, which I'll hyperlink at the bottom of the thread, FYI)
(I'm going to reference some sources, which I'll hyperlink at the bottom of the thread, FYI)
In February I compiled a bunch of data from sources including Texas Health & Human Services, Texas Policy Evaluation Project, the Journal of the American Medical Association, & the US Census Bureau in order to figure out what abortions in Texas looked like post-Dobbs.
Since virtually all the abortion clinics in TX shut down, the obvious question for many would be, "What abortions? It's illegal now. Right?"
Wrong.
I was looking specifically for data on out-of-state abortions and mail-order abortions, and what the data suggested was tragic.
Wrong.
I was looking specifically for data on out-of-state abortions and mail-order abortions, and what the data suggested was tragic.
When people tell you what they stand for, believe them.
The Conservatives are accelerating their efforts to re-open the abortion debate in Canada.
@PierrePoilievre has moved up debate on Conservative Bill C-311, paving the way to granting legal status to a fetus.
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The Conservatives are accelerating their efforts to re-open the abortion debate in Canada.
@PierrePoilievre has moved up debate on Conservative Bill C-311, paving the way to granting legal status to a fetus.
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The dogwhistles are everywhere…
Conservative MPs spoke of "pre-born" children.
They spoke of the "legal voids" caused by the "lack of abortion laws in Canada".
When people tell you what they stand for, believe them.
Conservative MPs spoke of "pre-born" children.
They spoke of the "legal voids" caused by the "lack of abortion laws in Canada".
When people tell you what they stand for, believe them.
These not-so-subtle dogwhistles have been heard.
By far the most active support of the Bill is coming from the anti-abortion campaigns run by right-wing Christian lobby group ARPA
These flyers are everywhere…
By far the most active support of the Bill is coming from the anti-abortion campaigns run by right-wing Christian lobby group ARPA
These flyers are everywhere…
🧵 A comparison of the differing approaches pro-choice and pro-life advocates take to supporting women.
It's a response to the common abortion stereotype that pro-lifers don't care about women or their born children, often used to avoid real conversation.
#ProLife #ProChoice
It's a response to the common abortion stereotype that pro-lifers don't care about women or their born children, often used to avoid real conversation.
#ProLife #ProChoice
Pro-life advocates promote loving support for mothers and their families. They are included and important members of our society. Strong families build strong communities.
Here is a sample of the network of support the pro-life community continues to build. It is made possible through volunteers and donors dedicated to the wellbeing of women and their families.
(I apologize for the disorganization of the long list.)
(I apologize for the disorganization of the long list.)
NO MORE REGRESSIVE TAXES!
We should support transit—through our PROGRESSIVE taxes, as well as through fares.
AND we should support the roads and parking that transit AND bikes AND cars AND pedestrians AND (work) trucks ALL USE—
and NOT privilege any one form of transportation.
We should support transit—through our PROGRESSIVE taxes, as well as through fares.
AND we should support the roads and parking that transit AND bikes AND cars AND pedestrians AND (work) trucks ALL USE—
and NOT privilege any one form of transportation.
Some say we’ve “privileged” car use—and accomodations for cars—over transit and other transportation.
That’s debatable; we all use roads and all that arrives by means of them.
In any case, to now “OVERCORRECT” by favoring transit is wrong.
#DifferentFolksDifferentNeeds
#ProChoice
That’s debatable; we all use roads and all that arrives by means of them.
In any case, to now “OVERCORRECT” by favoring transit is wrong.
#DifferentFolksDifferentNeeds
#ProChoice
@threaderapp unroll
ATTN anti-choicers:
Let's step back from your raging lack of actual substantive, consistent reasons for denying someone the right to an abortion for a sec.
Let's look at the manner in which you'd have to go about implementing your restrictions/bans:
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Let's step back from your raging lack of actual substantive, consistent reasons for denying someone the right to an abortion for a sec.
Let's look at the manner in which you'd have to go about implementing your restrictions/bans:
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Be honest: you're all in the same group of the "they're coming for you, they want to take your...., they're trying to implant the 5g trackers in your..." camps. We know it. Big on privacy, aren't ya?
Ok, let's start at the end first:
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Ok, let's start at the end first:
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Somehow, you're in the room right when an abortion is about to take place. How'd you get there?
You say, "well, we heard that the mother's life may be in danger, so we're here to see to what degree..."
Ok. How'd you get that information?
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You say, "well, we heard that the mother's life may be in danger, so we're here to see to what degree..."
Ok. How'd you get that information?
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Many of you may be wondering who Byron Donalds is? Let me enlighten you on my two time opponent.
#118thCongress
#118thCongress
Byron Donalds has an open rebellion among other Republicans in #SWFL for attacking women in public with him and his staff physically intimidating them (and me)
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Byron Donalds loves Donald Trump (and also DeSantis) and is playing them both. But he also loves being the guy that can say things other Republicans can’t.
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🧵In #Dortmund wird eine neue Klinik für Schwangerschaftsabbrüche derzeit brutal angegriffen, schreibt @ChoiceEv in 1 Pressemeldung: Bereits im Vorfeld gab es massive Versuche, die Ärztin selbst & den Vermieter, die R&V-Versicherung, unter Druck zu setzen und zu diffamieren: /1
Details dieser Propaganda sind einsehbar auf den Websites der Abtreibungsgegner und Holocaustverharmloser Klaus Günther Annen und Karl Noswitz. Ein an Widerwärtigkeit nicht zu überbietender Flyer wurde in Wiesbaden vor der R+V-Direktion verteilt. /2
Im Flyer wird d Ärztin gedroht: „Eine tickende Zeitbombe“ sei sie, „könnte die Provokation nicht stärker zuspitzen. Hoffentlich dreht niemand durch. Wie in den USA. Dort wird in Abtreibungskliniken Feuer gelegt & geschossen. Das gibt es in Europa natürlich nicht. Noch nicht.“ /3
We need to talk about women being pressured into abortions.
The European Court of Human Rights will rule today on a case where three women in a psychiatric institution were forced to have abortions against their will.
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#ECHR #abortion #humanrights
The European Court of Human Rights will rule today on a case where three women in a psychiatric institution were forced to have abortions against their will.
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#ECHR #abortion #humanrights
Last month, the court ruled in a case where a 20-year-old had been forced to have an abortion by her parents, also against her will. The court strongly condemned this as a breach of human rights:
Forced abortion, they said, is
"an egregious form of inhuman and degrading treatment which had not only resulted in a serious immediate damage to her health – that is the loss of her unborn child – but had also entailed long-lasting negative physical and psychological effects."
"an egregious form of inhuman and degrading treatment which had not only resulted in a serious immediate damage to her health – that is the loss of her unborn child – but had also entailed long-lasting negative physical and psychological effects."
A thread on bodily autonomy and consent - the handshake:
A) John and Bob see each other in a bar, mutually offer their hands to the other in the traditional social sense and shake hands.
B) John sees Bob, grabs his arm, pulls his hand forward, and John grabs Bob's hand.
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A) John and Bob see each other in a bar, mutually offer their hands to the other in the traditional social sense and shake hands.
B) John sees Bob, grabs his arm, pulls his hand forward, and John grabs Bob's hand.
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Now imagine, John has relaxed his hand, he's no longer gripping and is pulling his arm away.
Bob should also release. He has been given an active sign of the withdraw of consent.
If Bob maintains his grip and does not release, he is violating John's bodily autonomy.
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Bob should also release. He has been given an active sign of the withdraw of consent.
If Bob maintains his grip and does not release, he is violating John's bodily autonomy.
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But wait...I didn't tell you if we were in scenario A or B, right?
Because it doesn't matter. The consent at the start of the situation is irrelevant to how consent works at the time it is withdrawn.
John grabbed Bob's hand without consent in B, but Bob can then consent.
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Because it doesn't matter. The consent at the start of the situation is irrelevant to how consent works at the time it is withdrawn.
John grabbed Bob's hand without consent in B, but Bob can then consent.
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If anyone would like to point out where this comparison/example fails, let me know.
I will use cis terms just for brevity's sake, but many inclusive scenarios are just as accurate.
A woman invites a man on a date. She invites him back to her place.
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I will use cis terms just for brevity's sake, but many inclusive scenarios are just as accurate.
A woman invites a man on a date. She invites him back to her place.
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She initiates sex. She absolutely wants to have sex. The man wants it, too. He accepts and consents back. This is consensual sex.
There is no aggression. There are no unwanted actions. It is an intimate, caring situation. She is enjoying it.
And then change her mind.
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There is no aggression. There are no unwanted actions. It is an intimate, caring situation. She is enjoying it.
And then change her mind.
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Consensual sex requires the active consent of both parties. Thus, the withdraw of consent by ONE makes it nonconsensual. There is no longer two-way consent. It is instantly nonconsensual sex. It is instantly, technically, rape now.
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#Prochoice and #Prolife, this is why the #RomanianOrphanCrisis came about. I think we can agree this is not going to happen in the US. "In 1966 Ceausescu’s regime made abortion illegal and each family had an obligation to the state to have at least four children... 1/6
"In a world where 10 eggs, 4 kilos of flour, 1 kilo of meat, and a pound of butter per person was the norm for a month’s supply of food, many Romanian families could not possibly support more than the required minimum quota of children, and that too was done with great effort 2/6
"However, with abortion being illegal, many parents could only keep their first four children and put the rest in orphanages.
Also, during Ceausescu’s reign, frequent malnutrition and low standards of living caused the life expectancy rate to be significantly lower than... 3/6
Also, during Ceausescu’s reign, frequent malnutrition and low standards of living caused the life expectancy rate to be significantly lower than... 3/6
Found this a while ago and saved it. Maybe you've seen it before.
I'm not pro-murdering babies.
I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs.
I'm not pro-murdering babies.
I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs.
I'm pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later.
I'm pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child.
#TellYourStory how #RoeVsWade affected you. Here’s mine.
I was 17. I didn’t have high self esteem. My parents were either emotionally vacant or physically gone. I equated sex with love. I was wrong. The next part is so much like #ChristineBlasseyFord, I felt like I knew her…
I was 17. I didn’t have high self esteem. My parents were either emotionally vacant or physically gone. I equated sex with love. I was wrong. The next part is so much like #ChristineBlasseyFord, I felt like I knew her…
My “boyfriend” took me to a party. He even came inside to meet my dad. No one had done that. I felt loved…until a couple hours later. He took me to a room in the back of the house. We’d been drinking. I had consensual sex with him. He said he needed to use the bathroom…
He left the room. closed the door. Seconds later it opened, but it wasn’t him. It was several other young men, some older - maybe in their 20s. My boyfriend came in and they tried to hold me down to gang rape me. I fought for my life and clawed one. I told them they’d have to…
Thread: We've released a report listing 40+ incidents of violence & vandalism directed at pro-life individuals and orgs since the leak of the draft Supreme Court Dobbs opinion sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press…
Biden must unequivocally condemn these attacks
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Biden must unequivocally condemn these attacks
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Early May - Houston, Texas: Holy Rosary Catholic Church vandalized
Pastor Harris: “Most Definitely, It's A Result Of The Leak That Came Out Last Week, The Supreme Court.”
Story from @TXRightToLife: texasrighttolife.com/abortion-activ…
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Pastor Harris: “Most Definitely, It's A Result Of The Leak That Came Out Last Week, The Supreme Court.”
Story from @TXRightToLife: texasrighttolife.com/abortion-activ…
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Early May - Manassas, Virginia: Vandals defaced a pro-life pregnancy-resource center, writing three graffiti messages on the side of the building
Story from @xan_desanctis: nationalreview.com/corner/vandali…
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Story from @xan_desanctis: nationalreview.com/corner/vandali…
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Full list of Republicans who have continued to vote against aiding #Ukraine in their fight against Russia. They are Russian ASSETS. You can call them whatever you want. But end the end these members of the @GOP are #SoftOnRussia.
Please R/T /1
Please R/T /1
1. Jodey Arrington of Texas
2. Brian Babin of Texas
3. Jim Banks of Indiana
4. Andy Biggs of Arizona
5. Gus Bilirakis of Florida
6. Dan Bishop of North Carolina
👆I'm running against this guy!
7. Lauren Boebert of Colorado
8. Ken Buck of Colorado
#SoftOnRussia
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2. Brian Babin of Texas
3. Jim Banks of Indiana
4. Andy Biggs of Arizona
5. Gus Bilirakis of Florida
6. Dan Bishop of North Carolina
👆I'm running against this guy!
7. Lauren Boebert of Colorado
8. Ken Buck of Colorado
#SoftOnRussia
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9. Tim Burchett of Tennessee
10. Kat Cammack of Florida
11. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina
@JayCareyNC 👆is running against him
12. Michael Cloud of Texas
13. Andrew Clyde of Georgia
14. James Comer of Kentucky
15. Warren Davidson of Ohio
#SoftOnRussia
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10. Kat Cammack of Florida
11. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina
@JayCareyNC 👆is running against him
12. Michael Cloud of Texas
13. Andrew Clyde of Georgia
14. James Comer of Kentucky
15. Warren Davidson of Ohio
#SoftOnRussia
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Since the draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion was criminally leaked on May 2, left-wing extremists have begun targeting churches & pro-life groups as revenge for a legal process that actually has nothing to do with them.
I will document the attacks here. #abortion
I will document the attacks here. #abortion
Boulder, Colo.: On May 3, the Sacred Heart of Mary Church was smashed up & vandalized. This was the second time the church had been vandalized in less than a year. The vandal(s) left behind #Antifa anarchist symbols & messages. #abortion denver.cbslocal.com/2022/05/04/sac…
Portland, Ore.: On May 3, #Antifa joined a group of pro-choice protesters who marched throughout downtown before smashing up city hall & numerous businesses. They also tried to set the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse on fire using incendiary devices. portlandoregon.gov/police/news/re…
"Being forced from one’s home causes irrevocable harm to anyone who experiences it, regardless of the kind of reception they meet in the places they land. Some find stability... But that is no replacement for what they have lost." -- Caitlin Dickerson greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/05/11/dai…
Visualizing the $94 Trillion World Economy in One Chart
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#DataVisualization, #GlobalEconomy, #GrossDomesticProduct
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#DataVisualization, #GlobalEconomy, #GrossDomesticProduct
'It's a tsunami': Legal challenges threatening public health policy - POLITICO
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#CourtRulings, #COVID19, #SafetyMeasures, #PublicHealth #GovernmentPolicies
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#CourtRulings, #COVID19, #SafetyMeasures, #PublicHealth #GovernmentPolicies
This morning I preached on the #lectionary passage from Acts, which tells the story of the healing of Tabitha, who is also known as Dorcas. I wrote the sermon in the shadow of the overturning of #Roe. A 🧵 #prochoice
Tabitha was one of few women called a disciple in the Bible. She was noted as someone who did many good works. She fell sick & died. The “widows”, other women who were her friends, surrounded her in death and grieved. Then, knowing she followed Jesus, they called Peter. 2/?
It was the very early days of the church, and Peter was the de facto leader. So he was, for all intents and purposes, charged with responding on behalf of the church. He came to the room where Tabitha lay dead. 3/?
Ta-Da!🥳
Here is my weekly @townhallcom Column ✍️
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was Right: Roe v. Wade was always destined for the Scrap Heap🗑️
townhall.com/columnists/pet… @benshapiro @AbbyJohnson @madelineorr #conservative #elonmusk #abortion #prochoice #roe #RoeVWade #RoeOverturned
Here is my weekly @townhallcom Column ✍️
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was Right: Roe v. Wade was always destined for the Scrap Heap🗑️
townhall.com/columnists/pet… @benshapiro @AbbyJohnson @madelineorr #conservative #elonmusk #abortion #prochoice #roe #RoeVWade #RoeOverturned
May be hard for my friends on the left to hear this,
our whole lives we've been told how important Roe v Wade was in giving women the right to abortion via a right to privacy
But this was fiction, the only question for Roe v. Wade was when it would be overturned, not if.
our whole lives we've been told how important Roe v Wade was in giving women the right to abortion via a right to privacy
But this was fiction, the only question for Roe v. Wade was when it would be overturned, not if.
whatever ur opinion on abortion,
Roe v Wade was objectively bad law built upon the weakest case constitutionally
As RBG predicted,
Roe was always eventually going to be overturned
townhall.com/columnists/pet… #politics #RoeVWade @CathyYoung63 @MrAndyNgo @ConceptualJames @amber_athey
Roe v Wade was objectively bad law built upon the weakest case constitutionally
As RBG predicted,
Roe was always eventually going to be overturned
townhall.com/columnists/pet… #politics #RoeVWade @CathyYoung63 @MrAndyNgo @ConceptualJames @amber_athey
I'm not pro-murdering babies.
I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs. 1/14
I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs. 1/14
I'm pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later. 2/14
I'm pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child. 3/14
🧵 Question Abt: Transplantation and Fetal Toxicity of Immunosuppressive Drugs in Pregnancy. 1/13 #Access #ProLife #prochoice #SCT #AbortionBan #healthcare
Q: What is the medical safety net for premenopausal women that are also transplant recipients who MUST take multiple immunosuppressive drugs? 2/13
#Access #ProLife #prochoice #SCT #AbortionBan #healthcare
#Access #ProLife #prochoice #SCT #AbortionBan #healthcare
She can’t depend on the #pill to prevent an unwanted #pregnancy because of daily antibiotics. 3/13
#Access #ProLife #prochoice #SCT #AbortionBan #healthcare
#Access #ProLife #prochoice #SCT #AbortionBan #healthcare
I'm not pro-murdering babies.
I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs. 1/
I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs. 1/
I'm pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later. 2/
I'm pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child. 3/
THREAD: The bodies of five viable babies killed in late abortions have been recovered from a Washington, D.C. abortion facility operated by Dr. Cesare Santangelo 1/
View photos: liveaction.org/news/infant-bo…
View photos: liveaction.org/news/infant-bo…
Don't look away. Click the link above and come face to face with just five of the more than 60 MILLION victims of America's extreme abortion laws allowed by the dated & unscientific Roe v. Wade decision. 2/
He “appears to be in the 3rd trimester near term and looks like he should have been in the nursery... He looks about the same size as my granddaughter when she was born.”
Kathi Aultman, M.D. former abortionist & retired Board-Certified OB/Gyn comments on one of the victims 3/
Kathi Aultman, M.D. former abortionist & retired Board-Certified OB/Gyn comments on one of the victims 3/
