Thanks, Jonathan. I think we have established that the conservative majority doesn't let science or consistency get in the way. The fact that the first anti-abortion law was only passed in 1821, and that was after "quickening" (around the 13th-14th weeks) should provide sufficient evidence that the Founding Fathers didn't feel the need to assert the right to an abortion because women possessed that right already. And if they opposed abortion, not before 13 weeks. And let's review the conservative "pro-life" stance. They struck down gun protection laws that will lead to more deaths. They struck down abortion, which will lead to more maternal deaths. They kneecapped the EPA, which will lead to more environmentally-caused deaths. They support the death penalty, which leads to more deaths. They oppose the ACA and expanding Medicaid, which leads to more deaths. They oppose "pesky" safety regulations that are a "burden" to big businesses like coal mines, which lead to more deaths. I am really struggling to see what Conservatives do to save lives other than those of fetuses of poor women, who will be the only ones unable to access abortion care and will then be accused of being a burden on society and some of whose kids will be put in the school-to-prison-to-death-row pipeline.
Thanks, Jonathan. I think we have established that the conservative majority doesn't let science or consistency get in the way. The fact that the first anti-abortion law was only passed in 1821, and that was after "quickening" (around the 13th-14th weeks) should provide sufficient evidence that the Founding Fathers didn't feel the need to assert the right to an abortion because women possessed that right already. And if they opposed abortion, not before 13 weeks. And let's review the conservative "pro-life" stance. They struck down gun protection laws that will lead to more deaths. They struck down abortion, which will lead to more maternal deaths. They kneecapped the EPA, which will lead to more environmentally-caused deaths. They support the death penalty, which leads to more deaths. They oppose the ACA and expanding Medicaid, which leads to more deaths. They oppose "pesky" safety regulations that are a "burden" to big businesses like coal mines, which lead to more deaths. I am really struggling to see what Conservatives do to save lives other than those of fetuses of poor women, who will be the only ones unable to access abortion care and will then be accused of being a burden on society and some of whose kids will be put in the school-to-prison-to-death-row pipeline.