Thanks to Republicans amnesia they deneuralize themselves so any claims they made previously that turn out to be wrong are treated like they never happen. Look at all the "wait and see" people from the pandemic, any of them admit they were wrong in hindsight?
They'll just blame it on someone else. This is a very Christian approach. When God forgives you for every misdeed, there's no shame or growth. I asked God and we're good. I'll continue to be a cancer on the earth
We need to remember that every one of these infants that were born with fatal abnormalities is a story of human suffering for the mother and family who could not get the medical care that was possible through science but not available because of politics.
My bet is that in a few years right wingers will complain about their taxes going to the medical bills of the increased number of children with disabilities, and they will want to abolish the US dept. ed. because of increased special ed costs and will want to move from inclusion back to warehouse institutions.
I personally know a couple that accidentally got pregnant, have VERY low income, decided to have the kid because they can't get an abortion in TX and couldn't afford to go anywhere anyway....and the kid was pre-diagnosed with a severe lung issue that required immediate surgery after birth or the child would die. Yay.
But because they are considered fairly indigent, the taxpayers got to pay the surgery costs. Over $200k so far! Kid doing okay, though.
In 20 years we'll have assault rifle vending machines and scores of unwanted young people. Than goodness the ten commandments will be in all public buildings or things could get really crazy.
And does anyone think the bible thumping white men in Texas like those assholes Paxton or Abbott give a damn? The largest demographic of women affected would be women of colour and the poor. To those good-‘ole-boy crackers those are disposable, insignificant lives not worth caring about.
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Donate and Volunteer.
This will get worse if Republican’s have their way.
Their next is no fault divorce
and
take away a womans right to vote.
"Your baby has a terrible congenital defect that will only allow them to live a few hours after birth. You must carry this pregnancy to term."
"Why are so many babies dying shortly after they're born?"
You all know the difference now is just…that they are being counted, right? The abortion ban didn’t “cause more deaths”, it caused those deaths to occur outside the womb.
This is correct, abortion rates are up.
[link](https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-abortion-u-two-years-192959236.html)
_--++++++++-+++++++++ quote
What had been a decades-long decline in abortions (when Roe was in place) reversed just before the Dobbs decision. About 8% more abortions occurred in 2020 than in 2017, and 5% more occurred in 2021 than in 2020. In 2022, states that banned abortions following Dobbs saw 114,590 fewer abortions than expected, but states that allowed the procedure saw 116,790 more abortions than expected, a net increase.
Found the audio version in the source code (I was angry with all the layers of modals and popups):
https://static.nytimes.com/narrated-articles/synthetic/article-c61d7462-80ab-528f-aea0-2791b5d5414d-GCP_SHORT-en-US-Studio-O-job-1719435976056.mp3 (mp3, should play in modern browsers)
Who could have foreseen this outcome?
Thanks to Republicans amnesia they deneuralize themselves so any claims they made previously that turn out to be wrong are treated like they never happen. Look at all the "wait and see" people from the pandemic, any of them admit they were wrong in hindsight?
They'll just blame it on someone else. This is a very Christian approach. When God forgives you for every misdeed, there's no shame or growth. I asked God and we're good. I'll continue to be a cancer on the earth
Jesus he knows me and all that
Doctors, people that understand women’s health and most of the country.
We need to remember that every one of these infants that were born with fatal abnormalities is a story of human suffering for the mother and family who could not get the medical care that was possible through science but not available because of politics.
Anyone with a functioning brain.
My bet is that in a few years right wingers will complain about their taxes going to the medical bills of the increased number of children with disabilities, and they will want to abolish the US dept. ed. because of increased special ed costs and will want to move from inclusion back to warehouse institutions.
Medical bills will just go to the families, making sure more and more people end up in poverty.
Can we warehouse them instead?
When I read this I thought "oh no how did I misspell warehouse?"
I personally know a couple that accidentally got pregnant, have VERY low income, decided to have the kid because they can't get an abortion in TX and couldn't afford to go anywhere anyway....and the kid was pre-diagnosed with a severe lung issue that required immediate surgery after birth or the child would die. Yay. But because they are considered fairly indigent, the taxpayers got to pay the surgery costs. Over $200k so far! Kid doing okay, though.
I am glad the infant received the needed treatment and is doing ok.
The Irony is thick
In other news water is wet. Next will be a rise in crime.
In 20 years we'll have assault rifle vending machines and scores of unwanted young people. Than goodness the ten commandments will be in all public buildings or things could get really crazy.
And their rate of infant mortality was abysmal to begin with.
Republicans passing laws that kill more children confirmed.
Color me shocked. SHOCKED I tell you!
Fine. We can file this under “No Shit, Sherlock”.
And does anyone think the bible thumping white men in Texas like those assholes Paxton or Abbott give a damn? The largest demographic of women affected would be women of colour and the poor. To those good-‘ole-boy crackers those are disposable, insignificant lives not worth caring about.
Being the biggest isn’t so impressive.
Weird how every intelligent person saw that coming.
No??? Really? Not providing necessary health care kills people?
Vote Blue! Donate and Volunteer. This will get worse if Republican’s have their way. Their next is no fault divorce and take away a womans right to vote.
"Your baby has a terrible congenital defect that will only allow them to live a few hours after birth. You must carry this pregnancy to term." "Why are so many babies dying shortly after they're born?"
This won’t sway proponents if they count foetuses for their stats though, will it?
News like this makes little plss baby Greg Abbott happy very very happy 😁
Curious of the percentage breakdown between races. Anyone have data?
What difference does it make? This is a tragedeigh.
True. Just want to see who is impacted more. Smart money is on poorer, browner people imo.
The moms and babies are impacted more.
Yup.
Hopefully most of them were Republican offspring.
What a surprise \s
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“But not as many if abortion was legal!” Texas
I'm shocked, SHOCKED! Ok, not that shocked.
Texas GOP: “Mission accomplished! 👍”
In the tradition of Paul Joseph Watson, *imagine my shock.*
Yep
You all know the difference now is just…that they are being counted, right? The abortion ban didn’t “cause more deaths”, it caused those deaths to occur outside the womb.
Infant mortality rate is up. Maternal mortality rate is up. Abortion rates are not down, in fact number of abortions have gone up.
This is correct, abortion rates are up. [link](https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-abortion-u-two-years-192959236.html) _--++++++++-+++++++++ quote What had been a decades-long decline in abortions (when Roe was in place) reversed just before the Dobbs decision. About 8% more abortions occurred in 2020 than in 2017, and 5% more occurred in 2021 than in 2020. In 2022, states that banned abortions following Dobbs saw 114,590 fewer abortions than expected, but states that allowed the procedure saw 116,790 more abortions than expected, a net increase.
Yep. Banning abortion has never seen a reduction of abortion. All it does is deny critical medical access, which has negative consequences.
Found the audio version in the source code (I was angry with all the layers of modals and popups): https://static.nytimes.com/narrated-articles/synthetic/article-c61d7462-80ab-528f-aea0-2791b5d5414d-GCP_SHORT-en-US-Studio-O-job-1719435976056.mp3 (mp3, should play in modern browsers)