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The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 101 points 1 year ago

Of course, now that the baby is out the pro-lifers say that they can both go die in a ditch

[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is what Republicans want for all of us.

If Republicans win the next election, they will institute a national abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest.

If you want to stop this, the only way to do so is to vote for Biden. I really hope people understand this.

[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago

What it's going to take is to vote in Biden, then whoever the Democrats run in 2028, 2032, 2036. Until enough of the Republican justices die in office that actual jurists can replace them.

[–] sevenapples@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why can't Biden do something to safeguard abortion in his current term?

If he can't do something on his current term, why will he be able to do something on his next one?

[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Biden doesn't have the authority to safeguard abortion. He had the authority to veto Congress. Biden would veto a nationwide abortion ban. Trump or any other Republican would not.

Additionally, presidents appoint supreme Court justices in the event of a vacancy, or if Congress ever gets on board for expanding the court.. do we'd need a Democrat in office if we're ever going to reverse Dobbs.

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[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would take an act of congress, and the D's don't have the votes. Shitty but true.

[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Don't bother, he's from Lemmygrad and just wants to blame the Democrats for everything

[–] sevenapples@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude, I'm not even from the US. My question is, in my opinion, an obvious one, at least to an outsider to the US political system. Why do you have to vote him again, when he's in power now?

[–] derpo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

His presidential subscription needs to be re-upped every Summer Olympics

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[–] Sightline@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (8 children)

That's not the only way of stopping them.

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[–] NickCudawn@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

An abortion is not something you should need to be able to afford. It's not a luxury, it's a (often necessary) medical procedure. So fucked up, all of this. I hope the family can achieve some semblance of happiness some day

[–] Thisiswhatyoucallme@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And the nurse's comment on finding a 13 yr old pregnant? "What have you been doing?" For fucks sake, I hate the world.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 1 year ago

Ah yes let's slut shame the 13 year olds instead of doing our due diligence as mandated reporters. Smh.

[–] Naura@startrek.website 24 points 1 year ago

and it's her rapist's child. a stranger nonetheless. These folks just lack humanity.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sounds like a Republican's dream

[–] jannis@feddit.de 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wouldn't they like to marry the girl to her rapist, because sex outside of marriage is a sin or something?

[–] 2CatsOneBowl@aussie.zone 20 points 1 year ago

And it gives them an excuse to marry kids legally

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Not in a monogamous society. Rapists don't want to get tied down to only a single child wife. Also, there's no dowry in our society for the rapist to take the burden of raising the girl off the parents' hands.

[–] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

If Republicans didn't have children with an abused woman, would they have any at all?

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

The baby's father is so proud he gave expensive cigars to all his fellow GOP congressmen.

[–] Aobing@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

I am embarrassed to be American

[–] DuncanTDP@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is just completely disgusting. When everyone failed her the law wasn't even on her side. Say what you want about abortions in general, but the audacity that people have to make getting abortions under rape or complications political is just disgusting. My heart truly goes out to this little girl, and her family, but especially the little girl. I can't imagine the amount of life altering trauma she has gone through, and how this is going to affect her for the rest of her life. This shouldn't happen to anyone. What the fuck is wrong with people.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow that is some serious bullshit right there. For the rest of this girls life she is going to have to share custody with the man that raped her.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago

They don’t know who it was. It way a complete stranger who raped her when she was playing in her yard. The police haven’t even investigated. He’d have to come forward first.

[–] preussischblau@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

Makes me sick, fuck that hellhole of a country.

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

News from ~~Texas~~ USA start to sound a lot like news from catholic Poland lately. I just can´t imagine this kind of fucked up shit is what Jesus wanted though /s

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This news is from Mississippi, but same difference really.

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[–] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I will fight my ass off to place my children into a conservatorship or even frame them for a crime if they ever consider moving to a place like Mississippi

[–] theostermanweekend@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Religion: wrecking lives since....well, since it was invented.

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I assume the girl asked help from the republicans around here, but they couldn't hear her ask over the sound of themselves screaming about how much they want to "protect children".

I was reading a description of this popular novel the other day. It was set in America and was supposedly fiction...

The novel explores themes of subjugated women in a patriarchal society, loss of female agency and individuality, suppression of women's reproductive rights, and the various means by which women resist and try to gain individuality and independence.

[–] Metype@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I just woke up and this almost made me puke. This is sick.

[–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I see clinics in Carbondale, about 5 hours South of Chicago. I wonder why that wasn't an option?

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