From NPR, “On Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court will consider this question: Are the state’s abortion laws harming women when they face pregnancy complications? The case, brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights, has grown to include 22 plaintiffs, including 20 patients and two physicians. They are suing Texas, arguing that the medical exceptions in the state’s abortion bans are too narrow to protect patients with complicated pregnancies. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fiercely defending the state’s current abortion laws and arguing that the case should be dismissed.”
At issue, in front of this all-RepubliKKKlan panel of justices, is whether to uphold a lower court’s injunction before the case can be fully heard in April of 2024. What these justices decide now is actually immaterial to what they will eventually decide next year, and I’m here to tell you that the April decision is already determined: Uphold the restrictive anti-abortion law, which limits the exceptions on abortions. Mind you, this is the same state supreme court that upheld Texas’ S.B. 8 bill — the vigilante bill. Of course, they are going to rule against the plaintiffs. That is a given. What I do have a real issue with are the actual plaintiffs. I can never find a news article that asks or states the voting positions of these females and doctors suing Texas. In my mind, this should be the first sentence in any article on the topic, ala, “Women seeking and doctors performing abortions, who voted RepubliKKKlan (or Democratic), sue Texas…” That way, I know immediately if I should care about these people to read any further. I have long, long been consistent on this matter: Voters should live according to their votes. If these people voted for RepubliKKKlans and if they voted for the same politicians and judges that enacted and enforced such draconian anti-abortion laws, then that’s their problem. I have no sympathy for them. I’m not sure why this is so complicated. If they die because of such laws, then so be it. Oh, well. I’m getting really, really f***ing sick and tired of people electing (and re-electing) politicians who act in women’s worst interests. Who is really to blame at this point? Voters or politicians. I say the voters. Welcome to stupid America!