How does one protect oneself from this free-for-all? Well, for one, no sex. Ever. Ladies, you'll have to do without. But, so will the guys. Then, and I can't stress this enough, TRUST NO ONE. I mean NO ONE. Friends and family have a way of turning on you, especially when there's a substantial amount of money involved. Next, pack your damn bags. Get the HELL out of TexASS. If you value your privacy, your freedom to choose, your reproductive rights, as well as anything else you hold dear, get the hell outta there. Seriously, women need to band together, and help each other get out of that godforsaken shithole hellbent on controlling women, because that's ALL it is. If this type of control continues to spread like a damn cancer across this country, it may be time to relocate abroad. Yes, I know, not everybody can afford that. But we can--and should--help one another whenever possible.
Which begs the question: If this becomes a federal mandate, would other countries allow for asylum? As a catastrophist, I'm wondering if we're going to end up like the women of Afghanistan. :(
and of course no accountability for the man who gets the woman pregnant. You want to establish this kind of law then where is the measure that says a man who gets a woman pregnant is forced to support said pregnancy? Nowhere. And there never will be.
Honestly? I didn't even consider a man's part in this whole thing, this law, and how it affects women. Because we're so damn conditioned with being held fully responsible for pregnancy (Condoms? Yeah. Right.) that it didn't even cross my mind about holding men accountable other than NOT allowing them to get us pregnant to begin with. Hence the 'no sex' comment. But you're right. It takes a man AND a woman to have a pregnancy, and there's absolutely NO mention of men's "punishment" for their 18 minutes of ecstasy vs. women's 18 years of responsibility. Or this abomination of a law that will likely force women to seek to end their pregnancies in VERY dangerous ways. Thanks, Texass.
I always try to point out these laws still leave men unaccountable for their part in this situation. They can literally walk away scott free.... and now they can also get $10,000 if they find out someone actually performed said abortion. Not that I condone abortion as a form of birth control but some women can't afford to go through the pregnancy (lack of insurance, work issues, etc) let alone do it totally unsupported. And no provisions for incest, rape or other violent crime situations. Only provision for "medical emergency" which I can't find how they define that (does a woman have to wait for her life to be in immanent danger or is "will be in danger if it continues" good enough?). Obviously so wrong on so many levels and now obviously opening the door for more of the same.
What the actual F?? I'm sitting here literally astounded. I just don't get how we are suddenly moving so far backwards in the aspect of women's rights.
So if the Supreme Court is allowing private individuals the authority to enforce an unconstitutional provision, what remedy is there? "So this can’t be constitutional, right? Not if SCOTUS actually follows precedent. In general, a state may not outsource to private individuals the authority to enforce an unconstitutional prohibition, as that would encourage and result in end-runs around the constitution. For example, Texas once tried to pass a law to insulate white-only political primaries from federal review, but the Supreme Court properly found that was unconstitutional in Terry v. Adams back in 1953." ?
There's also the possibility some people in search of that $10,000 will start checking women's trashcans to see if there's "too many" sanitary napkins. And how long before TX lawmakers set a maximum on how many kotex/tampons a woman can legally buy before facing prosecution? God help us. God help us.
I am liking this because of your excellence in clarifying what texas has done. I’ve run out of words now.
How does one protect oneself from this free-for-all? Well, for one, no sex. Ever. Ladies, you'll have to do without. But, so will the guys. Then, and I can't stress this enough, TRUST NO ONE. I mean NO ONE. Friends and family have a way of turning on you, especially when there's a substantial amount of money involved. Next, pack your damn bags. Get the HELL out of TexASS. If you value your privacy, your freedom to choose, your reproductive rights, as well as anything else you hold dear, get the hell outta there. Seriously, women need to band together, and help each other get out of that godforsaken shithole hellbent on controlling women, because that's ALL it is. If this type of control continues to spread like a damn cancer across this country, it may be time to relocate abroad. Yes, I know, not everybody can afford that. But we can--and should--help one another whenever possible.
Which begs the question: If this becomes a federal mandate, would other countries allow for asylum? As a catastrophist, I'm wondering if we're going to end up like the women of Afghanistan. :(
and of course no accountability for the man who gets the woman pregnant. You want to establish this kind of law then where is the measure that says a man who gets a woman pregnant is forced to support said pregnancy? Nowhere. And there never will be.
Honestly? I didn't even consider a man's part in this whole thing, this law, and how it affects women. Because we're so damn conditioned with being held fully responsible for pregnancy (Condoms? Yeah. Right.) that it didn't even cross my mind about holding men accountable other than NOT allowing them to get us pregnant to begin with. Hence the 'no sex' comment. But you're right. It takes a man AND a woman to have a pregnancy, and there's absolutely NO mention of men's "punishment" for their 18 minutes of ecstasy vs. women's 18 years of responsibility. Or this abomination of a law that will likely force women to seek to end their pregnancies in VERY dangerous ways. Thanks, Texass.
I always try to point out these laws still leave men unaccountable for their part in this situation. They can literally walk away scott free.... and now they can also get $10,000 if they find out someone actually performed said abortion. Not that I condone abortion as a form of birth control but some women can't afford to go through the pregnancy (lack of insurance, work issues, etc) let alone do it totally unsupported. And no provisions for incest, rape or other violent crime situations. Only provision for "medical emergency" which I can't find how they define that (does a woman have to wait for her life to be in immanent danger or is "will be in danger if it continues" good enough?). Obviously so wrong on so many levels and now obviously opening the door for more of the same.
Too bad Abbott wasn't aborted.
100%
Another reason to despise TX… why are women still having to fight to keep our hard fought for and affirmed rights?
All while screaming my body my rights over mask mandates WTAF
What the actual F?? I'm sitting here literally astounded. I just don't get how we are suddenly moving so far backwards in the aspect of women's rights.
So if the Supreme Court is allowing private individuals the authority to enforce an unconstitutional provision, what remedy is there? "So this can’t be constitutional, right? Not if SCOTUS actually follows precedent. In general, a state may not outsource to private individuals the authority to enforce an unconstitutional prohibition, as that would encourage and result in end-runs around the constitution. For example, Texas once tried to pass a law to insulate white-only political primaries from federal review, but the Supreme Court properly found that was unconstitutional in Terry v. Adams back in 1953." ?
There's also the possibility some people in search of that $10,000 will start checking women's trashcans to see if there's "too many" sanitary napkins. And how long before TX lawmakers set a maximum on how many kotex/tampons a woman can legally buy before facing prosecution? God help us. God help us.