Most European countries ban abortion after 12 weeks, save for "life of the mother" type exceptions. Very few of them are laxer than, say, the 15 week Mississippi law that was upheld by the supreme court. France, for example, bars abortion after 14 weeks. My impression is that the trend in blue states is to allow it through the entirety of the 42 weeks of the pregnancy. I'm not exactly sure how you square this circle? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Europe |
“A lot” = BS |
The difference is that taxes actually do something, not just meaningless words. |
Great question. |
Politicians should stay out of my medical decisions. Your husband disagrees. |
Huh? More “liberal” guys do those things than “conservative” guys. |
. But I bet he's all about "freedom." MAGA! |
That is a core belief of conservatives. |
^ guess he doesn’t care about those strong, independent women making their own decisions. |
European countries have exceptions for financial stress of the mother. Point me the U.S. states that have those? |
People are less likely to seek abortion there because of generous social programs. |
Ughh…this drives me crazy. I am married to a conservative, and am largely apolitical. Talking points like this one are the cause of most of our arguments. You don’t actually believe that the government should stay out of your medical decisions. Or maybe you do, but that isn’t actually what you are talking about here. You are talking about this one very tiny part of medical care. Let’s say that DH was liberal and not conservative, and came home with this talking point. This might be our conversation: DH: “Do you think the government should be involved in people’s medical decisions?” Me (knowing nothing except that he tends to have a liberal point of view): “Yes! The government should mandate vaccines and expand medical coverage.” DH: “No, no. Do you think if a patient and their doctor agree on medical care that the state should be able to step in and say it’s illegal?” Me: “Well, I don’t know. We have kind of talked about how horrible some of the pain clinics were and it’s good that they were busted by the government. And how awful some of the practices with praying the gay away were terrible, and we are glad they were outlawed in several states.” DH (kind of angry now): “No. I mean if the care is declared standard of practice by the medical board and it’s what the patient and the doctor both agree on, should the state be allowed to stop it?” Me: “You mean like the new guidelines about prescribing phentermine to overweight children?” DH: pissed Me: still baffled |
No it’s not. |
You managed to google European abortion laws, but not Dem states abortion laws? Here.. I'll do it for your: The vast majority of blue states restrict abortion past 20 weeks, ie, fetal viability. You're welcome. https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/state-indicator/gestational-limit-abortions/?activeTab=map¤tTimeframe=0&selectedDistributions=statutory-limit-on-abortions&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D But even Alaska, a very red states, allows abortion past viability. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/where-is-abortion-legal-a-state-by-state-guide-to-current-laws/3259835/ Again, you're welcome. Do better in your research, and stop listening to right wing stupid media. |
What a moron. |