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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1521331562230472704?s=21&t=gjgkw8JAr1mkcthCRmHutA[/twitter][/quote]

Honestly, I blame the mainstream media for *never* holding Republicans’ feet to the fire on this issue.  A few simple questions would have helped voters really understand what they were getting by electing Republicans:

1. Is abortion murder?
2. If a woman gets an abortion, should she be charged with a crime?  If so, what is the appropriate penalty?
3. Do you believe in the death penalty?
4. Should rape victims be forced to deliver their rapists’ baby?
5. Should police investigate miscarriages?

Just for starters.  But they were allowed to slide and here we are.[/quote]

And this is exactly what I’m talking about:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-national-abortion-ban-possible-roe-v-wade_n_62772e80e4b0b7c8f0851155

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promises a *national* abortion ban as soon Republicans get power again and NOT ONE WORD in the article about whether this means that women who get abortions will be charged with first-degree murder.  Or if rape victims will be arrested.  Or if miscarriages will be investigated by the police.  The mainstream media has just completely failed the American people on this issue.
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It’s not a problem that we can fix immediately but the right wing stranglehold on the “mainstream” media has to be fixed. You are 100% correct; the media isn’t focusing on the actual problem or the consequences at all. [/quote]

The article points out that American women would have to go to Canada to get an abortion but that’s it as far as real-world impact.  There is so much more that needs to be figured out.  Please, mainstream media, talk about the *law enforcement* side of this.  Ask Republicans to explain in detail how the new laws will work.  The only way to “ban” something is to make it illegal.  It doesn’t just happen magically.[/quote]

Maybe we’re (finally) starting to get some answers on the logistics:

https://www.wral.com/bo-s-time-nc-republican-political-newcomer-draws-fire-in-bid-for-toss-up-congressional-seat/20530941/

[quote]Hines thinks abortion should be unlawful except in cases where a mother’s life is at risk. He wants victims of rape and incest to be allowed to get an abortion on a case-by-case basis through a [b]community-level review process outside the jurisdiction of the federal government.[/b][/quote][/quote]
Oh great. Christianist religious tribunals deciding if a woman is worthy of an abortion. That they think this is better is so telling. The cruelty is the point. [/quote]

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