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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The previews grossed me out thinking how something like that could actually happen in the Trump era[/quote]

Oh, please.   :roll:  :roll: [/quote]

The irony is that your eye roll,is why some are saying this show is so powerful right now.  The story is about a society of people like yourself who [b]ignored what was happening[/b].

I loved the first three episodes.  The beginning of the third with her description of how it happened was haunting.[/quote]

Is there something going on that we should know about?  Have reproductive rights been rolled back?  Is abortion now illegal?  Please enlighten us as to what we've been "ignoring."  Thanks so much.[/quote]

This.  People keep saying stuff like the comment above but can't point to anything that has changed or happened.  [/quote]

You can read about changes in abortion law here: https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2017/04/laws-affecting-reproductive-health-and-rights-state-policy-trends-first-quarter-2017

Highlights of more restrictive abortion laws:

So far this year, five states (Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Utah and Wyoming) have adopted 10 major new abortion restrictions. The new laws will:

Ban use of a common and safe method for second-trimester procedures, as well as any abortion for purposes of sex selection (Arkansas)
Ban all abortions at or after 20 weeks postfertilization, also defined as 22 weeks after the woman’s last menstrual period (Kentucky)
Impose restrictions on abortion facilities (Arkansas)
Impose requirements to preserve the life of a fetus delivered during an abortion procedure (Arizona)
Mandate counseling on a medically unproven method to stop a medication abortion from completion after the first dose of the two-dose regimen (Utah)
Offer a woman the option to hear the fetal heartbeat prior to obtaining an abortion (Wyoming)
Impose ultrasound requirements for a woman seeking an abortion (Kentucky and Wyoming)
Although legislators are considering a wide range of measures to restrict access to abortion services, they appear to be paying particular attention to banning abortions in specified circumstances, perhaps in anticipation of changes to the U.S. Supreme Court that might make it more sympathetic to rolling back abortion rights.[/quote]

These aren't new, PP.[/quote]

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