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Collimator

(1,873 posts)
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 11:24 AM Oct 25

Missouri, Kansas, Idaho don't want to lose representatives in Congress. . .

. . . So they need to ban abortion to keep up their population stats.

Do they also plan to build a wall and top it with barbed wire to keep people from moving out of state?

Here is a snippet from the content of the lawsuit these states are filing:

"Each abortion," they write, "represents at least one lost potential or actual birth." Because of this "loss of potential population," the states face "subsequent 'diminishment of political representation' and 'loss of federal funds,' such as potentially 'losing a seat in Congress or qualifying for less federal funding if their populations are' reduced or their increase diminished."

And further:

"Remote dispensing of abortion drugs," they assert, "is depressing expected birth rates for teenaged mothers."

By this reasoning, teaching sexual responsibilty is harmful to those states' bottom lines. Maybe they should legalize rape, or at least make it illegal for a woman to say "no".

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Missouri, Kansas, Idaho don't want to lose representatives in Congress. . . (Original Post) Collimator Oct 25 OP
These states elected Cons conveniently omit their vigorous Tweedy Oct 25 #1
They could consider improving everyone's lifestyle and making their States attractive sanatanadharma Oct 25 #2
translation MissMillie Oct 26 #3
Nazi terminology. they also wanted breeders to have NO choice but wanted the "undesirables" to be sterilized. CTyankee Oct 26 #4

Tweedy

(1,134 posts)
1. These states elected Cons conveniently omit their vigorous
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 11:48 AM
Oct 25

and ardent desire to torture pregnant women, and the people who love them, because they can thanks to Roe’s reversal.

One look at Texas’ increasing infant mortality numbers proves the sadism of these folks. They do not care about life. They do care about inflicting maximum suffering.

sanatanadharma

(4,074 posts)
2. They could consider improving everyone's lifestyle and making their States attractive
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 02:26 PM
Oct 25

They could consider improving everyone's lifestyle and making their States attractive so their youth would stay and others would come.

MissMillie

(38,961 posts)
3. translation
Sat Oct 26, 2024, 07:16 AM
Oct 26

"Pregnant people have the responsibility to supply the states with a population that will maintain their electoral standing."

CTyankee

(65,012 posts)
4. Nazi terminology. they also wanted breeders to have NO choice but wanted the "undesirables" to be sterilized.
Sat Oct 26, 2024, 07:17 PM
Oct 26
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