Repro Roundup: Forced Birthers Not So 'Pro-Life' After All, Part 4,252,337
Repro Roundup: Forced Birthers Not So 'Pro-Life' After All, Part 4,252,337
Robyn Pennacchia
February 24, 2023 12:00 PM
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This week's abortion stories are a great lesson on who it is that really cares about "life."
What Kind Of Douchebag Would Set Fire To A Planned Parenthood?
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32-year-old Tyler Massengill of Chillicothe, Illinois, pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Planned Parenthood in early January. Massengill told FBI investigators that he was still mad about his ex-girlfriend having had an abortion three years ago and said that causing even a little delay to someone getting treated there would make it "all worth it." It will shock you to know that Massengill has an extensive rap sheet, including charges for both domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery, which could certainly be one reason his ex may not have been chomping at the bit to start a family with him. No one was hurt in the fire, but it caused damage amounting to at least $1 million. Massengill will be sentenced in July and faces up to 40 years in prison.
[Illinois DOJ]
Mississippi Governor Not Sure "Health Care" Would Do Anything To Improve Health
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has no problem when it comes to dropping $10 million in tax cuts to help "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" in their efforts to tell pregnant people to find Jesus and not have abortions in a state where abortion is now illegal, but when it comes to postpartum healthcare ... he's gonna need to see more "data" on that, okay? For a mere $7 million, Reeves could get tens of millions for his state for a postpartum Medicare expansion that would provide thousands of parents with 12 months of postpartum care rather than the 60 days they currently get. This has been an ongoing issue in the state for two years now, but he's still not sure about it.
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Alabama Lawmaker Wants To Charge Abortion-havers With Homicide
There was a time, a very quaint time, when anti-choicers would at least pretend to not want to throw those who had abortions in prison, when they clung to a strange narrative in which it was the doctors who were at fault, doctors who were convincing vulnerable women to abort their children for ... nefarious purposes of some kind. I guess. This was less likely because of any compassion than because people might be less amenable to the idea of outlawing abortion if they knew people would be sent to actual prison over it. Anyway, they're not doing that anymore! Alabama state Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) has announced his intention to file a bill that would charge those who perform or have abortions with homicide. “Abortion is murder, and justice demands that our laws treat it as such,” Yarbrough said in a statement. “If you look at Alabama law, you will see there is an exemption that says that abortion is not murder in our state. It’s time we change that. This bill is simply an attempt to align our law with our rhetoric. Alabamians agree: life begins at conception, and abortion is murder. The Abolish Abortion in Alabama Act reflects that sentiment.”
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[Alabama Political Reporter]
Kansas Lawmakers Vote To Ban Telemedicine Abortion
Last year, to everyone's surprise, Kansans voted to not ban abortion in their state. Their own legislature, it seems, was not too happy about that. The Kansas state Senate voted this week to ban telehealth providers from prescribing abortion pills, not for any valid science or health-based concern, but because they don't like abortion and don't want people to have abortions. The bill was introduced by Republican Senator Mark Steffen and would also inhibit the ability of a governor to do anything to change the law in the event of a health emergency. Senator Steffan also supported another bill, Senate Bill 6, which would limit what health officials in the state are allowed to do during a disease outbreak or health emergency. Both of these terrible bills will now be sent to the House.
https://www.wonkette.com/repro-roundup-forced-birthers-not-so-pro-life-after-all-part-4252337