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Gary 50

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85. No, you said men did it.

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 04:09 PM

Oct 30

Your clarifying clause in parenthesis "mostly old white men" doesn't change the meaning of men did it. That is what you said and you need to rethink. If you said it was done mostly by men who could argue with that? Maybe that what you meant but that is not what you said.

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A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a crime to intervene in her miscarriage [View all] RandySF Oct 30 OP

You GD (mostly old ignorant as hell white) men DID this. May they rot in a hell of their own making. hlthe2b Oct 30 #1

Men and Women DID THIS!!! atreides1 Oct 30 #28

I said mostly. If you identify with those MOSTLY old ignorant male legislators who did this then hlthe2b Oct 30 #30

No, you said men did it. Gary 50 Oct 30 #85

Are. You unable to read the word "mostly." Maybe your screen needs to be replaced hlthe2b Oct 30 #91

People who vote Republican did this Jerry2144 Oct 30 #51

Yes! Rebl2 Oct 30 #53

Especially Paxton. ShazzieB Oct 30 #72

Don't blame only the men Dem4life1234 Oct 30 #76

When i lost our twins JustAnotherGen Oct 30 #2

Ohhh. Reading that is wrenching. Thank you for your courage in speaking out, though, JustAnotherGen. hlthe2b Oct 30 #41

Thank you. JustAnotherGen Oct 30 #79

That makes sense. sheshe2 Oct 30 #104

He's bananas! JustAnotherGen Oct 31 #108

I am so very sorry for your loss, JAG. sheshe2 Oct 30 #105

Good god... W_HAMILTON Oct 30 #3

Fucking pure evil what Trump did to that poor woman and her family. SunSeeker Oct 30 #4

I'm Amazed Each And Every Day That The Texas Capital Building Is Not Enshrouded In Pink Clouds Of Mist MayReasonRule Oct 30 #24

Horrible. This is the America we now live in. Doodley Oct 30 #5

our country is starting to feel very third world 4catsmom Oct 30 #89

Josseli Barnica is going to the polls this year to help both men and women do the right thing. Just like Botany Oct 30 #6

Calling Texas barracuda lawyers! raccoon Oct 30 #7

I don't know what is meant by "barracuda lawyer" but I think there's a lawsuit here. TomSlick Oct 30 #95

IMO, Rs made a big mistake messing with Texas women Deminpenn Oct 30 #8

I've seen a few broken families speak, but where are the women of Texas? Where are the protests? Maru Kitteh Oct 30 #47

Silence means approval ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 30 #61

Or fear Hekate Oct 30 #80

Murder Godot51 Oct 30 #9

Exactly! sarchasm Oct 30 #11

I wonder, if someone were to be charged for her death: ecstatic Oct 30 #20

Yes all of the above KS Toronado Oct 30 #25

KEN PAXTON AND GREG ABBOTT! Jilly_in_VA Oct 30 #55

both need to stop processing oxygen verargert Oct 30 #87

Wasting O2 is more like it! Jilly_in_VA Oct 30 #97

It is not the doctor's fault-they are threatened with loss of license and jail time Stargazer99 Oct 30 #59

Solution DENVERPOPS Oct 30 #93

The blame belongs to republicans. Not medical providers. You can't provide care that is unlawful - tulipsandroses Oct 30 #66

This, thank you Hekate Oct 30 #81

Charge them all as accessories dickthegrouch Oct 30 #74

Paxton especially. He'll rot in Hell when he gets there. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 30 #75

Murder by Christofascist state government. dchill Oct 30 #102

Now *this* is murder. Abortion saves the only lives that matter. Solly Mack Oct 30 #10

To the government officials in Texas Roxi Oct 30 #13

Not just Texas. Solly Mack Oct 30 #14

A few years ago Roxi Oct 30 #16

We have been underestimated for far too long. Solly Mack Oct 30 #21

Yes, we have! Roxi Oct 30 #48

I hope so. Solly Mack Oct 30 #54

I try to be a good person Roxi Oct 30 #12

Simply awful. I hope more people come forward ecstatic Oct 30 #15

Hippocratic oath becomes hypocritical oath? Magoo48 Oct 30 #17

There is no force of law behind the oath. bottomofthehill Oct 30 #23

Yeah it doesn't work that way. I'm a nurse. I can't help people if I'm jailed. Same with the docs. Maru Kitteh Oct 30 #49

Agreed. I'm a nurse practitioner. It seems simple from the outside. But you can't provide care that is not legal tulipsandroses Oct 30 #70

It's hard to blame the doctors Roxi Oct 30 #50

I don't blame doctors at all. Magoo48 Oct 30 #68

Terrible, horrific, tragic, and unnecessary surfered Oct 30 #18

The christian extremists have normalized this outcome just as jeebus would have done wolfie001 Oct 30 #19

It's.... MarcoZandrini Oct 30 #22

It's more than than Texas, bub. marble falls Oct 30 #27

A respectful "this could be your daughter, your sister, your friend, your cousin ... you" ad would be apt and effective. marble falls Oct 30 #26

Sue the legislature and Governor for practicing medicine without a license. Freethinker65 Oct 30 #29

So fucking barbaric Horse with no Name Oct 30 #31

One more thing: ecstatic Oct 30 #32

Welcome to Texas under the white Evangelical Taliban. Lonestarblue Oct 30 #33

They are actually Christian and erasing that erases the role Christianity can play in our society. Calling them a WhiskeyGrinder Oct 30 #36

I may be agnostic, but I would defend only to the extent that it is a bastardized form of Christianity... hlthe2b Oct 30 #43

There are many, many interpretations of Christ's teachings. Some of those who protest outside of abortion clinics say WhiskeyGrinder Oct 30 #44

As there are interpretations of Islam. As one who has worked extensively in the Middle East, I found it fascinating hlthe2b Oct 30 #46

I am a Christian and agree whole heartly with this possible agnostic Stargazer99 Oct 30 #60

If they aren't Christians, what are they? Mariana Oct 30 #52

Women haters and murderers - that describes the people in power in these reich wing states. lark Oct 30 #34

She should have taken a chill pill and had a good laugh. NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 #35

I don't understand the date. Sept. 3, 2021? Jeebo Oct 30 #37

People died under Roe too. Which is why "going back to Roe" isn't ideal. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 30 #45

I will bet fewer women died under Roe-so don't try to make it not matter Stargazer99 Oct 30 #62

Oh it definitely matters -- it's something people should refuse to settle for as we move forward. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 30 #71

And why wasn't this public during the Dobbs case? LeftInTX Oct 30 #69

Why are we not calling this MURDER? dmr Oct 30 #38

Texas, this is unacceptable ck4829 Oct 30 #39

That could have been my wife. Happy Hoosier Oct 30 #40

Gawd damn 3auld6phart Oct 30 #42

Giving care to her would have endangered doctor's license and threaten jail time-that should never have Stargazer99 Oct 30 #64

Sue the hospital, doctors, and everyone responsible for this. Liberty Belle Oct 30 #56

Dear Goddess claudette Oct 30 #57

This could have been me in GA some years ago. Demsrule86 Oct 30 #58

Sorry to hear of this pfitz59 Oct 30 #92

Honestly, I still tear up when discussing it. I had no idea before this happened to me Demsrule86 Oct 31 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 30 #63

What does that mean? When you miscarry there is no other life at stake other than the Demsrule86 Oct 30 #65

You damn right! Especially if your religious belief doesn't require to flirt with death of a living person Stargazer99 Oct 30 #67

I rec'd your original post and absolutely agree. REC Demsrule86 Oct 30 #73

Beyond horrible DRump and his deplorable Republicans are responsible for these deaths TommieMommy Oct 30 #77

Texas citizens should force a recall of Abbott -- he needs to be thrown out of office. I was watching a barber on TV Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 30 #78

Horrific & unjust on so many levels. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 30 #82

How many people have the rightwing nazis murdered? Gary 50 Oct 30 #83

Kick dalton99a Oct 30 #84

Paxton and Abbott need to die on spikes, with all their associates ! verargert Oct 30 #86

I would sue the crap out of Abbott et al. 4catsmom Oct 30 #88

Murder by depraved indifference to human life. Every Republican who voted for this is guilty. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 30 #90

Josseli Clouds Passing Oct 30 #94

Women: the Throwaway Gender. calimary Oct 30 #96

Time to start suing these hospitals. oldsoftie Oct 30 #98

"Blessed Be The Fruit" Montauk6 Oct 30 #99

May all involved in this horrendous, hate-filled attack on women niyad Oct 30 #100

Sure, there are wmen who have voted for Republicans. There have been some - soldierant Oct 30 #101

oops. oh well. she's black. pansypoo53219 Oct 30 #103

What is happening to women in these States IS Hideous... electric_blue68 Oct 30 #106

Congratulations to all the "pro-life" assholes responsible for this. eShirl Oct 31 #107