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Ocelot II

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1. All those successful pro-choice initiatives in the states won't be worth a damn

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:25 PM

Nov 9

if there is a national abortion ban, including outlawing mifepristone and misoprostal. The federal law is controlling, so all those Trump-voting women who nevertheless wanted their reproductive rights protected could be in for a nasty shock.

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Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike [View all] riversedge Nov 9 OP

All those successful pro-choice initiatives in the states won't be worth a damn Ocelot II Nov 9 #1

Their dumbasses should have voted for Kamala Dem4life1234 Nov 9 #2

How would a national ban work in those states that enshrined the right to health care in their in2herbs Nov 9 #3

The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution says federal law is controlling Ocelot II Nov 9 #5

I understand. However, hasn't the USSC been eroding that with their states rights agenda? nt in2herbs Nov 9 #6

States' rights come into play as long as there's no express federal law that's contrary to a state law. Ocelot II Nov 9 #7

Are we supposed claudette Nov 9 #4

Anti-choice advocates. J_William_Ryan Nov 9 #8