What Difference will the 'Overturning of Roe V. Wade' Make in Women's Daily Lives
@mythociate (21432)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 6, 2022 6:49am CST
I mentioned earlier 'the way Rachel Maddow (and probably 'all of MSNBC') was reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court's leaked opinion-draft of their plan to overturn their "Roe V Wade"-precedent (in which they decided that 'any State's law that forces women to go through unwanted pregnancy' is unconstitutional)---that she was acting like 'all women will become "enslaved & imprisoned" the moment the leaked opinion takes effect in the court.'
I disagree, mainly because the decision will only 'negate the previous decision & give the decision back to each of the States (many of which have "trigger laws" that will go into effect if it's decided that they aren't unconstitutional anymore).'
The only difference I see? Women (who are stuck in the States where abortion will be illegal) will have to 'be more careful' about the activities that can GET them pregnant ... sort of like the way men can't be as 'touchy-feely' as they were allowed to be (apparently) before the 'Me Too'-movement.
i.e. it was NEVER "good" for men to be all touchy-feely or -for women to 'frequently abort pregnancies,' but they were "free" to do so without heavy legal penalties.
Is that the difference you see?
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
6 May 22
That's debatable. But I feel that the choice to have a baby should be a decision of the woman. It's her personal right as it involves her body. There might be exceptions here depending on the cases. But laws should not enforce it on them. That's not fair
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6 May 22
And I think that's why the Supreme Court made their prior decision ... a decision that their conservative members are now saying is "egregious."
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9 May 22
@arunima25 like the way The Taliban is now forcing all Afghanistan's women into head-to-toe burkas again?
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
8 May 22
@mythociate Times change and so does society. The law and rules need to stay updated with the changing socio economic situations.
@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6 May 22
So you'd rather have a child brought up through suffering (which would probably turn him into a criminal or worse) than allow a woman to freely decide what to do with her body?
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
6 May 22
@mythociate a guy just pointed out 75 percent were born to mothers who were not very wealthy. Giving financial aid is an incentive.
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