I saw a link to this story in Jamelle Bouie’s recent NYT piece. I’m happy to see your massive amount of work and reporting is being recognized nationally, yet again. It sometimes feels like you’re the only one doing the work so it’s vital that msm sources are discussing and linking to your research. Thank you again for everything you do to help women and girls and thanks to all your subscribers!
This isn’t about Jessica’ s reporting which is always stellar and alarming. But I just read an article in the NYT and I can’t even with these supposedly liberal columnists. Just today in Jessica Grose’s news letter she writes an article about people with different views abortion dating. She does what Jessica Valenti is always mentioning which is to present as a 50/50 split in her reporting when that’s not factually accurate. In all the quotes from the young people she interviewed showed that just about none of them, whether they are pro choice or not, have any idea what they are talking about.
The headline is something to the effect of are positions on abortion a deal breaker when dating? Let me help your article, “Yes it’s a deal breaker, how could I be with someone that believes a fetus should be saved over me or that I should have to be seriously close to death before receiving healthcare.” Because guess what that’s a deal breaker for everyone.
When they realize that to identify as “pro-life” right now is to say what is happening to women like Kate Cox or Dr. Dennard is acceptable. One guy said well he was a preemie so he’s against abortion up til birth. NO ONE IS MURDERING BABIES WITH A CHANCE TO SURVIVE! Why do we allow this to continue. I’m so disgusted with the media.
They are so afraid of being called bias that they are actually skewing the reporting. They are going to usher in a win for Donald Trump by not calling him a fascist all day every day.
All these laws, especially for minors, are intended to punish for the "sin" of being sexually active. The same rationale holds for promoting abstinent only sex education and making birth control and Plan B unavailable.
During the AIDS crisis of the 80's I was teaching high school. Our school district had an excellent RN who ran the Health education curriculum, and she developed a fact based curriculum that leaned heavily on proactive, protected sexual activity. Before AIDS, kids could get a sexually transmitted disease or girls might get pregnant, but in the late 80's-90's it could kill them. We surveyed kids to see why they had unprotected sex. A recurrent theme was taking precautions meant you were "planning" on having sex, as opposed to "it just happened." The first circumstance was sinful; the second was excusable - you got carried away in the moment.
Kids have sex. They do. They should be safe whenever they are not abstinent.
As Strict Scrutiny noted in their latest podcast, it seems SCOTUS will go out of their way to ensure you can sue the state for certain potential financial hardships like property rights -- even when state law already addresses it -- but not for SB8 when people need abortions.
So many new laws just trying to enable mob rule. It’s gross. 🤮
Sorry to post again but had another thought. We definitely need Federal protection.
I moved to Idaho because I could afford a house here but was aware of how wacko the republican controlled legislature is (yep, one of the reps thought a woman could swallow a camera so fetal status could be monitored). Luckily I am way beyond worrying about pregnancy but I have granddaughters. So here is my thought: I live in the state of Idaho but I am a CITIZEN of the United States of freaking America. I want Federal protection otherwise I wish I knew how to program 'cuz I would create an app that shows you the safest routes to travel through the United States and which are woman-friendly states and where you should spend your travel/vacation money. It would also gives tips on how to avoid spending a dime in an unfriendly state you have to drive though.
I regret moving to this fuckin state of Tennessee, I should have stayed in Chicago. I moved here before Rowe was overturned, or I never would have moved here. Tennessee is a very red state, supermajority Republicans. The Bounty was mentioned in legislature roughly 18 months ago and quickly dismissed...... and of course it's back and of course it's another male politician doing this.
There is no rule of law, as if there is no constitution at all. Taking away the ability of women and their health care providers to decide the best course of treatment, even when it concerns a pregnancy, is totally against the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. How can it be lawful to give supreme rights to a fetus, a clump of cells, or even if you want to call it a baby, and the living, breathing woman be delegated to secondary status. Same thing as others have mentioned--how can restricting travel be legal. How can endangering the lives of women be legal.
What I don't hear in messaging is there should be no "middle ground" or "consensus of reasonable restrictions"----it should be, no government, whether federal or state, should interfere in the treatment of anyone and their doctor to determine the best course of treatment. There are so many variables in pregnancy that it is impossible to legislate so-called exemptions. President Biden and the Democrat party better start messaging the brutal truth of what life will be like for women going forward.
It’s probably not kosher to comment twice on the same topic, but I had a thought. You know those videos we’ve seen where girls/women demonstrate the “help me!” hand gesture? and if enough people know what it is, they can call for help?
We need “safe words” that people in non-abortion states can use. Jessica’s teen in Idaho calls her aunt in WA and says “Aunt Bess, if I come visit, can you take me on a shopping spree? I’m so sick of my clothes”….and then Aunt Bess knows immediately that they aren’t actually talking about shopping.
As Americans we have always believed we had the freedom to conduct our own lives as we saw fit. How can it be possible that 100 years after women gained the right to vote, suddenly women are no longer free to manage their own lives. Why do we see women under attack in the 2020s ? Is this entirely due to the influence of Trump on our politics or are there other factors involved ?
I saw a link to this story in Jamelle Bouie’s recent NYT piece. I’m happy to see your massive amount of work and reporting is being recognized nationally, yet again. It sometimes feels like you’re the only one doing the work so it’s vital that msm sources are discussing and linking to your research. Thank you again for everything you do to help women and girls and thanks to all your subscribers!
This isn’t about Jessica’ s reporting which is always stellar and alarming. But I just read an article in the NYT and I can’t even with these supposedly liberal columnists. Just today in Jessica Grose’s news letter she writes an article about people with different views abortion dating. She does what Jessica Valenti is always mentioning which is to present as a 50/50 split in her reporting when that’s not factually accurate. In all the quotes from the young people she interviewed showed that just about none of them, whether they are pro choice or not, have any idea what they are talking about.
The headline is something to the effect of are positions on abortion a deal breaker when dating? Let me help your article, “Yes it’s a deal breaker, how could I be with someone that believes a fetus should be saved over me or that I should have to be seriously close to death before receiving healthcare.” Because guess what that’s a deal breaker for everyone.
When they realize that to identify as “pro-life” right now is to say what is happening to women like Kate Cox or Dr. Dennard is acceptable. One guy said well he was a preemie so he’s against abortion up til birth. NO ONE IS MURDERING BABIES WITH A CHANCE TO SURVIVE! Why do we allow this to continue. I’m so disgusted with the media.
They are so afraid of being called bias that they are actually skewing the reporting. They are going to usher in a win for Donald Trump by not calling him a fascist all day every day.
All these laws, especially for minors, are intended to punish for the "sin" of being sexually active. The same rationale holds for promoting abstinent only sex education and making birth control and Plan B unavailable.
During the AIDS crisis of the 80's I was teaching high school. Our school district had an excellent RN who ran the Health education curriculum, and she developed a fact based curriculum that leaned heavily on proactive, protected sexual activity. Before AIDS, kids could get a sexually transmitted disease or girls might get pregnant, but in the late 80's-90's it could kill them. We surveyed kids to see why they had unprotected sex. A recurrent theme was taking precautions meant you were "planning" on having sex, as opposed to "it just happened." The first circumstance was sinful; the second was excusable - you got carried away in the moment.
Kids have sex. They do. They should be safe whenever they are not abstinent.
As Strict Scrutiny noted in their latest podcast, it seems SCOTUS will go out of their way to ensure you can sue the state for certain potential financial hardships like property rights -- even when state law already addresses it -- but not for SB8 when people need abortions.
So many new laws just trying to enable mob rule. It’s gross. 🤮
Exactly! The onus should be on men! Abortion starts with men. Few women want an abortion with a pregnancy where in which they are loved.
How about we do a better job of finding missing girls who are actually being trafficked.
Where is the proposed legislation that charges the damned man who impregnated her in the first place?! This is not human behavior. Come on, November!
Thank you for keeping us up to date.
This grandma is volunteering to help anyone who needs it. F the assholes!
Sorry to post again but had another thought. We definitely need Federal protection.
I moved to Idaho because I could afford a house here but was aware of how wacko the republican controlled legislature is (yep, one of the reps thought a woman could swallow a camera so fetal status could be monitored). Luckily I am way beyond worrying about pregnancy but I have granddaughters. So here is my thought: I live in the state of Idaho but I am a CITIZEN of the United States of freaking America. I want Federal protection otherwise I wish I knew how to program 'cuz I would create an app that shows you the safest routes to travel through the United States and which are woman-friendly states and where you should spend your travel/vacation money. It would also gives tips on how to avoid spending a dime in an unfriendly state you have to drive though.
I regret moving to this fuckin state of Tennessee, I should have stayed in Chicago. I moved here before Rowe was overturned, or I never would have moved here. Tennessee is a very red state, supermajority Republicans. The Bounty was mentioned in legislature roughly 18 months ago and quickly dismissed...... and of course it's back and of course it's another male politician doing this.
Let’s propose, sending to jail for 15 years, the men who get these women pregnant.
There is no rule of law, as if there is no constitution at all. Taking away the ability of women and their health care providers to decide the best course of treatment, even when it concerns a pregnancy, is totally against the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. How can it be lawful to give supreme rights to a fetus, a clump of cells, or even if you want to call it a baby, and the living, breathing woman be delegated to secondary status. Same thing as others have mentioned--how can restricting travel be legal. How can endangering the lives of women be legal.
What I don't hear in messaging is there should be no "middle ground" or "consensus of reasonable restrictions"----it should be, no government, whether federal or state, should interfere in the treatment of anyone and their doctor to determine the best course of treatment. There are so many variables in pregnancy that it is impossible to legislate so-called exemptions. President Biden and the Democrat party better start messaging the brutal truth of what life will be like for women going forward.
How can laws restricting travel be legal! How can this be brought to "Supreme Court "?
It’s probably not kosher to comment twice on the same topic, but I had a thought. You know those videos we’ve seen where girls/women demonstrate the “help me!” hand gesture? and if enough people know what it is, they can call for help?
We need “safe words” that people in non-abortion states can use. Jessica’s teen in Idaho calls her aunt in WA and says “Aunt Bess, if I come visit, can you take me on a shopping spree? I’m so sick of my clothes”….and then Aunt Bess knows immediately that they aren’t actually talking about shopping.
What do you think? what should the code words be?
As Americans we have always believed we had the freedom to conduct our own lives as we saw fit. How can it be possible that 100 years after women gained the right to vote, suddenly women are no longer free to manage their own lives. Why do we see women under attack in the 2020s ? Is this entirely due to the influence of Trump on our politics or are there other factors involved ?