YEAH!!!! Epic is the word for this ruling. He goes to the "viability" standard-where a fetus can survive outside the womb-better than an arbitrary establishment of weeks of gestation by far. Love the Handmaids Tale reference, the reference to involuntary servitude especially. I am going to love reading this in its entirety.
The judge also recognized that the 6-week ban really only applied to poorer women who could not afford to leave the state for care, and poorer women in Georgia are primarily black and brown women (he said that, not me). He said wealthier women could afford to leave the state for care and in Georgia that means white women (he said that, not me). He also recognized that this echoes the history of slavery (I’ve long maintained that forced pregnancy is slavery, if we define slavery as the use of one person’s body for another person’s purposes, and that Roe should have been decided on the basis of the 13th amendment, which outlaws slavery). On the down side, he agreed to enforce the provision that victims of rape or incest be required to report to law enforcement in order to qualify for the rape and incest exception, so as woke as he demonstrated himself to be, he still has a ways to go.
Indeed...if women are required to jump through the rape and incest exceptions, the likelihood of that happening is another barrier that shouldn't be there. If we're talking slavery here, I see no exception in rape or incest...if one asked a victim if they felt as if they were owned or dominated, whether it was for a few moments or years, I really doubt that answer would be no. "Involuntary servitude". If something happens that is against the will of the victim, that sounds like involuntary and servitude to me.
Did you see that Heather Cox Richardson mentioned you in her post yesterday? She mentioned you calling out republicans for trying to change the narrative on abortion bans killing women.
Wow! Thrilled that Judge McBurney clearly “gets it” and has seen the light, we need more of these guys to step up. Love his comments about how it’s usually
men who promote
and defend these pro-life laws. Go McBurney, you are a hero!
This is so wonderful and I’m always particularly thrilled/thankful/amazed when it’s a man who says this. It reminds me that there are many honorable, decent men out there who understand and care about others.
And...my book shipped today!
YEAH!!!! Epic is the word for this ruling. He goes to the "viability" standard-where a fetus can survive outside the womb-better than an arbitrary establishment of weeks of gestation by far. Love the Handmaids Tale reference, the reference to involuntary servitude especially. I am going to love reading this in its entirety.
The judge also recognized that the 6-week ban really only applied to poorer women who could not afford to leave the state for care, and poorer women in Georgia are primarily black and brown women (he said that, not me). He said wealthier women could afford to leave the state for care and in Georgia that means white women (he said that, not me). He also recognized that this echoes the history of slavery (I’ve long maintained that forced pregnancy is slavery, if we define slavery as the use of one person’s body for another person’s purposes, and that Roe should have been decided on the basis of the 13th amendment, which outlaws slavery). On the down side, he agreed to enforce the provision that victims of rape or incest be required to report to law enforcement in order to qualify for the rape and incest exception, so as woke as he demonstrated himself to be, he still has a ways to go.
Indeed...if women are required to jump through the rape and incest exceptions, the likelihood of that happening is another barrier that shouldn't be there. If we're talking slavery here, I see no exception in rape or incest...if one asked a victim if they felt as if they were owned or dominated, whether it was for a few moments or years, I really doubt that answer would be no. "Involuntary servitude". If something happens that is against the will of the victim, that sounds like involuntary and servitude to me.
Efff YEAH!!!
I love this Judge! This is how repro activists talk amongst themselves. To hear it, from a Georgia Judge is awesome.
Love how he explained this.
This is the best news we've had in a long time. Very thankful for his ruling, although it shouldn't have been necessary in the first place.
Yay for Georgia! What a win! Wish we had a judge that righteous in Texas👊🏼
Did you see that Heather Cox Richardson mentioned you in her post yesterday? She mentioned you calling out republicans for trying to change the narrative on abortion bans killing women.
They need to be called out. How disgusting and ingenuous.
We are feeling cautiously optimistic! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
And did you know that Heather Cox Richardson mentioned you in her Substack yesterday??? xo
As a GA resident, all I want to shout is, "woohoo!!"
Wow! Thrilled that Judge McBurney clearly “gets it” and has seen the light, we need more of these guys to step up. Love his comments about how it’s usually
men who promote
and defend these pro-life laws. Go McBurney, you are a hero!
This is so wonderful and I’m always particularly thrilled/thankful/amazed when it’s a man who says this. It reminds me that there are many honorable, decent men out there who understand and care about others.
SWEET!
Literally had tears in my eyes when reading this!!!