I am una reproductive Justice group and somebody said they thought if there was an injunction in the Washington State case to remove the REMS from the abortion pills that might contradict any injunction from Texas. Does this argument have merit?
Excellent job Jessica! EVERY DAY is the #1 substack I read. Even as a grandmother the issue affects my life as my daughter is in her mid-30's and done with pregnancy after the good fortune of birthing a boy & girl (ages 5 & 2 now). With paying child care she & her partner barely afford food. My wish is to see the Democrats really stand up and if not, we must get out on the streets! In a MAJOR action! Nice to see you and thank you I'm so grateful for your devoted work ♡
Certainly demonstrates the Orwellian world we now live in the fact that they wrote a law against religious freedom in support of religious freedom. It's the epitome of doublethink.
Religious freedom is one of the things that needs to be absent from a new constitution. In practice it just means Christian conservatives don't have to follow any laws the rest of us write.
I think we just need to clarify that people have the right to freedom FROM religion. The forefathers purposely wrote it into the constitution because they came from a continent that was mired in millennia of religious conflict until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 when separation of Church and State was first established. Christian Nationalists have just warped its understanding to justify their authoritarianism under a Christian megazord of denominations that would otherwise have nothing to do with each other. The forefathers would be rolling in their graves right now
Maybe; I don't trust the forefathers. The problem is also when someone's freedom of religion gives them the 'right' to do something they otherwise couldn't, like refuse service to LGBT people, refuse to provide comprehensive insurance to their employees, or exempt themselves from dispensing prescriptions or performing treatments that are part of their job (the entire Catholic health care system is guilty of that one). I'd rather be rid of the whole concept altogether, in favor of a different defense of personal autonomy that doesn't excuse bigotry in the public sphere.
Wouldn't that fall under freedom from religion? But considering how fast the pews are being emptied by this bigotry, particularly by the youth, I doubt organized religion will be around much longer. Or at least not in its current form.
Yeah it depends on how you look at it. They firmly believe those things are their freedom OF religion, and they've nurtured a generation of judges to think that the biggest victims of discrimination in this country are Christians. It would be nice if organized religion disappeared here, but it's a huge problem in the rest of the world too. And conservatives will always replace it with patriotism, ethnic solidarity, etc. and generate the same dynamic anyway. Bigotry and illiberalism always seem to find a way with humanity.
Jessica- You did a fantastic job in your interview with Alex Wagner. Not everyone who is passionate and knowledgeable about a topic can also present well on a fast moving news show. But you did it all and it was terrific.
"Health secretary Xavier Becerra thinks that maybe he hasn’t ruled yet because he’s “realizing that he may put in jeopardy a whole lot more than just mifepristone."
You mean he's realising he can't pull off more judicial chicanery? There's actually limits? Maybe there's yet hope.
Idk. Federal judges have lifetime appointments. He can do what he wants and let higher courts deal with it. My guess is he's trying to come up with reasoning that will satisfy this supreme court. But maybe hopefully that's giving him too much credit.
About so-called parental rights: when I was in high school I had really painful and irregular periods, which caused me to miss about one-third of instructional days. My mom didn't believe that I was ill and refused to get me medical care or write excuse notes when I missed school, because I was so obviously "lazy" and "faking." At 17, I ran away to college and the first thing I did was seek medical care. To this day (I'm now 70) I can remember the relief that swept through me when the doctor at the student health center, having listened to my story, said simply, "I believe you." I wept on her shoulder. The age of majority at the time was 21, and my mom expelled me from the family home when she found out that the doctor had prescribed an "evil" medication (birth control pills) to manage my condition. I've never found out why I was so ill, but I do know that the condition has continued to this day. If that doctor hadn't treated me despite my age and my responsible parent's opposition, I firmly believe I would not be alive now. Other kids need to have the same affirming care I got, no matter what their parents think.
And to think these people want to ban birth control, too despite it being primarily responsible for abortions declining to half it was fifty years ago.
I feel like Walgreens is the only thing our side has gotten right since this all started with the Texas laws in 2021. We need to apply that intensity towards everyone and everything involved in this crisis, not just at one big company. Maybe we need the spotlight on specific names and faces and stories because that's what galvanizes public attention, idk.
There's certainly financial incentive for corporations to get on board. Especially if this affects so many women from being able to work or buy products due to poverty.
I am una reproductive Justice group and somebody said they thought if there was an injunction in the Washington State case to remove the REMS from the abortion pills that might contradict any injunction from Texas. Does this argument have merit?
One day I will remember to read before hitting send. Not today. But one day.
Excellent job Jessica! EVERY DAY is the #1 substack I read. Even as a grandmother the issue affects my life as my daughter is in her mid-30's and done with pregnancy after the good fortune of birthing a boy & girl (ages 5 & 2 now). With paying child care she & her partner barely afford food. My wish is to see the Democrats really stand up and if not, we must get out on the streets! In a MAJOR action! Nice to see you and thank you I'm so grateful for your devoted work ♡
So all religious freedom is equal, but SOME religious freedom is more equal than others? Is that how it works?
yes I caught that too. What crap.
Certainly demonstrates the Orwellian world we now live in the fact that they wrote a law against religious freedom in support of religious freedom. It's the epitome of doublethink.
Yes the phrase 'religious freedom' is just shorthand for Christian bigotry; in practice it doesn't really have any other meaning anymore.
Religious freedom is one of the things that needs to be absent from a new constitution. In practice it just means Christian conservatives don't have to follow any laws the rest of us write.
Right on.
I think we just need to clarify that people have the right to freedom FROM religion. The forefathers purposely wrote it into the constitution because they came from a continent that was mired in millennia of religious conflict until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 when separation of Church and State was first established. Christian Nationalists have just warped its understanding to justify their authoritarianism under a Christian megazord of denominations that would otherwise have nothing to do with each other. The forefathers would be rolling in their graves right now
Maybe; I don't trust the forefathers. The problem is also when someone's freedom of religion gives them the 'right' to do something they otherwise couldn't, like refuse service to LGBT people, refuse to provide comprehensive insurance to their employees, or exempt themselves from dispensing prescriptions or performing treatments that are part of their job (the entire Catholic health care system is guilty of that one). I'd rather be rid of the whole concept altogether, in favor of a different defense of personal autonomy that doesn't excuse bigotry in the public sphere.
Wouldn't that fall under freedom from religion? But considering how fast the pews are being emptied by this bigotry, particularly by the youth, I doubt organized religion will be around much longer. Or at least not in its current form.
Yeah it depends on how you look at it. They firmly believe those things are their freedom OF religion, and they've nurtured a generation of judges to think that the biggest victims of discrimination in this country are Christians. It would be nice if organized religion disappeared here, but it's a huge problem in the rest of the world too. And conservatives will always replace it with patriotism, ethnic solidarity, etc. and generate the same dynamic anyway. Bigotry and illiberalism always seem to find a way with humanity.
Jessica- You did a fantastic job in your interview with Alex Wagner. Not everyone who is passionate and knowledgeable about a topic can also present well on a fast moving news show. But you did it all and it was terrific.
"Health secretary Xavier Becerra thinks that maybe he hasn’t ruled yet because he’s “realizing that he may put in jeopardy a whole lot more than just mifepristone."
You mean he's realising he can't pull off more judicial chicanery? There's actually limits? Maybe there's yet hope.
Idk. Federal judges have lifetime appointments. He can do what he wants and let higher courts deal with it. My guess is he's trying to come up with reasoning that will satisfy this supreme court. But maybe hopefully that's giving him too much credit.
About so-called parental rights: when I was in high school I had really painful and irregular periods, which caused me to miss about one-third of instructional days. My mom didn't believe that I was ill and refused to get me medical care or write excuse notes when I missed school, because I was so obviously "lazy" and "faking." At 17, I ran away to college and the first thing I did was seek medical care. To this day (I'm now 70) I can remember the relief that swept through me when the doctor at the student health center, having listened to my story, said simply, "I believe you." I wept on her shoulder. The age of majority at the time was 21, and my mom expelled me from the family home when she found out that the doctor had prescribed an "evil" medication (birth control pills) to manage my condition. I've never found out why I was so ill, but I do know that the condition has continued to this day. If that doctor hadn't treated me despite my age and my responsible parent's opposition, I firmly believe I would not be alive now. Other kids need to have the same affirming care I got, no matter what their parents think.
It's sad that young women can still be in the position you were in fifty years ago. Thanks for sharing.
And to think these people want to ban birth control, too despite it being primarily responsible for abortions declining to half it was fifty years ago.
Yeah. They're both interfering with their 'god' 🙄
I feel like Walgreens is the only thing our side has gotten right since this all started with the Texas laws in 2021. We need to apply that intensity towards everyone and everything involved in this crisis, not just at one big company. Maybe we need the spotlight on specific names and faces and stories because that's what galvanizes public attention, idk.
There's certainly financial incentive for corporations to get on board. Especially if this affects so many women from being able to work or buy products due to poverty.