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Last post, promise !!! This will make you rage, from the WaPo article:

"Asked about the constitutionality of his ordinances, Dickson cites the Mann Act, a federal law from 1910 that makes it illegal to transport “any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose.” If the Mann Act is constitutional, he says, so is this. "

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/01/texas-abortion-highways/

They chose Llano because it sits at the nexus of a few highways.

I just want to scream. And where's the father in all of this? How about his punishment? This is so dystopian, and there are a lot of women who are complicit.

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I hate that pregnant women are seen as the equivalent of registered sex offenders (AL AG Steve Marshall) and prostitutes (or sex slaves, really if they are being transported rather than simply traveling). Not that there is anything wrong with consensual sex work, but in the context of the remarks it is definitely a smear meant to dehumanize women.

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Exactly. Only 'bad' women get abortions. 'Good' women care only about their fetuses, and children, and nothing else (well except their husband's needs and desires).

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You go and post as much as you want. I'm gonna quit for today since it's past 2 a.m. now, but I'll probably add more tomorrow.

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Where is the father indeed. Even here we barely ever talk about that, a sign that they've gotten away with it for sure.

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