Sheila FrumanApr 13, 2023
Drew Harwell

Texas judge’s abortion pill decision cites research based on anonymous blog posts, cherry picks stats that exaggerate the negative physical & psychological effects of mifepristone & ignores hundreds of scientific studies attesting to the drug’s safety.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04/13/abortion-pill-safety/

Unpacking the flawed science cited in the Texas abortion pill ruling

Texas judge ignored scientific evidence of abortion pill’s safety, citing statistics that overstate the negative physical and psychological effects of mifepristone.

The Washington Post
Apr 13, 2023 at 12:27pmWeb
Show threadOverwhelmedhippieApr 13, 2023
@drewharwell Kind of like how Fox "News" investigates a story...
Show thread2xfoApr 13, 2023
@viccimn @drewharwell
Or how NYT covers trans rights issues
Show threadPollikApr 13, 2023
@drewharwell The justice system is politicised. Quite a lot of it isn't even justice.
Show threadNathan KalmoeApr 13, 2023
@drewharwell Republican governance is wholly defined by exercises in gaslighting and oppression.
Show threadTopKnotApr 13, 2023

@drewharwell
Oh, please. Just because a federal judge is using fake data, lies and nonsense to make decisions for all American, we shouldn't look down on the decision.

We need to ensure organized religions/organized political parties don't partner up with US corporations to really supercharge the Theocracy the #Republican Party is currently creating.

What do I mean? Keep your fucking silly assed gods, deities, supernatural fantasies and religious "buttnuttery" out of my government, please.

Show threadhammancheezApr 13, 2023
@drewharwell and the appeals court didn't toss the entire thing on standing which is 100% more terrifying than even the banning of mifepristone
Show threadSFborn1940Apr 13, 2023
@drewharwell Our system should not allow a lunatic from preventing lawful use of medicines.
Show threadStr8ngerApr 13, 2023

@drewharwell #CallToAction ‼️

Senator Dianne #Feinstein who is 89 yrs old & on the Senate #judiciary is home, recovering from shingles, w/no timeline to return. She has not taken a vote since February.

This means Democrats do NOT have the votes to confirm Biden judges. 
Contact one of her offices & tell her to put step down ASAP.

D.C. office: (202) 224-3841

feinstein.senate.gov/public/in...
#Federaljudge #federalcourt #justicesystem #DefendDemocracy

Show threadJoeRApr 13, 2023
@drewharwell Please. Even “flawed” science is preferable. This is intentionally misleading, and made to look like science. In that sense, it’s not even flawed… it functioned exactly as intended: to advance an unpopular, repressive agenda.
Show threadHalf Cocked LawApr 13, 2023
@drewharwell he cited Wikipedia for fuck's sake.
Show threadRickApr 14, 2023
@drewharwell Did the judge do all this “research,” and just make a ruling, or did he hear arguments by opposing counsels? Did the defendants (is that what they’re called) nt being experts to just laugh at all the junk science he cited?
Show threadJay PeachApr 14, 2023
@drewharwell Judge K. Is ethically challenged. His bias should be grounds for an Ethics complaint. Religious beliefs have no place in legal judgments. And his faulty reasoning ought to bring up his qualifications to be a judge. A Trump pseudo-judge.
Show threadDeb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦Apr 15, 2023
@drewharwell who needs Artificial Intelligence? The US has Judicial Intelligence: just as dead-wrong, and with much greater reach :-(