While Kansas, Idaho, and Missouri are making their case that mifepristone is chemical abortion and killing your children, Washington’s AG filed a brief that was like “actually, mifepristone is so safe that the FDA should relax the existing protocols oh and here’s a bunch of science to back it up.”
The science cited by Kansas, Idaho, and Missouri? Some blog polls and “scientific” studies that were retracted last year.
I feel like I’m living in an alternate universe. #USpol #ReproductiveRights
Like, this whole year is going to be yet another conversation about mifepristone and maybe, just maybe we can have a real conversation about the actual fucking science, because the science the anti choicers are relying on is (A) discredited or (B) literally culled from random assholes posting about how mifepristone ruined their lives on a Wordpress blog.
I’m losing my mind over here.
The Washington AG’s brief is chock full of science. The new complaint from Kansas, Idaho, and MIssouri is chock full of junk science and hysteria and whinging about how mailing abortion pills is depressing their states’ birth rate so bad they might lose seats in Congress.
I’m not kidding, that is one of their arguments.
"People are fleeing our states and/or refusing to raise children here. Could it be that our ill-considered policies and inept statesmanship are to blame? ...no, it's the WOMEN'S fault!"
If conservatives spent even FIVE MINUTES in quiet contemplation and honest self-reflection, they'd be able to figure out what's wrong with their whole approach to governance. The fact they're not even able to achieve that, that fact speaks volumes.
@Legit_Spaghetti @AngryBlackLady I'm just keeping a tally of states I never want to live in, attend conferences in that would likely have female colleagues who could be negatively impacted, or visit with my wife. It's like a map of the Republic of Gilead in real time.
Or put another way, "holy fucking shit, what an ass backwards shit hole this state is!"
@AngryBlackLady That's what this country really needs - better idiot representation.
Like The Former Guy wasn't enough already?
How is submitting junk science as evidence not perjury?
@AngryBlackLady I'm not an expert, but I feel like Idaho already has the near minimum allotment of Representatives in the house because we don't have a big population. . .
Yes, the treasure valley and the magic valley are having population booms. Last I checked, the statistics show they aren't having families. These are older retirees or younger professionals who aren't interested in kids moving in.
I certainly don't think access to mifapresterone is making a big impact on our state's population.
Now the fact we're on a charter school system probably doesn't help. The fact that we keep defunding programs that help support young families might have something to do with it. The fact that we're driving gynecologists out of the state could be a factor in why people don't have kids here.
But why fix things when you can point the finger anywhere else?
I forget which US state, but there's a court case going on about gender affirming care.
The first 11 references to support their case to ban gender affirming care are not scientific studies or legal precedents.
They're Bible quotes.
Another alternate reality.
Edit: Found it. Tennessee, Supreme Court.
@AngryBlackLady okay, I just saw another post about this and it's even worse.
The briefing argues that birth rates in teens (age 15 to 19) haven't increased even in states where driving distance to the nearest abortion clinic has increased significantly, i. e. the distance to the nearest state where abortion can be performed. They go on to argue that increased driving distance was expected to cause an increased birth rate in "women aged 15 -19" because driving distance impacts younger women seeking abortions more than it does older women.
The briefing then suggests that the reason for this lack of increase in birth rate in young women is due to the fact that "teenaged mothers" are receiving "abortion drugs from mail, common carrier, and interactive computer service." They then conclude that this depressed birth rate, from teenagers, is creating a loss of potential population that hurts the state long term.
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@AngryBlackLady I find it very interesting how the people making this argument change their language from teens to women aged 15-19 and back to teenaged mothers again within the space of a couple paragraphs.
So first they are teens as in minors who may not be able to drive on their own and therefore shouldn't be able to get abortions.
Then they are women aged 15-19. As in (implied adult) people capable of getting pregnant.
Then they are teenaged mothers. Not teenage mothers notably. Not moms that are way too young to handle this. Moms who just happen to be young and who are apparently not living up to their potential by making babies for the state.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4938968-missouri-kansas-idaho-restrict-abortion/
This article links to the primary source, the amended lawsuit.
If you want to check for yourself, look at points 751 and 752 on pages 189 and 190.
Edits are to clean up the language, meet character count, and still include link to original source.
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