A Texas Woman Was Denied an Abortion and Died, Days After the State’s Ban Took Effect
Josseli Barnica died of sepsis because doctors waited 40 hours for her fetus's heartbeat to stop before treating her. Her death came just days after SB 8, the state's "bounty hunter" abortion ban, took effect in 2021.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH KEN PAXTON, TED CRUZ, AND GREG ABBOTT, YOU FUCKING FETUS-WORSHIPPING AUTHORITARIAN, THEOCRATIC ASSHOLES!
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Known as SB 8, the law bans almost all abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape, sexual abuse and in
BREAKING NEWS! (Wed. night October 6th):
"A federal judge has blocked enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law, granting an emergency request from the Justice Department.
The department sought the preliminary injunction just days after it sued Texas over its new abortion law. Known as SB 8, the law bans almost all abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape, sexual abuse and incest.
In his 113-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman said that from the moment SB 8 went into effect last month, "women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution."
He added: "[O]ther courts may find a way to avoid this conclusion is theirs to decide. This Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right."
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My post on the 100% hypocrisy of the so-called “Pro Life” movement
The law also allows private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone else who helps a woman obtain an abortion, including those who giv
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of days, you know that the United States Supreme Court, in a one-paragraph unsigned opinion, voted 5-4 to allow S.B. 8 to go into effect. That's the Texas law that criminalizes abortion beginning six weeks after the woman's last period--with no exceptions for rape or incest--and also gives private citizens the power to sue anyone who helps someone get an abortion and guarantees a minimum award of $10,000 plus attorney's fees. For each individual citizen bringing such a lawsuit.
Whatever you think of this, it's worse.
S.B. 8 is patently unconstitutional under the current state of the law. There is absolutely no way it would withstand any level of scrutiny in a court. The only way it could be upheld is if SCOTUS formally overruled Roe v. Wade. But the Court explicitly did not do that. Instead, the ultra-conservative majority found another rationale for denying relief: that Texas itself isn't going to enforce the law, but only those private citizens with their punishing lawsuits.
"[F]ederal courts enjoy the power to enjoin individuals tasked with enforcing laws, not the laws themselves. [Citation.] And it is unclear whether the named defendants in this lawsuit can or will seek to enforce the Texas law against the applicants in a manner that might permit our intervention. [Citation.] The State has represented that neither it nor its executive employees possess the authority to enforce the Texas law either directly or indirectly. Nor is it clear whether, under existing precedent, this Court can issue an injunction against state judges asked to decide a lawsuit under Texas's law."
This is perhaps the most dangerous opinion the Supreme Court has issued in decades. It has just ruled that any state can pass any law it wants, no matter how unconstitutional, as long as the government itself doesn't enforce it.
Texas could pass a law making it illegal to criticize Governor Abbott, in violation of the First Amendment right to free speech, as long as the law lets private citizens sue people who criticize Abbott for lots of money and Texas itself doesn't do anything to enforce it.
Florida could pass a law making it illegal to belong to any political party other than the Republican party, in violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of association, as long as the law lets private citizens sue non-Republicans for lots of money and Florida itself doesn't do anything to enforce it.
North Carolina could pass a law prohibiting the practice of Judaism, in violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of religion, as long as the law lets private citizens sue Jews for lots of money and North Carolina itself doesn't do anything to enforce it.
California could pass a law making it illegal to own any firearm, in violation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, as long as the law lets private citizens sue gun owners for lots of money and California itself doesn't do anything to enforce it.
Nevada could pass a law making it illegal for jurors to disregard evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, as long as the law lets private citizens sue their fellow jurors for lots of money and Nevada itself doesn't do anything to enforce it.
Tennessee could pass a law making same-sex marriage illegal.
Alaska could pass a law making it illegal for women to vote.
Alabama could pass a law making it illegal for black people to enter businesses reserved for white people.
You get the idea. Every single one of these laws plainly violates the Constitution. But according to the Supreme Court, there is no legal recourse as long as the only enforcement mechanism is private individuals filing civil lawsuits with guaranteed paydays against offenders.
With a single paragraph, the Supreme Court has not only nullified the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, but basically made itself obsolete. If the U.S. Supreme Court cannot enforce the U.S. Constitution, then no one can. Legislators now have a way to accomplish indirectly what the Constitution absolutely forbids them to do directly. Congratulations, fellow Americans: you no longer live in a constitutional republic.
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kind of annoying that all the media attention is on the dc women's march. no offense but i dont care about northerners rn. listen to and uplift Texan voices on our reality. it is not the reality of folks up in DC. they can march in solidarity but it is the voices of Texans, who are the ones actually impacted by SB 8, who should be the spokespeople of the opposition. (But of course we've gotta push the narrative that Texas is backwards and we need blue state liberals to fight our battle for us.)
Foes of Texas' strict abortion ban are taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors, hoping consumers will pressure co
"Foes of Texas’ strict abortion ban are taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors, hoping consumers will pressure corporate America to join the fight against a surge of restrictions.
The television and digital ads begun this past week by the groups Corporate Accountability Action and American Bridge 21st Century, the Democratic Party’s opposition research arm, highlight AT&T’s contributions to Texas Republican lawmakers. There are plans to expand the campaign to Florida, where a similar abortion proposal has been introduced.
The ads in Texas aim at AT&T, which Corporate Accountability Action found donated more than $645,000 over the past two years to nearly 22 lawmakers who sponsored the measure. The Dallas-based telecom company also donated thousands to Democratic lawmakers.
In Florida, the group is criticizing corporations such as Walt Disney for its $262,000 in donations to among the more than two dozen lawmakers who sponsored proposed abortion restrictions over the past two years. NBC Universal gave $83,500 to those legislators, and some $88,000 in Texas, CAA found."
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Texas’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Back On After An Appeals Court Paused A Judge’s Injunction
