Missouri, Texas, Arkansas and Arizona restrict divorce during pregnancy, and, with a decision by the Arizona Supreme Court this week, now all four states also have near-total bans on abortion. bit.ly/43ZSquP

NEW: Research from Jackie Ellison, PhD finds that the Dobbs ruling led to a jump in sterilization procedures among people ages 18-30.

BUT the size of this increase was twice as high for tubal sterilizations vs vasectomies. Over time, tubals continued to increase. Vasectomies did not

MINNE'S BACK!

'the political press is enabling him to do exactly what he wants: manage to say so many different things about abortion that voters can simply choose whichever statement they like best, and ignore the rest, along with his...record' good Andrea Grimes blog
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MINNE'S BACK!

I had a holler in The Nation about the political press's relentless dedication to treating Trump like every incoherent word he sputters about abortion is gospel.

I also talked about how creepy and stilted the video itself was. Because YIKES.

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I had a holler in The Nation about the political press's relentless dedication to treating Trump like every incoherent word he sputters about abortion is gospel.

I also talked about how creepy and stilted the video itself was. Because YIKES.

thenation.com/article/societ…

Trump does not have beliefs about abortion, or an abortion policy platform. Trump’s only abortion policy platform is for Trump to be elected president, at which time he will do the bidding of his Christian nationalist, anti-abortion backers.
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Exactly. And even in states like Arizona, where a total ban could still be held off by further legal action, people need jobs. Faced with the threat of their place of work being shut down, many will leave for more stable employment. Then the clinic can’t stay open

The press is giving Trump exactly what he wants by treating his ever-changing abortion rhetoric as at last a clue to his real beliefs. He gets the only thing he cares about — an ego boost — and the GOP gets cover for their pursuit of more abortion bans.

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I.e., even if the 1864 law banned 'procuring a miscarriage,' in practice, women could not end a pregnancy until they knew it existed. People regularly bought herbs to induce a late period, and no one cared. Read more in Jill Wieber Lens & Evan's paper here. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Andrea Grimes Absolutely this. Even the pretense that he has ‘real beliefs’ is maddening.

The press is giving Trump exactly what he wants by treating his ever-changing abortion rhetoric as at last a clue to his real beliefs. He gets the only thing he cares about — an ego boost — and the GOP gets cover for their pursuit of more abortion bans.

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.@Statesman journalists just ended a four-day ULP strike in protest of Gannett’s bad-faith bargaining. Here are the unethical & embarassing ways @Statesman management & Gannett tried to cover up our absence from the paper, misrepresenting & creating errors as they did. 🧵

GATHER ROUND YE DENIZENS OF HOT POSSUM KINGDOM

ALL HAIL THE HOTTEST POSSUM OF THEM ALL

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ATTN: Dallas and the Texas #FreezeRuiz brigade!

Let’s RALLY FOR MINNE and for A FREE PRESS

Minne’s first court hearing is Wednesday 4/10 and Rep. Niles Kirkpatrick + Faith J. Descartes will be speaking up for Minne outside!

Join us, and spread the word! revivalweekly.com/2024/04/08/ral…

GATHER ROUND YE DENIZENS OF HOT POSSUM KINGDOM

ALL HAIL THE HOTTEST POSSUM OF THEM ALL

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Vatican says ‘no’ to the earth rotating the sun, February-March 1616

📰 abortion news 📰

- the media's eating up Trump's latest abortion propaganda
- Dems build momentum to repeal Comstock
- Florida prepares for abortion ban, ballot vote
- AZ advocates say they've got the sigs to move abortion rights measure forward

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We run into a lot of barriers supporting incarcerated journalists, but this is a first.

Guardian US -- a publication that extensively covers the U.S. prison system -- has a new editorial policy banning its editors from commissioning stories from incarcerated reporters.