A federal court just acknowledged a truth that the anti-abortion movement desperately wants to hide.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it claimed to be removing the judiciary from the abortion debate. In reality, it simply gave the courts a macabre new task: deciding how far states can push a patient toward death before allowing her to undergo an emergency abortion.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit offered its own answer, declaring that Texas may prohibit hospitals from providing “stabilizing treatment” to pregnant patients by performing an abortion—withholding the procedure until their condition deteriorates to the point of grievous injury or near-certain death.

The ruling proves what we already know: Roe’s demise has transformed the judiciary into a kind of death panel that holds the power to elevate the potential life of a fetus over the actual life of a patient.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    131·
    10 months ago

    We had two years where Dems controlled the House, Senate, and presidency…

    No. We had two years where Dems controlled the House and the Presidency and were challenged at every move by Sinema and Manchin. What specifically would have convinced Sinema and, especially, Manchin to agree to codify abortion? Because, if you weren’t aware, the Democrats did try to codify abortion and Manchin specifically blocked it.

    So what should they have done to convince Manchin? Or do you think they could have convinced a Republican to take their side? Because I sure as hell don’t.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      10 months ago

      and were challenged at every move by Sinema and Manchin

      I’d take that as an excuse if Biden hasn’t spent the whole primary and election telling us that he can get dem legislation thru a Republican Senate…

      Then we (luckily) end up with 50 D senators, and Biden told us it was pointless to try.

      That doesn’t really change anything, because Biden was already expecting to have to fight a Republican Senate and get a couple votes.

      Hell, the whole reason we got 50 was the GA runoff when Biden was still saying 50 D’s would be enough to pass the whole platform.

      Do you think Joe “Senate whisperer” Biden just didn’t know who Manchin was?

      If so, why couldn’t he still get those few R votes he promised he could get?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        71·
        10 months ago

        Then we (luckily) end up with 50 D senators, and Biden told us it was pointless to try.

        They literally tried. Did you even read my link?

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
        71·
        10 months ago

        So it’s Biden’s fault that republicans are opposing anything the democrats are doing?

        You’re playing right into their game with that kind of thinking.

      • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Manchin isn’t even a Democrat anymore, and even before he made that official, it was already de facto true.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          10 months ago

          1. So you’re saying even tho it was obvious, Biden and his people didn’t see it coming?

          2. How does that change Bidens presumption that it would be a Republican Senate?