At least Minnesota has the right priorities.
Today, lawmakers in the Minnesota House of Representatives voted to pass HF 1, the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act. This bill protects Minnesotans’ right to contraception, the right to carry a pregnancy to term, and the right to abortion, and ensures the right to privacy for personal reproductive health decisions. It also prevents interference by politicians who seek to enact or defend medically unnecessary barriers to comprehensive reproductive health care.
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The bill enshrines protections for all reproductive health care, including but not limited to contraception, sterilization, preconception care, maternity care, abortion care, family planning and fertility services, and counseling regarding reproductive health care. The bill now awaits action from the Senate.
Also, keep it up, Leslie Jones.
Why can’t, “choice,” be framed as a right to not be pregnant?
There will still be sex.
@1 Cause it’s about freedom, not choice. But only the right kind of freedom, for the right kind of people.
I’ve seen a couple of minutes of Jones during he “guest” stint on The Daily Show. Each time she’s been very powerful, and funny. Should could guest host for a while…be fine with me.
I’m going to be totally politically incorrect here. Leslie Jones is Trevor Noah with balls.
Amazing. In no time the USA will be in the 20th Century.
More good news: Religious leaders file lawsuit to block Missouri’s abortion ban
@jrkrideau #5:
The Republicans still haven’t given up on remaking the country in their image. Picture future American society as something antebellum, but with bigger guns and trucks rollin’ coal.
garydargan@4,
More just “totally stupid”, I’d say. It was always a ridiculous idiom.
Good. Kudos to Minnesota. And to Jones of course.
Yes they should.
Every nation even.
Many effectively already do at least de facto if not de jure.
Why wouldn’t you?
California passed something like this recently. I’m pessimistic that it will mean much should the reactionary faction take control of the US government completely…all three houses and the rest of the judiciary.
California passed something like this recently. I’m pessimistic that it will mean much should the reactionary faction take control of the US government completely…all three houses and the rest of the judiciary.
OT: Arguments when debating MAGA lies.
“25% of the United States’ national debt during its entire history was added during Donald Trump’s four years. Most of the Trump debt was added before Covid 19 hit.
Congress raised the debt limit three times under Trump.
Let’s start calling ‘raising the debt ceiling’ exactly what it is; paying Donald Trump’s bills .
It’s not allowing for new spending.
It’s paying for much of what Trump and Kevin McCarthy recently spent”
Rep. Eric Swalwell
@ ^ Birgerjohansson : “Paying Trump’s bills.”
“Name something Donald Trump has never done inhi s life for 500, Alex? / Jeopardy gameshow.
@ ^ I could swear I’d flippin’ typed that correctly. That’s “In his life” natch.
@12. robro : But, but, but .. States rights?
Oh wait, lemmee guess, those are only for Slaver / Repug ones.. NOT for states doing stuff we don’t like like being decent Human beings living up to the the better aspirations and ideals of the good ole US of A.
OT
Dick van Dyke reads a speech about equality
“A Most Non-political Speech”
https://youtu.be/ExDiUrNyGDU
Should be
https://youtu.be ExDiRNygDU
(unsteady hands. Here we go)
Dick van Dyke on equality
https://youtu.be/ExDiUrNygDU
StevoR@14
” one thing”… Folk Dancing?
[The insult is via the Sir Thomas Beecham quote…]