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Arkansas Blue's avatar

Welcome to Texas, where:

1. women love to be third class citizens, behind white males and embryos/zygotes

2. many citizens are regularly killed by floods, which are known to happen on a regular basis and no early warning system is even discussed, much less put in action

3. the same goes for tornadoes, hurricanes, all other natural disasters

3. where people regularly freeze to death in winter, because they can't afford food and heat, or the entire system breaks down, every winter

4. where people keep voting for the same damn criminals (Paxton) and cruel idiots like Abbott, Cruz, Cornyn, Crenshaw, Jackson, Roy, etc. (just to name a few of the many brain- and spineless monsters who keep collecting paychecks without doing anything for it)

I feel sorry for all the blue voters in Texas. You are in as bad a shape as we are in Arkansas.

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Michelle Jordan's avatar

That was a crime against the pregnant woman and her 6 week old embryo. The only individual that is defined as a person in this case is the embryo. According to Texas’ f***** up laws had that man killed both of those individuals then under their laws they should not be allowed to charge but only one count of murder and that would only be to the embryo. Why? Because the state redefined the definition of person by including zygotes, embryos and fetuses and the exclusion of the other body that sequesters the embryonic body. The prosecution should go after not only the defendant but they should also put the sorry state of Texas on trial for redefining person/personhood and the de-person-ization of one victim at the expense of the other victim.

I did not use the term dehumanization that is so often used in this context. Human refers to a species. You cannot make someone who is a human unhuman or not a human but you can certainly deprive someone from having personal rights as in personhood rights which is what Donald Trump does to immigrants he despises.

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rpasea's avatar

Anyone wanting to get pregnant should move to a blue state while there is still no national abortion ban. Banning abortion and even banning contraception are the goals of the religious right.

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Nick's avatar

It's also the goal of the six Christian Nationalists on the Supreme Court, who have provided their full support to the Felon in his making the United States an authoritarian theocracy.

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Pete Greason's avatar

We must continue to fight for a woman's right to choose................

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R,AM's avatar

One thing we can count on is that Texas administration can change life for a person that levels them to their lowest form. I am tired of GOP administration shows disregard to life outside of themselves.

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Bob and Gayle's avatar

Texas law, as explained in the column, says this is a murder. While I might not fully agree, I'd put this case in a light similar to that of rape. I kinda think the perp should be emasculated and then shot. But, I don't know what Sussman thinks, even after reading the column.

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Jim Thomson's avatar

“ But, I don't know what Sussman thinks, even after reading the column.” That’s called journalism.

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Pat Jones Garcia's avatar

My state of Texas has been rather backwards. I believe abortion is a private matter that the courts should not be a part of.

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