[Alf]

All my ex's live in Texas, that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee.

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Kinda ironic that he says that when he'll respond to people without prompt about how he's been to Texas or that he's a published scientific writer. For someone who says he isn't all that bothered, he certainly seems keen on trying to impress people.

1) the threads about Texas

2) Marsh mentioned my scientific research in a comment saying go back to the lab and then called me the name of a scientist, I didn’t bring it up randomly.

Thank You, next

[Marsh.]

You randomly responded to me in a post that had nothing to do with you.

Anyway, you're boring me now. Have a nice evening.

[Amy Jade]

I've been to Texas and absolutely loved it, I have to agree with Dezzy though this law is outrageous and frightening.

I can't say I would ever want to visit again knowing this either. Too backwards for me to wish to visit.

[Denver]

For a state that is full of minority races that have been on the worse side of discrimination from the USA it surprises me how they feel the need to then go and discriminate

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Denver

For a state that is full of minority races that have been on the worse side of discrimination from the USA it surprises me how they feel the need to then go and discriminate

Mexico is the country with the second highest population of Catholics (following Brazil), and Latin America in general is majority Catholic. Catholicism has a dim view of abortion, and as a religion probably aligns more with the Republicans than Dems.

[Tom4784]

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[Captain.Remy]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

I've been to Texas and absolutely loved it, I have to agree with Dezzy though this law is outrageous and frightening.

I can't say I would ever want to visit again knowing this either. Too backwards for me to wish to visit.

Yeah me too, I'm glad I don't work with Texas anymore tbh

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Do you ever get bored of defending bigotry and human rights abuse?

I will call Texas scum until these abuses of democracy and human rights are repealed and you can get as twisted as you like about it. Talking about frown lines, you must be in a terrible state from all the time you spend getting so upset over my opinions.

Bit daft to call a place scum, but I suppose it's all you've got left now you've basically called the entire worlds population scum in one way or another.

[Alf]

Just seen this on twitter and I assume it's something to do with what this thread is about so I thought I'd post it.

Sing and dance along if you like.

[Tom4784]

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[Josy]

It's absolutely disgusting just how backwards it is.

Also read a twitter post yesterday about it and the poster was saying how terrible it is and that 'people with a uterus should be allowed to make their own choices'

Yeah that'll be women then ffs

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Josy

It's absolutely disgusting just how backwards it is.

Also read a twitter post yesterday about it and the poster was saying how terrible it is and that 'people with a uterus should be allowed to make their own choices'

Yeah that'll be women then ffs

Yes people with Penises shouldn't have a say

[Glenn.]

It’s extremely backwards but then that is Texas for you!

[Ashley.]

Men have absolutely no business deciding what women should be doing with their lives, especially when it comes to something they cannot and will never experience. Also - if you're arguing that women should simply "be more careful" - your reductionism is noted. Perhaps educate yourselves on some of the reasons why a woman might be looking to have an abortion in the first place before you comment on what they should be doing to avoid it.

[Beso]

Have the trans people dipped their big toes in the debate in america yet?

[Tom4784]

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[Livia]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

has anyone in the thread been to Texas??

Yes, my husband is Texan. He's not Jewish though...

[Alf]

A bit of Stevie, with some Texas blues.

Youtube video

[Jessica.]

I bet nobody who voted on this has a license to foster or donates to group homes full of children or volunteers at women's shelters.. I bet nobody backing it in this thread does any of that either. Pro-pregnancy is not the same as pro-life, because those little lives will grow up broken if their parents are forced to bring them into the world.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I bet nobody who voted on this has a license to foster or donates to group homes full of children or volunteers at women's shelters.. I bet nobody backing it in this thread does any of that either. Pro-pregnancy is not the same as pro-life, because those little lives will grow up broken if their parents are forced to bring them into the world.

You have no idea what anyone in this thread does or doesn't do.

Abortion's only been legal in Portugal for 12 years, before which time you could be thrown into jail for three years for trying to get an abortion. And even now the cut off is 10 weeks.

Anyone who wants to use their time fighting Texas while FGM and child marriage exists, good luck with that.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Livia

You have no idea what anyone in this thread does or doesn't do.

Abortion's only been legal in Portugal for 12 years, before which time you could be thrown into jail for three years for trying to get an abortion. And even now the cut off is 10 weeks.

Anyone who wants to use their time fighting Texas while FGM and child marriage exists, good luck with that.

Good point Livia.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

Anyone who wants to use their time fighting Texas while FGM and child marriage exists, good luck with that.

I disagree with this... as many horrific examples of abuses as there are out there in the world, sensibly you have to save most of your concerns for the ones that you can realistically affect, and that realistically affect you. Thus, at the very least, Texans themselves and Americans in general should understandably be very concerned about these new laws and put more energy into fighting them.

There's also realistically more chance of the UK following the US when it comes to political and cultural changes than the Middle East or Africa ... so yes I think it's perfectly reasonable for people in the UK to be more urgently concerned about incoming abortion laws to the West of us than they are about child marriage and FGM to the East.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I disagree with this... as many horrific examples of abuses as there are out there in the world, sensibly you have to save most of your concerns for the ones that you can realistically affect, and that realistically affect you. Thus, at the very least, Texans themselves and Americans in general should understandably be very concerned about these new laws and put more energy into fighting them.

There's also realistically more chance of the UK following the US when it comes to political and cultural changes than the Middle East or Africa ... so yes I think it's perfectly reasonable for people in the UK to be more urgently concerned about incoming abortion laws to the West of us than they are about child marriage and FGM to the East.

Yes exactly. Also, it's not a very good argument to say that you can't speak or be concerned about one thing because there's something else over there that's worse.