CA does that too... they have commissions like the coastal commission to do their dirty work for them... unelected bunch of lawyers... taking rights away daily....
Republicans want what the constitution states the federal powers to be... extremely limited..... if you want to live in a nation where the centralized power is all at the federal level move to China...
States power and control must be preserved... states are closer to the people....
CA does that too... they have commissions like the coastal commission to do their dirty work for them... unelected bunch of lawyers... taking rights away daily....
NY and NJ use Authorities, but here it makes sense because the services given cross State lines.
In fact, since the Authorities are usually State creations and not NYC creations, at least we don't have to worry about the NYC government, which is usually worse that the State level, playing games.
Last year, conservative Republicans in the Missouri legislature took a run at blocking Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood, a frequent and prominent target of anti-abortion activists and politicians. But in the fine print of their measure, those Republicans revealed that their...
Work within your own state to pass legislation... stop running to the feds for every grievance... you won't be satisfied and you only give federal bureaucrats more power that they shouldn't have....
I was listening to the radio on my drive to work and a story came on about abortion bans.
The story was about five minutes long, and not once was contraception mentioned. But they did mention that women are being “forced into pregnancy” and that pro-lifers were “criminalizing pregnancy”.
Those are direct quotes. I kid you not.
How, exactly, is the Right forcing women into pregnancy?
You see, boys and girls, not long after primitives discovered fire, they also discovered there was a very strong correlation between sexual intercourse and pregnancy.
Now, there wasn’t much they could do about that back then. And thank goodness or we would not be here today.
However, in these modern times there are a wide variety of means to prevent pregnancy and still enjoy the pleasures of hot sex.
Since the radio reporter was obviously speaking to a wide audience of ignorant people, I though maybe I should describe some of these methods.
Abstinence? No, I’m not so stupid as to believe anyone will practice abstinence and I don’t expect them to. So don’t worry about that.
The Pill. This is the most popular form of contraception and it is very effective. I highly recommend it.
Hormonal implants. Depo-Provera, Sayana Press or Noristera. This is an actual injection which lasts for several months. You don’t have to worry about remembering to take a pill every day. Is that awesome, or what? This is the method used by my daughters.
IUD. An IUD releases copper into the woman and alters the cervical mucus, making it harder for a sperm to reach the egg.
Tubal ligation. Getting your “tubes tied”. This is pretty much a permanent option. In some cases it can be reversed. But this prevents the egg from reaching the womb. Many women who have had children and don’t want any more use this method. My wife is one.
Vasectomy. This is male birth control. No sperm in the semen as it leaves the body. This is permanent, but can be reversed in some cases.
Diaphragm, cervical cap, sponge. These are items put into action just prior to sex.
Condom. Male birth control which the man dons just prior to sex.
Rhythm method. I do NOT recommend this at all.
Obviously, some methods are more effective than others.
Now you might be thinking I am being facetious. I assure you I am not. It is a fact that half of all abortions are the result of no birth control of any kind being used during sexual intercourse.
So, please. Women are being “forced into pregnancy”? Give me a fricking break!
Another fifth of abortions are due to the improper or inconsistent use of birth control.
As we used to say in the military, “Wrap that rascal!”
The pro-abortion lobby is hyperbolizing the living daylights out of the abortion issue. They are manufacturing bullshit, and using extremist language to frighten and anger the rubes.
If they really cared about women, they would be hyping the daylights out of contraception, and should have been doing so for the past 50 years.
They are incredibly irresponsible and keeping their constituents in everlasting ignorance for political gain.
Work within your own state to pass legislation... stop running to the feds for every grievance... you won't be satisfied and you only give federal bureaucrats more power that they shouldn't have....
No, they're making laws to ban the government forcing companies to provide birth control, and/or for government having to pay for it Please get it right.
A federal abortion ban doesn't have the supported needed, and in any event could be overturned via Dobbs, which specifically overturned Roe and said it's the State's problem, not the feds,
Then an IUD isn't birth control, and from what I read it's only the copper ones which prevent implantation, the hormonal ones just prevent conception, i.e. Birth Control.
House Bill 813, sponsored by Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, would have allowed anyone who received or administered an abortion to be charged with homicide.
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The amendment would have made the bill similar to Senate Bill 342 by Sen. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, which is still live in the session.
The amendment approved by the House removed portions of McCormick’s bill that criminalized women who receive abortions. It also clarified that the bill would not have applied to ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages or contraceptives that take affect prior to when a pregnancy can be detected.
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