Has the internet black market rendered abortion bans obsolete?

[Midnight FM]

Regardless if abortion is legal or illegal, the internet allows for anyone to anonymously purchase abortion pills on the black market.

Regulating anonymous transactions over the internet would be very difficult, similar to the regulation of porn consumption. Short of a totalitarian state which can monitor people's online activities 24/7, I don't see a way to effectively regulate it on a large scale.

Therefore, while regulating abortion clinics may be easier, regulating the sale abortion pills purchased over the internet may be a futile endeavor. This is fine by me, since I believe that it is obvious that a zygote isn't a person due to having no brain or consciousness, and some states may be entering a prohibition era where black markets which don't pay taxes control the sale and distribution of abortion pills. (Such a thing may eventually cause bans on the sale and purchase of abortion pills to be overturned on the state level, so that at least their sale and distribution can be taxed).

 

[JGalt]

Regardless if abortion is legal or illegal, the internet allows for anyone to anonymously purchase abortion pills on the black market.

Regulating anonymous transactions over the internet would be very difficult, similar to the regulation of porn consumption. Short of a totalitarian state which can monitor people's online activities 24/7, I don't see a way to effectively regulate it on a large scale.

Therefore, while regulating abortion clinics may be easier, regulating the sale abortion pills purchased over the internet may be a futile endeavor. This is fine by me, since I believe that it is obvious that a zygote isn't a person due to having no brain or consciousness, and some states may be entering a prohibition era where black markets which don't pay taxes control the sale and distribution of abortion pills. (Such a thing may eventually cause bans on the sale and purchase of abortion pills to be overturned on the state level, so that at least their sale and distribution can be taxed).

No, but it sure has stimulated the coat hanger industry.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

No, but it sure has stimulated the coat hanger industry.

Abortion pills by mail is a boon to boyfriends.

 

[Midnight FM]

No, but it sure has stimulated the coat hanger industry.

I'd prefer it if you'd explain how regulating the sale of abortion pills on the internet black market would be feasible. Something which is that easy to distribute anonymously would likely create a large black market.

 

[JGalt]

Abortion pills by mail is a boon to boyfriends.

My bad. I meant to say "No, but it sure has made a dent in the coat hanger industry."

 

[JGalt]

I'd prefer it if you'd explain how regulating the sale of abortion pills on the internet black market would be feasible. Something which is that easy to distribute anonymously would likely create a large black market.

Anyone who would buy drugs on the dark web should have their head examined. A lot of that stuff comes from China.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

My bad. I meant to say "No, but it sure has made a dent in the coat hanger industry."

Anyone who would buy drugs on the dark web should have their head examined. A lot of that stuff comes from China.

A lot of that stuff isn't what they say it is.

 

[JGalt]

A lot of that stuff isn't what they say it is.

Neither are a lot of threads. Sometimes I just respond to thread titles without reading the thread.

I thought the OP was referring to black market abortion clinics, if there is such a thing.

And apparently there was at one time...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/23/health/abortion-lessons-jane-wellness

 

[Twisted Gypsy Child]

Having a 13 week old zygote removed tomorrow. I am confident if there was a black market I could get this medical procedure done.

 

[TheGreatSatan]

Selling babies is bad. Mmmkay

 

[Mashmont]

Regardless if abortion is legal or illegal, the internet allows for anyone to anonymously purchase abortion pills on the black market.

Regulating anonymous transactions over the internet would be very difficult, similar to the regulation of porn consumption. Short of a totalitarian state which can monitor people's online activities 24/7, I don't see a way to effectively regulate it on a large scale.

Therefore, while regulating abortion clinics may be easier, regulating the sale abortion pills purchased over the internet may be a futile endeavor. This is fine by me, since I believe that it is obvious that a zygote isn't a person due to having no brain or consciousness, and some states may be entering a prohibition era where black markets which don't pay taxes control the sale and distribution of abortion pills. (Such a thing may eventually cause bans on the sale and purchase of abortion pills to be overturned on the state level, so that at least their sale and distribution can be taxed).

Truly compassionate leftwingers would warn women against getting unknown medication from the dark web. But since it's abortion, they don't care about these women.