Administration, as we head into the final months of 2021. Reproductive freedom advocates, of Womens Health Care workers, are grappling. With how to protect women in the wake of the Supreme Courts audacious refusal, to block a lot, that all but bans abortion in americas second largest state. Late on friday, a Texas Judge granted a restraining order. Blocking the states largest Anti Abortion group, that would be texas right to life. From using the Abortion Ban to sue planned parenthood. But its New York times reported, the orders reaches narrow, and it is set to expire on september 17th. That is 11 days from today. Its a very small in very temporary, victory as abortion advocates assess their limited options, to fight back against the ban. One of the most effective strategies, will No Doubt be public opinion. And ads like this one from bestselling Author And Activist don winds. Lower likely a preview of whats to come in terms of motivating women, and democratic voters to activism. Watch.
Bs. is really startling. because make no mistake, they put a bow on a law, that says you no longer have to have standing, to bring a social grievance to court. all you have to do, is think you ve got some kind of proof, that somebody intended to help somebody get an abortion. imagine a mother, who is trying to help their 13 year old daughter, when she just found out that this daughter had been repeatedly raped by her boyfriend. imagine her being the one, that is pulled into court, and is asked to pay money that clearly she would not have, and legal expenses she would not have. just for trying to help her daughter out of his circumstances it s very extreme. and i think it s politically very bad for the republicans, that they have gone this far, in it appears there s no stopping this elements of the
Failure of the gop politicians. i ll give you three instances which i will describe, that you will think is absolutely ludicrous, but is true. we have an election which is the most the biggest turnout election in texas. a big lie develops from. yet we have an insurrection from the u.s. come capital based on the big. lie and what is the gop and texas response to that? it is to lie about it and then try to stop people from voting. make it hard for people to vote. i know their issue, guns. we ve had a mass shooting, after mass shooting in texas, all around the country, but everywhere in the country. and walmarts, in churches. and what is the gop s leader of texas response to? that make it easier for people to openly carry a gun without permit or training. and abortion, think about this. texas has more uninsured women
And at least six states, florida, arkansas, indiana, mississippi, north dakota and south dakota, expressed interest in introducing similar legislation. all of this, bringing us back to our original question. what are democrats going to do to protect abortion rights? president biden is already promised a quote, whole of government response to the law. and already summer laying out what that should look like. in an op-ed in the washington post, law professor lawrence, urges doj to prosecute vigilantes. who used the laws to sue thy neighbor to go after anyone who helps a woman get an abortion. tribe writes this, the texas legislator and five supreme court justices have joined forces to a visceral women s abortion rights. the legislature, by creating and justice is by leaving in place, a system of private bounties designed to intimidate all who could help women exercise the right to choose. but the federal government has,
Is this a bridge too far? tell me your thoughts and digesting this news. i think that clare is right, this is an issue that democrats wants to feel energized by and lead our base within the elections. historically, you all know very well, reproductive rights and anti abortion stance has been something republicans have really relied on, even when it was not a mainstream issue, to seek sub port from their base and battlefront states. that something they re going to try again. but democrats are seeing that this idea that we have all talked about so far, the fact that even with donald trump gone, trumpism remains. these trumpian, s state lawmakers, these republicans, who are pushing these restrictive draconian abortion rights even though donald trump is not