Since the overturn of Roe vs. Wade, it's gonna be interesting to know where talks on abortion go from here and beyond

The idea some people have in preventing an abortion is to not get pregnant is a lazy way of thinking, as it ignores all the possible reasons a woman might end up needing/getting an abortion. For example, some women experience severe complications during pregnancy that might result in an early termination, they may have been eager to become a mother but shit happened in the process.

Though, It doesn't help that since the overturn of R v W, depending on which state a woman lives in, if she lives in a state where there's a 6 week ban but is in need of an abortion, she may be denied that procedure due fear some medical professionals trained in that field have of going to prison if they perform the procedure or prescribe her an abortion pill. From accounts I've read, being denied help has to be an awful/scary experience that will continue for others in the future. Due to this and more, I honestly think the decision will eventually cause more people to lean more to pro-choice and/or a greater support for women's reproductive health as this effects everyone.

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windinhishair · 61-69, M

There has been one recent development. The Biden Administration's Health and Human Services is proposing to shield the medical records of women to prevent states from going after them. The Attorneys General of 19 republican states are protesting and demanding that they have access to records in the event that a state resident goes to another state WHERE ABORTION IS LEGAL and has an abortion. They want to be able to prosecute those women in the future. Here is an article from Kentucky where it is discussed.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/17/kentucky-ag-daniel-cameron-opposes-proposed-hhs-privacy-rule-on-out-of-state-abortion-records/70420153007/

But wait, it even goes beyond that. They want access to information on "pregnancy, contraception, fertility, prenatal care, miscarriage management and abortion." So should a backward state like Kentucky outlaw the use of contraception, they want the right to prosecute women who receive contraceptives.

And it isn't just reproductive rights. Tennessee is already seizing medical records of trans people, and other states are sure to follow.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@windinhishair Of course they are. This is exactly what the GOP wanted. Total control over women. The fact that they are still pretending otherwise sickens me.

exchrist · 31-35

@windinhishair even without other objections the government doing that for any punitive reason would be a violation of HIPAA. Which means illegal

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@exchrist Which is exactly why they are asking that HIPAA not be applied to these situations or enforced. They want complete medical control over their state women residents and their reproductive health.

Puppycat23 · F

@windinhishair I don’t know how any lawmaker or citizen can read this plan and be okay with it. I hope it backfires

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Puppycat23 19 Republican states think it is exactly the right thing to do.