13-year-old rape victim has baby amid confusion over state's abortion ban - eviltoast
A 13-year-old rape victim in Mississippi carried her baby to term amid her family's confusion over whether she could get an abortion in the state.
  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
    132·
    6 months ago

    For 50 Republicans and about three Democrats in the Senate.

    The Republicans are the big problem here.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      6 months ago

      Do you expect Republicans to protect the right to choose? We gave Democrats a majority for a reason. Preserving the filibuster wasn’t that reason.

      • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
        52·
        6 months ago

        I’d expect them to go along with not filibustering it because people will know that they blocked it, and vote for Democrats instead.

        • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
          18·
          6 months ago

          And instead we got enough Democrats deciding to work with Republicans to preserve the filibuster.