Post Roe v Wade Impacts

@unk-p I love your sister, I think we could have been very good friends 😋 

@unk-p , I can relate to your sister- minus the snake & bikini. I'm only 5'10"as well, so a bit shorter. I worked for a gas station in my teens too. This was unheard of back in the mid 70s. I was the only one in the county at that point. This was the county just to the east of Baltimore, which has always been rather progressive, but even so, there were those who had a time of it getting used to the idea. For me, there was no leg showing, as we all had to wear green overalls. I felt like Kermit. 

@allyn 

Well said!

I thought to myself, when R. v W. was overturned, "ohhhhhh boy" because I think most voters, with the obvious exception of the Twitler knuckle-draggers, are smart enough to realize that the lying, radical, partisan extremes on the Court don't plan on stopping with abortion...as has been said here, they plan on sinking their fascist claws into every area of personal relationships that should be private-marriage, contraception, sexual choices, ect.

Vote BLUE, no matter who.

@cindy her station was run by hippie kids who had inherited it from their dad (so no dress code). It had been on the brink of going out of business, until she showed up.

 p.s., you say "Kermit" like it's a bad thing lol 😍 

Is anyone else feeling like the tide has shifted now that July is over? I feel like we're in calmer waters so to speak and everything is going to be ok. I have a feeling that the Kansas Vote last night against striking down Roe v Wade is a major victory for us. 58% in favor of keeping Roe and 41% against it. I read that the young progressives in Kansas are not falling for the tricks that conservatives are trying to use to thwart their vote. Also, looking at the news, it seems like narcissists and sociopaths are finally being brought to justice: Alex Jones, Trump, McConnell has been outplayed by Dems...I think there is much good stuff to celebrate right now after a hard first half of the year. 

@chromosomexy  I wish I could feel it for my own state. I'm in Minnesota, which is usually reliably blue, but the outstate people are getting louder, and the Q and m*ga voices are riled up in the suburbs. Our governor is a kind and good man, but the repub candidate against him is horrendous, as is the lt gov candidate. (Look up Matt Birk and his recent comments on abortion; he's reprehensible.) My local school board candidates are full of Q thinkers who want to take down the just-hired black superintendent who promises to respect equity and diversity in the district, after several racial incidents that went viral. I truly fear for what this state will do in November. My daughter, who will be 18 this winter, is ready to go to college in Canada to escape this. The constant disappointment in people around me is weighing so heavy.

@saibh 

Tell her to GO. Colleges in Canada are wonderful, no more expensive than here in the US, and she can convert to double citizenship in time. Once she is a citizen up there, she can sponsor her "aged parents" to come in as permanent residents.

(Source: immigration attorney I have spoken to in BC)

My husband has an old college friend who went to McGill for his masters and stayed - he is now dual and lives in Montreal. We tease him and ask him when he wants to adopt us.

Due to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, anti-abortion states are now beginning to experience a  shortage of qualified OB/GYNs willing to practice in that state.  There were already shortages of qualified MDs nationwide before -- this will only exacerbate that condition and the results will be borne by the patients.  This shift, especially, has serious implications for small, rural hospitals which can afford just a small number of maternal specialists or, in some cases, only one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/06/abortion-maternity-health-obgyn/

Canada encourages international students to stay in the country after graduation therefore yes, @saibh and @laura-f, a Canadian citizenship could be the result if so desired. Canada has excellent, world class universities and colleges, often not as well known as the ones in the US and UK but top notch nonetheless. This site will unfortunately not allow me to add a link but if you google ´Canada visa immigration 5 cheapest universities international students’, you will get to a helpful site. The link mentioned limits itself by mentioning only 5 campuses but there are countless others in numerous smaller cities that are just as good for an excellent education. As a newly retired educator, I can truthfully say that we not only welcome international students but see them as a great addition to our society. So send your children up north!

@seaholly 

I had toyed with the idea of going for a PhD or another Masters up there, unfortunately I'm 60, so ageism kicked in and it became unlikely/next to impossible to get into a program.  And it's not just Canada - before 2016 I thought of becoming a MSW here in CA.  I poked around to the local, state run programs in my area. All very ageist, so I dropped the idea.  Still trying to encourage darling daughter and her BF to consider emigrating North. Fingers crossed!

Bumping this thread due to the contrary rulings regarding Mefiprestone (abortion pill).

A judge in TX ruled that the decades old FDA approval of the drug is invalid.

Circuit Court in WA ruled an injunction against FDA from removing approval.

Basically, a clusterf*ck.

So what is a country to do when large swaths of the national judiciary, especially its highest court, go rogue and undermine the republic?

I have no ideas. Anyone? Bueller?

@laura-f In this case, SCOTUS has to step in and resolve it. Because there are conflicting rulings, SCOTUS will usually fast-track it, but given what's going on with them right now, who knows when it will happen?  The DOJ has appealed and filed to have the TX ruling stayed until the appeal is completed.

You know when you are glancing at the headlines and come to a full-stop as your stomach sinks to the floor after reading something chilling?

For me, that moment happened twice today (the other I will put in the Russia/ Ukraine section). 

The Alabama S.C. ruled Friday that frozen embryos are children.  Somehow I missed that bit of news in all the global headlines with Trump, Navalny and Ukraine taking center stage.   But this is huge as it will impact hundreds of thousands of people.  People can now be held liable for destroying embryos, even by accident Says the Alabama S.C.

IVF treatments will be  greatly impacted. This will open the floodgates for other states to do the same.  

There is sooooo much wrong here I don't even know where to begin.  

Vote as if you life depends on it because it does. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/19/alabama-supreme-court-embryos-children-ivf/