Texas is showing Americans the dark future women face if Republicans have full control of abortion rights.
The state’s abortion laws are so draconian, a 31-year-old woman had to ask a judge to grant her and her doctors permission to end a nonviable pregnancy that is putting her health and future ability to have children at risk.
I remember when Republicans talked on and on about death panels when Obama was president, ie, about people not your doctor making decisions about your health. Well, guess what, what the Texas Republicans are doing to women, making decisions also about their health while telling them abortion cannot be on the table even in extreme circumstances unless the women are about to die, are truly DEATH PANELS.
And when a Travis County district judge granted a temporary restraining order late last week that would allow Kate Cox to have the medically necessary abortion, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton immediately sent a letter to the three hospitals where her doctors have privileges threatening prosecutions and civil penalties.
Texas’ abortion laws are putting a woman through hell
Think about what’s happening here. In the year 2023, a woman and her doctor have to ask a judge’s permission to get an abortion. And when that permission is granted, a man seated in the state attorney general’s office defiantly says: “No. I won’t allow it.” Then the state’s high court puts everything on hold while Cox and her family suffer in fear and uncertainty.
It’s both dystopian and illustrative of what Americans can expect if Republicans win the presidency and greater control of Congress or state governors’ offices in 2024. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, reproductive rights have become a central issue for voters and a huge driver of voter turnout.
If you are a female who believes that you, as an adult, are the best judge between you and your doctor about your own personal PRIVATE healthcare choices around pregnancy and childbirth, tell the Republicans to bugger off and do not vote for them.
