Live Oral Argument - Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization [Abortion]

Supreme Court of the US ^ | December 1, 2021 | Supreme Court of the US

[Svartalfiar]

Sotomayor: “75% of women are poor”, “Giving birth is 13 times more dangerous than abortion.”

Hm. Should ask her for more data on that. Specifically, what percentage of births results in the death of the mother, child, or both? Then ask her what percent of abortions results in the death of the mother, child, or both?

[gleeaikin]

Given the medical/technological advances since Roe v Wade, viability may have a different time frame these days.

[Kevmo]

women’s right to do what they want with their own body.

[gleeaikin]

There are a number of definitions of rape in marriage. On the less violent level is the husband who comes home very late drunk and stinking, and insists on having sex that goes on and on because a drunk has a hard time finishing, and simply will not let his wife sleep unless he gets his way. Then castigates her because she is too tired to go to work, gets sick easily, and gets pregnant because he is also careless about their agreed birth control. And the woman has to put up with this because he is bigger and stronger, but it is ruining their life together and destroying her love, and if there are already children, damaging their lives too. But if the law is changed, she would not be able to have an abortion, even though the husband is drinking up the money that would be needed to care for another child, and the the existing children would also suffer worse impoverishment.

[gleeaikin]

I was talking with a woman shopowner in a rural community. We were discussing the fact that so many of the women were severely overweight. She commented “They get so fat because it hurts less when their husbands beat them.” When people are very overweight and beaten fairly regularly, they are less likely to be aware they are pregnant because they have often tuned out the feelings of their bodies to survive the abuse. Often a pregnancy will have to be far advanced before an increase in weight is even noticeable.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Perhaps because they can declare any baby unviable.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Roflol. What a ridiculous set of claims !

[Pikachu_Dad]

Well it HAS been !

[gleeaikin]

You are very fortunate if you live in a community where wives are never beaten and don’t get fat to lessen tbe pain and don’t often overeat of fats and sweets for the same reason.