States who force birth don’t have guaranteed paid family leave, and states with paid family leave don’t force birth.
How does that make any sense?
Oh yeah... abortion bans are really about control and not about babies or families at all.
To be fair, a lot of birthers seem to think that way, for whatever reason; that abortion needs to be banned before we can provide the support that actually reduces the demand for abortion.
Of course none of them can ever actually explain why abortion needs to be banned first.
Rhetorically, that was a complete self own as she was proven to be incorrect almost as soon as the piece came out
Of course, her career was just fine, she still writes for The Atlantic
I cannot believe that this is how so many US states treat their women. It’s an abhorrent law & the male law makers should suffer some similar deprivation of control over their bodies.
That's cause most Abortion-Ban activists and politicians aren't pro-life, they're pro-birth. They don't give a flying fuck about your life and well-being after you're out on the table.
Very important difference.
Funny how the GOP exists to push the agenda of "small government", just small enough to fit in your doctor's office and your bedroom. They claim "conservatism", and "Freedom", while liberally making restrictive laws and banning even books.
A vote for the GOP is basically a failed IQ test.
See, what I saw with Breunig and other "reasonable pro-lifers" in the aftermath of Dobbs was an attempt to undermine efforts to fight back by convincing us the best harm reduction we could hope for was letting them get what they want right now and collaborating on (never to arrive) welfare solutions
Damn it, I'm going to get labeled a Bruenig stan, but... IIRC Liz argued that since the anti-abortion types were *getting* bans they should now make good on their claims to be pro-life and improve the quality of life for pregnant women.
At which point all anti-abortion activists laughed & laughed.
