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Texas attorney general says he will sue doctor who gives abortion to Kate Cox (www.theguardian.com)
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Ken Paxton issues threat after judge ruled this week that Cox, a pregnant woman with a lethal fetal diagnosis, can get an abortion

The Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, has threatened to prosecute any doctor who provides an abortion to Kate Cox, a woman with a non-viable pregnancy, advising hospitals to ignore a court order issued on Thursday allowing her to get the procedure.

The rightwing Paxton issued the warning to three Houston-area hospitals after a Texas judge ruled this week that Cox, a pregnant woman with a lethal fetal diagnosis, may obtain an abortion under the narrow medical exceptions offered by the state bans.

In a brazen dismissal of the court’s decision, Paxton wrote that the judge’s order “will not insulate hospitals, doctors or anyone else from civil and criminal liability”.

Paxton also wrote that the hospital where Cox obtains an abortion “may be liable for negligent credentialing the physician” who performs the procedure.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't misunderstand you.

I addressed your premise that they think they're acting morally.

They don't, that's why they don't mind getting their mistress an abortion, they don't believe anything they say and have no morals.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think we’re just having a semantic disagreement then. If you asked a republican why abortion is bad you’ll get an opinion informed by their version of morality.

IMHO, They’re still fine with getting their mistress an abortion because either:

  1. abortion is bad for society on the whole, but my circumstances are different/I made a mistake and i deserve to be able to do this

  2. Some abortions are justified but the circumstances are so rare it’s better to make it illegal. We’re making an omelette, have to break some eggs (oh also, my abortion is one of these justified rarities)

They might feel guilty about doing this, but they absolutely believe they’re doing the right thing after it’s all said and done. It’s very human to not be able to live up to your own ideals, even if your ideals aren’t ghoulishly cruel. Honestly I think that particular type of hypocrisy is worse than some scooby doo villain we can unmask.

They’re not banning abortion for some sort of performance. At least not all of them. They absolutely believe they’re special and moral, so it’s ok if they get one. They’re responsible enough and Jesus will forgive them anyway.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Well you won't be the first person to refuse to understand that fascists only approach morality from the perspective of using it for personal benefit.

The single greatest lie they will ever tell you, like any other conman, is that they believe what they say.