It’s now a crime in Idaho for doctors to perform an emergency abortion

MSNBC’S Alex Witt spoke with former Texas State Senator and Senior Adviser to Planned Parenthood Texas Votes about it.


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[alansmith]

It is a crime for Politicians to perform Medicine Without a License!

[henriklarssoneurovisioncha]

If I was a woman in the US right now, I am like : I will never wanna have kids when I am so mistreated by my own country..

[shinykazzadragon]

Saving the lives of women in medical distress is now a crime in Idaho.
Fixed the headline for you.

[charlesmartin]

Pregnant women planning to vacation in Idaho later this year might want to reconsider that decision.

[JasonBoyce]

We always knew this was going to be where this goes. Eventually they are going to remove the rights of women to travel in order to make sure she can’t go anywhere else to get help. They’ll probably need to end women’s right to vote so that women won’t try to vote these guys out

[Mrchair]

This is what religious conservatives want. Vote democratic people, your life can literally depend on it.

[eddiej.l.christian]

We need to add some Real Judges to the Supreme Court..

[pigcatapult]

Texas is a state where a living woman has a right fewer than a dead one: A corpse can’t be forced to use their organs to keep someone else alive. The corpse doesn’t even *need* their organs for anything anymore, but they still have the right to have their “my organs are only for me” respected.

[lisanorton]

I've heard so much about abortion in the last year and the responsibilities of mothers but not ONE word about the responsibilities of the fathers. Last I heard it takes two to produce a fetus. Are politicians going to force a paternity test, force financial responsibility? Why is it that women are forced with all the responsibility and men walk scott free?

[chgabbel]

Imagine yourself being in a hospital on a life threatening situation (no matter of your gender) and being refused a life saving operation, even that a technically save option exist... and just because of this you will die, even if there would be a solution to it. SCOTUS you need to implement real ethic rules or otherwise congress will do so.

[kingkongchief]

Welcome to the American dream. Where a gun has more rights than a woman……..

[colettevick]

I think all kids or grandchildren should go through what I went through, 7 miscarriages and on 2 had to have a D&C because I was bleeding, close to death. MEN have NO right to make Medical needs. DOCTORS (mostly) know what to do. ALL the Doctors should move out of Idaho

[selah]

Before Roe v Wade, my mom had a partial miscarriage at 18 weeks pregnant in a state where abortions were illegal. The doctors didn't worry about their license, if helping her was illegal or have to provide evidence her life was at risk.

If they hadn't given her an abortion to complete it, she would likely have bleed to death.

[pglavalle]

The only thing worse than an insurance company telling doctors what procedures can and cannot be done, is government

[lunarwuffy]

So then the doctor is left making a choice, go to prison for saving a life or be sued for malpractice for following the law. There's something wrong there.

[PKing-pxdg]

The total disrespect for the women that birth and or raised them! A farm animal is treated better!

[nicoctane]

Getting harder and harder to respect the courts & their legitimacy everyday.

[CreativeArtandEnergy]

The mental stress on top of whatever emergency they might end up in, it’s terrifying to watch.

[lillyfitzgerald]

The SC justices need to be sued for crimes against humanity. Who are they to advise on medical issues. Alito should be prosecuted. I hope he is. A disgrace. Take him to the Hague.

[jackfenton]

Small government Republicans letting government make healthcare decisions.