Now the Texas courts can slow-walk the case, then say she’s over 20 weeks pregnant and, voilà , two lives ruined instead of one — a Texas Twofer! That’s what being “pro-life” is all about, y’all.
What the fuck was TPM thinking when they used that photo for the article? This is about a woman´s right to have ultimate control over her body, not about the degree of fetal development after x weeks.
Not to mention that the toy is a tool of misogynistic fetus-fetishists. It is not an accurate representation of a first-trimester fetus. Shame on TPM for falling for that old trick.
Thank you. I woke up and saw this article with that photo.
What is TPM thinking??
That’s a photo signifying some anti-abortion shit!
Really TPM? Think about what you did there.
I agree 1000%. I was going to mention that too. It’s highly offensive and doesn’t illustrate the story in the least.
Although it’s an AP provided photo, it doesn’t excuse TPM.
Agree. They didn’t have to use that photo. FFS the fetus is being lamented with flowers no less. I’d expect this kind of shit from someone like Marsha Blackburn on her twitterfeed. Not TPM.
File in DC. Much better panel of judges. And the government could hardly object to the venue.
I had exactly the same reaction. It’s an AP story, though, so does the photo come as part of the package or was it added by TPM?
Repost the story without the photo. Not only is it offensive, but it gives the wrong impression of the contents of the story.
Soooooooooo, assuming Texas manages to drag this out, and this child is born in the US,what is the government going to do with/for the new US citizen they have caused to be born?
They’ll put her on a plane as soon as she starts going into labor. And Abbot, as usual, deserves some really awesomely unfortunate things.
This is what child abuse looks like and I’m not talking about the fetus. Disgusting.
Yes - always frustrating when the pieces come together - but then can’t reach closure on a procedural reason.
The story of my life.