Discussion: Shuttered Texas Abortion Clinics May Not Reopen Despite SCOTUS Ruling

Out of curiosity, would the clinic operates have grounds to sue Texas?

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I’m sorry but I hate those rotten motherfkers who thought it was ‘OK’ to screw with women’s health because of politics. We’ve since learned it had NOTHING to do with caring about life since so many other decisions they make don’t make that a distinction. There is a special place in Hell for Perry, Abbott and the smarmy lil’ bastard who can no longer ‘protect women’…ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.

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“The evil that men do lives after them…”

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So what are the bets on the texas legislature being called into “emergency” session to pass some dog’s breakfast that pretends to not fall under the behavior the supreme court has just proscribed?

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Nah…they’ll just release some BS that it is REALLY a ‘state’s rights’ issue and even though they took it to the Supremes it’s all OBAMA!s fault so they aren’t gonna listen…secession, rebels, BS BS BS.

Texas, bloody fucking Texas. Run for your lives. That’s what I did. It’s likely to get worse there before it gets better.

I’d say probably close to 90%.

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Yeah, my first thought after hearing about the decision was, “That’s great, but where are you going to find the contractors, the mortgage lenders, the suppliers, the doctors and nurses and everything involved in reopening these clinics when the anti-choice advocates can organize hateful campaigns to drive those people/companies out?” Theoretically great news. Practically, women’s health clinics still face enormous roadblocks.

(BTW, couldn’t some of them stay open on the basis of providing all the other health programs - breast cancer screening, pregnancy testing, etc., while this was being litigated?)

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Well, there was never any real doubt about that.
And that is the most infuriating part of the whole charade.

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Too bad those nits on the 5th circuit can’t be personally sanctioned for ignoring the clear precedent when they rejected the motion that their ruling be put on hold till SCOTUS ruled. See the last paragraph: (https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/federal-appeals-court-rejects-halt-abortion-restri/)

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If they can’t build clinics right now, maybe they could buy a large mobile home, convert it into a clinic & haul it around Texas. Maybe several of them.

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Provocative thought. I like it. Good idea.

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Wow, another very, very good idea. You might send that one to NARAL in Texas.

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I was really really afraid of this happening. It’s just not possible to be shutdown for that long, and “boom” just re-open. Any one know of any good resources for donating that could go directly towards reestablishing some of the shuttered Texas clinics?

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…in other SCOTUS news

5-3 decision…

http://www.startribune.com/supreme-court-denies-mississippi-wisconsin-abortion-appeals/384683401/

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“Out of curiosity, would the clinic operates have grounds to sue Texas?”

I don’t see it. Texas passed a law and administered it in the ordinary course. It was later struck down? I would say, “so what?” Legally.

Morally it’s terrible. Over half the abortion clinics are wiped out! So it’s a victory for the nutballs!

But unless we elect Trump, it’s the last such victory in a good long time! And the laws of quite a few other bible-belt states are eggshell-vulnerable and will be attacked!

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or RVs! I saw a lot of yuuuge ones on I 40 on a recent road trip…they could easily be set up to accommodate an intake, OR. and recovery area…

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Huh, I keep looking at that document the GOP says they worship–the constitution–and I swear I can’t find anything in there that gives government the right to prevent doctors from administering health-care. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong section? Perhaps Governor Abbott can point me in the right direction…

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Most abortion clinics don’t have a doctor on site, except for the days that they come in to perform abortions. Once the AB’s stop, then you don’t have anyone with a medical license on staff for the rest of the clinic to operate under.

Plus clinics simply don’t make a profit to begin with. (I suspect that the only reason that most of them aren’t nonprofits is because that would open up their records to the panty sniffers.) Not only does the main revenue stream stop, donations are also going to go to the clinics still providing abortion care. Lawsuits also don’t pay for themselves. There’s only so much pro-choice money to go around, and non-functioning clinics aren’t going to be first priority.

It’s a nice thought, but not practical.

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