Texas Lawmaker: Jail Time For Abortions Would Make Women ‘More Personally Responsible’ For Sex

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newwavefeminism:

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“Right now, it’s real easy,” State Rep. Tony Tinderholt ® told the Texas Observer. “Right now, they don’t make it important to be personally responsible because they know that they have a backup of ‘oh, I can just go get an abortion.’ Now, we both know that consenting adults don’t always think smartly sometimes. But consenting adults need to also consider the repercussions of the sexual relationship that they’re gonna have, which is a child.” 

These are the paternalistic assholes that wake up every morning and get paid to make decisions on behalf of constituents in the name of government.

Rather than go on the same rant over and over again, here’s a link to where I explain how this shit is not just wrong on like sixteen different levels, but ableist, and extremely threatening to disabled people capable of carrying children

Pro-Life, as a movement, is extremely ableist. This is disgusting and life-threatening.

Texas Lawmaker: Jail Time For Abortions Would Make Women ‘More Personally Responsible’ For Sex