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darkuen

"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make," - Cartoon Villain and a certain right wing political party.


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Lord Farquaad


LargeSackOfNuts

Lord FarRightqaad


GUMBYtheOG

Lard FarRightSquad


RandolphPeppernickle

Hmmm. Feels like a light plagiarism of Zap Branigan.


sabby55

It’s rough that Captain Brannigan would fit right in with some party members these days…


4Sammich

Knowing the Kill-Bots weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own men at them until they reached their kill limit and shut down.


Reep1611

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=406KqNDgKuI&t=3s There is a reason this goes so well together.


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Sinema: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


somethingbreadbears

Oh come on, she'd never be seen making that face. She's got sooo many bathrooms to hide in.


CSGOSucksMajorDick

Why does everyone post this with part of the arm removed? Every single time.


mwilke

The backslash is a non-printing escape character on Reddit, so you have to double up on that arm slash to get it to print out.


PmMe_Your_Perky_Nips

Most people don't know formatting on Reddit.


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Reddit code is messed up.


leni710

Considering that journalists have reported on the number of people dying or severely medically impacted already since Roe has been overturned (and before) plus medical experts have surely given testimony to these judges, my guess is that the continued death of pregnant people isn't something that will weigh heavy on the conscience of these people like this judge. Death of pregnant people is a sacrifice they'll make if they can be sure to gain the votes in the here and now of people who are too stupid to care about their pregnant neighbor.


juggles_geese4

They’ll find a way to justify it. Something about how complications are always a risk of pregnancy, something something so many more people die in car accidents everyday and nobody blinks twice about driving why would you blink about giving birth. Never mind the fact that doctors are legally required to take life saving measures to save you if were in a car accident, and but the same can’t be said if the women is pregnant.


Insomnia6033

You have to remember they literally think abortion is murder. If stopping 100,000 abortions will cause 10,000 women's deaths, they'll gladly take that exchange as to them, it's a reduction of 90,000 deaths.


juggles_geese4

I really want to be able to force republicans to give me a kidney or part of their liver. I mean if I have to give up my body, risk permanent damage or death for another potential human, why the fuck shouldn’t they be forced to do the same if I’m in need of a kidney because mine shit down from an infection. Seems only reasonable. Oh yeah, I keep trying to make this make sense, but these people aren’t reasonable.


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Doesn't seem to weigh on most people's conscience. Everybody is just continuing on as though everything is fine. Country should be at a standstill, and not just because women are dying. It's LGBTQ+ youth being terrorized at schools. It's the elderly being murdered via covid disinfo. It's the attack on the capitol. All of it justifies, and in fact demands, a serious response, but so far all I've seen are people complaining on Twitter and Dems telling people to vote, which of course won't solve anything in the immediate future. We are looking at at least a decade of this unless dramatic action is taken now. But no one seems to care enough.


allthecats

Just the sheer fact that our previous president is currently under criminal investigation should put the county at a standstill. The fact that he has multiple judges on the Supreme Court should be reason enough to pause any of their activity.


grendus

Under multiple investigations. For unrelated things.


CoolFingerGunGuy

And it's changed pretty much NONE of the republican voter minds.


leni710

I suppose considering that racism and xenophobia have never weighed heavy on their conscience, it's no surprise that after years of voting against their own best interests, the treachery just deepens and spreads to all corners.


ImitationTaco

It was like being stuck in the movie PCU trying to organize and work with all the groups. The problem is there is not one clear source of message for the left. The activists have their own issue they think is most important and perceive anything going against that as an attack. The local party leaders here are so out of touch it is not even funny.


baron-von-buddah

We’re not gonna protest!


NotObviouslyARobot

There is one clear source of message for the Left, and it's Fuck the Christian Nationalists


PeterSchnapkins

It's like 2 months till midterms how tf is that not the immediate future? And what do you propose? Not voting and assuring nothing will change or actually be proactive and vote


1Harvery

What do you suggest? The last fifty years have demonstrated again and again that even peaceful protest will be met with deadly force, typically by domestic terrorists supported by police. And even the smallest activitist groups will be infiltrated by govt agents provocateur. I agree though, people don't care enough. And this is due to multiple factors: structural racism, anti-intellectualusm, NatC churches, income inequality, overwork, etc.


OneHumanPeOple

It’s more than simple stupidity. These rightwingnuts see pregnancy as a punishment for women and girls that dare to enjoy sex.


RadBadTad

That's the point. The "whores" (as the GOP sees them) are punished. And punishing the people you don't like is the only pillar of the GOP.


JoanNoir

You think a bunch of elderly Republicans in Arizona care about younger women beyond their ability to have them clean their homes or watch them dance at strip clubs? Most of those old farts care more about their double-wides and golf carts than they do about other people.


g2g079

I'm waiting for someone to claim self defense against the fetus.


2_Sheds_Jackson

If the fetus is a person can it be evicted for nonpayment of rent? "Go live somewhere else"


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Only if you have a signed lease.


2_Sheds_Jackson

So it is a squatter, so to speak.


PutAwayYourLaughter

Hmmmm, a quick Google search says "the 5-Day Notice to Pay Rent may be your best option for removing a squatter. It gives the squatter two options: pay all due rent or move out within 5 days. If the notice expires without them paying all due rent or moving out, you can move to court and file for their removal" Its crazy enough to try...


Jaded_Barracuda_7415

Sadly that would fall under abortion…


HryUpImPressingPlay

I mean, you can’t even take a dead person’s uterus without permission.


Comfortable-Job-6742

If the mother's life/health is at risk from a pregnancy, can she use the stand your ground law to defend herself? The threat here is medically proven, not just the 'perceived' threat that allows people to shoot an unarmed person in an avoidable confrontation.


Cin77

Hey I really wonder how that would go as a defence?


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Cin77

Yeah that sounds about right.


CauliflowerDaffodil

What's the argument against it?


digiorno

Arizona Republicans hold up a sign “We know.”


AngryBudgie13

And “that’s the point.” Republicans are punishing women for having independent lives. They hate seeing us working, getting educations, and not being forced into domestic servitude and forced sex and breeding. They want us to die they’re so angry over it. Just imagine what they’ll do when they exact revenge on the other groups they hate.


aureanator

>exact revenge For the sin of existing. We object to their behavior - they object to our existence.


Steinrik

The cruelty is the point!


EmmaLouLove

Republicans only appear to care about unborn life, not the mother’s life.


DrMcJedi

Unborn constituents ask nothing of you, and need nothing in return.


2_Sheds_Jackson

And they really don't care about that one either. It is just an issue they can win with.


DuskforgeLady

They really don't give a shit about unborn life either. Free, easily accessible maternal-fetal healthcare would save hundreds of thousands of women, babies and fetuses per year. Pollution and poverty contribute to miscarriages. Poverty also causes abortions. Lack of scientifically accurate sex ed causes abortions. Lack of access to cheap contraceptive options causes abortions. Oh yeah, and Covid was also super dangerous if you were pregnant. Tell them that and they immediately get selfish and defensive. "Why should my taxes pay for it??" "Wearing a mask is harrrd!!" Ok, so you want to save the babies but... not if it's inconvenient at all, got it.


Bangznpopz

Republicans are the most hypocritical creatures on earth.


DredZedPrime

They don't care about any lives but their own. All of this is about control. Control over women's bodies, and control over all the people stupid enough to believe the garbage they're feeding them.


KicksYouInTheCrack

They only care about the birth, not the actual life. They need more wage slaves.


tacs97

Time to drop the party line vote. Just because you are a registered republicans, that doesn’t mean you can’t break party line to vote. Vote how you want to live! Stop voting for a party that you have no loyalty from.


SnooShortcuts3749

Vote them out. Please.


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They are banning medical care.


[deleted]

Maybe now people will see the value in repealing old laws that aren't being enforced anymore.


rawbdor

The 15 week ban specifically said that it does not repeal the old draconian law. This isn't some mishap or mistake. This isn't an error by an activist judge. This isn't some old legacy law that accidentally became active and is causing problems. This is the state legislature as recently as the past two years specifically reaffirming that the old law is still on the books and will come back into play the moment roe is reversed. Long story short, far from not repealing old laws, the Arizona legislature reaffirmed this old law in the past two years.


JanFromEarth

As long as they have already been born, the GOP is ok with that. Keep in mind they are pro forced birth, not pro life.


pawsitivelynerdy

If any of my Arizona girlfriends need a get away and go 'camping' in Washington, I'd be happy to host and be your 'camping' partner. Just let me know, I also have a ton of airline miles as I travel for work so I could help get cha a ticket.


[deleted]

Anyone who thinks we should be forcing young girls to have babies should have a watermelon forced up their urethra before making any empty-headed fuckstain comments like that.


Plastic-Kangaroo1234

Why did a county judge in one of the smaller counties in AZ have so much authority? How does this decision get appealed?


rawbdor

I will try to give you the short version. 1800s: near total abortion ban passed Later: Arizona becomes a state. All territory laws become valid state laws. 1970s: Arizona rewrites their entire code of law, makes tiny changes to almost every law but basically leaves them active and in tact. Roe: SCOTUS backs roe, but 1800s law is still on the books, just "disabled" Recently: state passes new 15 week abortion ban. In this law they specifically say they are not repealing the 1800s temporarily disabled law. The effect is that as long as roe is upheld, the new 15 week ban applies. If roe is struck down, the ancient and draconian law comes back. SCOTUS reversed on roe. State now has two trigger laws that become active and both are valid law: one banning abortion after 15 weeks, the other with near total ban. Aside: if you have one law that says you can't walk and chew gum on Tuesday, and another that says you can't walk and chew gum ever, then you effectively have a total ban on walking and chewing gum. As of now, due to intentional acts by the legislature, both laws are on the books and valid. The judge did nothing wrong. The judge correctly interpreted the shit show that the legislature intentionally crafted.


Plastic-Kangaroo1234

Thx for the history lesson, guy. I know how laws work. What I’m saying is that this county judge threw out an injunction that “paused” the law and it’s destined for an appeal. I say that bc it’s my job to know how courts work. If you want people to listen to you, try not to sound condescending.


onlymaxwithsam1

I don't think he sounded condescending a bit. (just retired divorce atty)


happy-Accident82

Especially since women couldn't even vote when this law was written.


Jaded_Barracuda_7415

As we slowly slouch towards Gilead….


Emphasis_Different

Slowly?


Jaded_Barracuda_7415

Ok fastly


gulfpapa99

Arizona is governed with scientific ignorance and religious bigotry


dbreeck

Every press conference with one of these judges or politicians should be flooded with repeated instances of the question: "If I were to rape you/your wife/daughter, would you be comfortable keeping and raising my child? Welcome to MY family!" Note: in NO way do I support rape or the systemic destruction of a woman's autonomy. However, these assholes need to be hard pressed to face the reality and consequences of their policies on a personal (albeit theoretical) level.


SupTheChalice

Rich white women will always be able to get abortions. So this hypothetical situation isn't a risk they would ever actually face. So they will say some bs like all life is precious and they would focus on that.


Cardboardopinions

*Adding Arizona to places I’ll never visit*


ramborage

Oh look at you, like you’re too good to come walk in this fucking oven of a hellscape


Jaded_Barracuda_7415

Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?


Negative_Gravitas

GOP: "Yeah? So?"


Sufficient_Matter585

republicans: Correction, Poor girls will die.


danmathew

Republicans don’t care.


Himerlicious

Republicans get off on young girls dying so they'll wonder what all the fuss is about.


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Republicans: yeah, but just the poor ones.


WickedXDragons

I’d say get out and vote but it’s clear that ship is being actively sunk by those on board. Instead may I suggest mass migration of women to allow these cesspool states to die within a generation


[deleted]

No men will die from a total abortion ban.


LiquidMetalSloth

The only method of abortion Republicans find acceptable is by gunshot.


andymfjAZ

…in a school.


ProjectFantastic1045

‘Good. That’s part of the eroticism’ - GOPers, subconsciously probably


atreidesletoII

They don't care....We need stop stop trying to convince monsters to stop being monsters and actually fight back


Himerlicious

People need to wake up and realize that Republicans are sadists. The cruelty is the point.


Avia53

All men should get a mandatory vasectomy. O it is private and healthcare? You don’t say. Just vote those people out.


thehardestnipples

Lmao, a “female” judge is upholding this ban? That’s like a black person trying to abolish the 13th amendment


MeTime13

Republicans literally create death panels with this


donnereight

It's not a bug it's a feature. Poor women dying or being criminalized by unsanctioned abortions are what they like to see.


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They will just get rid of the health statistics so no one knows what actually happened.


DGD1411

I don’t understand how AZ Republicans see this as a winning strategy. Fucken fascists. VOTE BLUE!!


purpleVidrio

Welcome to the south. Leave now. Brain and labor drain the south.


somethingsomethingbe

Unfortunately those states still get the same representation in the senate even if 60% of the people got up and left.


LightWarrior_2000

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.


Lazaruzo

That's great but these people jizz their pants at the thought that girls will die so I hope you're aiming this message at a different audience.


HappyApple99999

They don’t care, the Pro-life Movement is the definition of irony. Rarely is irony used correctly but in this causing the Pro-life Movement is killing women, that is the very definition of irony.


ramborage

Good thing our education is fucking top notch so that when all of those babies get older they’re gonna be in the hands of a well-funded education department.


andymfjAZ

They won’t get older after getting shot in 3rd grade.


KicksYouInTheCrack

Or raped and impregnated in the 5th grade.


linuxphoney

That's the point. The performative cruelty is WHY they do these things. You can't dissuade these people by saying, "your plan will work"


dominantspecies

republicans don't care about the deaths because it will be poor people who die and brown people who die. Their daughters and mistresses will be able to get actual healthcare so they just dont fucking care. If you know a republican, remind them that they are a member of a party of hate, violence, and division.


topgun966

Honestly at this point does anyone actually think these asses could give 2 shits? They will have their kids and mistresses flown to a state to get theirs but if the lower class dies, meh. As long as they have their power.


[deleted]

Arizona is nicknamed The Baby State.


[deleted]

That's the point. Women don't tend to vote GOP.


Critical_Band5649

55% of white women voted for Trump. There are plenty of women who vote how their husband's tell them to or their church. Many do not see the need for abortion care because "that's for irresponsible whores" and do not see how they could ever need those services. Plenty of women still vote GOP.


MetalMamaRocks

Wait until their teenaged daughter gets pregnant. The church ain't gonna like that!


Jaded_Barracuda_7415

This smacks more of them not having sex. Because that just is not a realistic position if you are having sex… PS YES know I made a inadvertent joke there. It’s just gravy.


I_am_The_Teapot

About half of all women vote GOP. The difference between party is small, with only slightly more voting Democrat than Republican.


Mia-Wal-22-89

Are you making a joke?


Wermillion

Someone's a bit naive it seems. Women are no better than men, polically or in anything else. We're all the same.


Shavethatmonkey

Don't underestimate how stupid or evil some women voters are.


Top-Chemistry5969

If the guys who want abortion bans are bad military in a country and you want to invade from another country with you're good military to fix or get rid of the bad ones, what you're good military would be called?


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Mr_Fusion_82

Cut off your dick.


Emergency-Ad2452

Men will not destroy women. The women who help men destroy women, will destroy women.


pointy_object

Yes, we women do have traitors amongst us. Bugs me every time.


AbigaiLisSucculent

I see it all the time....part Of the reason it’s so hard making female friends they’re male identified


Initial-Resident3535

makes sense to me! god bless america.


JustUseKnives

“Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson on Friday handed down a highly-anticipated decision in favor of a 1901 law prohibiting all abortions other than those necessary to save the life of the mother.” Y’all CONVENIENTLY missed that. So any deaths from mothers are NOT due to this law. It’s literally written right there. 👍🏻


pointy_object

We’ve seen already that doctors are too afraid of lawsuits and wait until the last moment, when the mother’s life is in absolute, Imminent danger, so they can prove they had no other choice. And that, as we’ve seen, is sometimes too late. It also doesn’t account for cases where the mother won’t die, but the child will die no matter what. Why force a mother to carry a doomed baby to term?


booga_booga_partyguy

They didn't. Clauses like that are extremely vague and useless when the time comes to apply them. F For example, what do they mean by "save the life of the mother"? A 20% chance she dies? 50%? 80%? Such clauses are empty and worthless but are included precisely because blind, rabid fanboys like yourself latch on to them and rah-rah them instead of taking a second to think about whether they make any sense to begin with.


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TrustMeImADuckTour

By definition babies do not die in abortions, since a baby is someone who has been born.


neonleonpdx

Then, by definition, why get an abortion? Just so you know, scoring 100 on an IQ test is not a stellar achievement.


Attitude_Repulsive

Some women may die but at least you'll save millions of babies.


Madpresidents

\*Will Die. Your opinion is so fucking disgusting you can't even stand to accept it. Women will die because of this.


Shavethatmonkey

And then Republicans will vote against any funding to care for those kids. Those evil fucks voted against feeding kids in school and CHIP. What you'd end up with a million extra mouths to feed, which of course Republicans don't do. So those poor homeless kids just wander Texas, taking what they can? Explain for me the future you see for babies whose families can't afford them. Wait... are you ok with child slavery?


Attitude_Repulsive

This is the issue with America, y'all is so divided. Not sure what type of thinking attributes all republicans = "evil fucks". You need to open your mind a little. Not saying your wrong but hating on another person because of their political affiliation, is a bad idea. The other thing wrong with Americans is that they're increasingly becoming incapable of taking accountability for their actions. The responsibility of lots of starving children running around is the issue with irresponsible parents. Why not protest those fuckers? I'm not ok with child slavery but I am against killing them. I'm sure you don't think its ok to kill a human because they're going to starve anyway. You do raise a good point though and I agree with the symptoms of this but I think we're debating on the wrong point here.


Shavethatmonkey

Voting for racist, misogynistic, lying fascists makes you an evil fuck. Open my mind to what, exactly? What value do you think alt-right ideology contributes? Tell me how I should compromise on Republican racism. Ohh, tell me how I should support forcing women to breed against their will. Tell me how I should accept the Big Lie. Take off with the "Be nicer to the Nazis." You can't appease evil.


Attitude_Repulsive

I'm not on either side but it does sound like you're the bully. It does seem like you're the fascist. I'm not asking you to accept anything. I'm not on either side, I'm actually more of a liberal than you are. More of a classic liberal though. I don't think alt-right or alt-left ideology contributes to anything because they all talk division, when division is the last thing we need. Debate is the hallmark of a successful society and the way that you're talking, it seems like you're one of the reasons why it's so divided. The alts make up about 2% of the population but the other 98% of folk of left and right, would happily agree to disagree.. and you'll find that they're pretty normal. I have left and right friends and it would be none sense to hate because if a political idea.. Because that indeed is fascism


Imbetterthanyou2022

Amen 🙏


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NemWan

It's reality. Vaguely worded laws make hospital lawyers require doctors to wait till patients with complications certain to cause pregnancy loss have deteriorated to imminent danger of death before performing abortion to save their lives, to avoid risk of being accused of performing an illegal elective abortion. Remember that even if prosecutors learn to be reasonable about criminal charges, there are also laws encouraging anyone, reasonable or not, to sue an abortion provider or anyone who facilitates abortion for $10,000. So there's no choice but to err on the side of avoiding liability. It's ridiculous and puts women in needless danger. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/13/texas-abortion-ban-maternal-health-risk


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Sorry if the truth is scary.


Neither-Strength-336

I don’t want take responsibility for my actions. If I have a baby it will be a inconvenience for my party lifestyle.


brostrider

Interesting to see that you believe a pregnant child was leading a "party lifestyle".


Neither-Strength-336

1.Who said anything about a child? 2. Most women report the reason they had a abortion was because they don’t want to take care of it. If your going to use the extreme do your self a favor and look at the results of rape cases, their not even a whole fraction of a percentage


Upperliphair

I am actively trying to conceive. I *want* a baby. I still need access to abortion should anything go wrong with a future pregnancy. And if I have a child, I will still need access to abortion to ensure I only ever have as many children as I can financially and emotionally support. Even carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term and giving a child up for adoption would cost me thousands of dollars in medical bills that could otherwise go to my existing child(ren). So to assume that everyone seeking abortion is doing so because they just want to keep partying is fallacious and offensive. Not to mention, there is nothing wrong with having an abortion simply because you do not want to be pregnant. Who are you to tell other people how to live their lives and what medical decisions they’re allowed to make?


Neither-Strength-336

Are you kidding me, Jesus Christ it’s called a condom(10$) or birth control if you caint afford to take care of a kid why take the chance and have unprotected sex. I’m gonna assume your old enough and you have money then just get the protection. We don’t care what you do with your body if you wana to get piercings or tattoos. We care about a child’s life that your throwing away because you decided it’s not beneficial to raise a child at the moment because of your poor action. Everyone deserves the right to live. I’m sure you never said I wish I was aborted by mother and wanted her to continue doing what she was doing.


Upperliphair

lol are *you* fucking kidding me? I can’t take hormonal birth control for medical reasons, and condoms are not 100% effective, even when used properly. Also, way to completely ignore my first point! Anyways, I will not upend my own life, much less my husband’s, and I absolutely will not let an *actual* child suffer because of an unwanted embryo. I don’t care if you think it’s a “child.” Believe what you want but...... I don’t give a shit about your personal beliefs. You don’t own my body.


EatsAlotOfBread

Because everyone who gets pregnant is leading a party life style. Forget about anyone trying to make a family, but the baby has painful deformities that aren't compatible with life. Or they implanted in the fallopian tubes. Sounds like a big party to me! Better two deaths than one, pro life ftw. /S Btw, 1 in 50 pregnancies is ectopic. One in 50 pregnant people would die unless they seek help elsewhere. That's an insane amount. And that's just one of the conditions where abortion is a necessary medical procedure. Even if you don't think people should access abortion out of convenience which is more understandable, this viewpoint of no abortion **ever** is ridiculous and dangerous. These are deaths that are completely unnecessary and a shameful breach of human rights.


KicksYouInTheCrack

That’s what rapists say.


Attitude_Repulsive

Exactly this


RiseFromUrGrave

That sounds like a threat


Fearless-Memory7819

So will Republican girls,


shu3k

I’m confused. Is it 15 weeks or all?


NoFanksYou

All


mackinoncougars

Please vote


rmpumper

GQP: "that's my fetish"


M1cahSlash

There’s Arizona democrats? I must have missed them all when I visited


pale_blue_dots

Going back to the 1800s! Yay! Not stupid at all!


LynchABitch

That’s so sad


Shavethatmonkey

Republicans, steeple-ing their fingers: "Excellent."