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The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure

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[-] Maiznieks@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago

Is this what they want? Ruined lives? Fucking idiots.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, actually. Conservatism flourishes most when people are suffering, unhealthy and impoverished.

It is a plague in desperate need of a cure.

[-] veloxization@yiffit.net 56 points 1 year ago

Yes. The cruelty is the point.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The poor are supposed to be punished via all sorts or laws that keep them poor, for the "crime" of being poor.

Kinda reminds me how in my country - Portugal - during the Fascist Dictatorship abortion was illegal but the daughters of the wealthy (and you could only be wealthy if part of the regime, so these were the very same people who made the laws) could just go next door to Spain to get an abortion whilst the rest (almost all of them, as there was crushing poverty in the country back then) couldn't afford to.

Whilst the outright Evil of the people passing this kind of law is bad, it's the hypocrisy that really makes it trully disgusting.

[-] idiomaddict@feddit.de 38 points 1 year ago

It’s literally what they want. You think that girl’s going to stand up for herself at work when she’s got a kid at home?

[-] Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

well shit. you nailed it, i was that kid at home and my mother beat the shit out of me to vent her frustrations from the apathy work gave her. what's worse than being abused. seeing those around you foster that abuse because, lol single mother = prey.

[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

god has a plan or whatever

[-] ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In theory, they want the girl to give up the baby for adoption.

In practice, they instead often end up being shamed to keep it, and so on, and so on...

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

They want low wage workers. Now they have two, forever.

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