Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has become the most prominent Republican official to date to suggest “pregnant women could be prosecuted for taking abortion pills.” Marshall’s office suggested pregnant women could be prosecuted under a separate 2006 state law used to punish women for “drug consumption” during pregnancy. The rise of abortion pills has been an especially sore point for many antiabortion advocates, who are frustrated by the fact that the overturning of Roe has not succeeded in completely halting all abortions in states where the procedure is banned. Perhaps even more concerning - is the fact that many hard-core antiabortion advocates are now pressuring state officials nationwide to consider prosecuting women who’ve “already had abortions legally.”
What a terrific idea Attorney General Marshall! I mean, since the war on drugs has always been such a resounding success, why not open up a brand new front on that war - around abortion pills? Meanwhile, coming to an American state near you, the Republican Party of Alabama would like to welcome you to its new and improved “Life in Afghanistan-Themed Legislation.”
The thing is, after the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Republican leaders promised that “women really have nothing to fear.” Now, not to be critical, but if memory serves me correctly, the Taliban made “that very same promise” when they came back into power. I guess life is just full of coincidences.
Now, when we talk about banning abortion pills like those sent through the mail, that raises the question, “how would Republicans even enforce that?” Will these fun-loving folks start monitoring pregnant women’s mailboxes? Well, why not? I mean, that’s the way these freedum-loving, anti-big government intrusion, MAGA folks roll.
Anyway, from a purely economic perspective, if abortion is totally banned in the US as Republicans wish, just imagine all of the money a guy like Herschel Walker could save every year. Meanwhile, Attorney General Marshall is busy claiming Alabama is a “protector of unborn babies.” No kidding? Gee, that must be why Alabama has one of the nation’s highest infant mortality and morbidity rates. They just love their babies to death!
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