With a 6 - 3 right-wing majority on the Supreme Court that shows hostility to women's reproductive rights, Republican pols and their reactionary and misogynist Christofascist base are pushing hard to render Roe v. Wade null and void. Last Monday, the SCOTUS decided to take up Mississippi's restrictive abortion law case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, in their next session in October, sending the clear signal that Roe was on the table.
Yesterday, Texas' extremist Trumpist Gov. Greg "Abbadabba" Abbott, who botched his response to the disastrous failure of Texas' electric grid this winter, signed a bill that would prohibit abortions past the 6th week of pregnancy, even in cases of rape and incest. The vast majority of women don't realize their pregnant at that stage, so it's effectively a ban on all abortions. It's been pointed out that the bill is a nightmarish attack on victims of sexual assault, who would have virtually no time to react to terminate a pregnancy in that situation.
While Texas' so-called "heartbeat law" doesn't take effect until September, and is being challenged vigorously by pro-choice organizations, it's a serious threat to reproductive rights that will undoubtedly be the template for other right-wing Republican-led states, emboldened by the current Supreme Court makeup.
(photo: Abbott -- All hat, no cattle, and no concern for women's rights. Kevin Jairaj / USA Today Sports)
