State District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum on Friday issued a temporary exemption to Texas’ abortion ban. Hours later, the attorney general’s office filed an appeal, which blocked the order.

  • @Buffalox
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    11 year ago

    “Here” is Denmark. (I corrected my comment)

    In Denmark we had a huge debate and lying campaigns by Christians against abortion, similar to what you have had in USA for 50 years now.

    After a long struggle by women interest groups, and despite the misinformation by Christians, the Danish parliament finally decided to grant free abortion within 12 weeks of pregnancy in May 1973. So we have 50 year anniversary on the law this year.

    In Denmark women won the fight against the extremely religious. But not just the victory of getting it legalized, the support in the population increased tremendously, and it was a huge prestigious loss for Christianity and their right to dictate morality based on religious views instead of reason based on current knowledge.

    A poll in 2003 found that a whopping 93% of the population support it. Any talk by extreme Christians to remove it, has all but vanished. They know it’s a lost case for them. Now there is talk of relaxing the law, because in some cases it’s considered too strict.

    • Neuromancer
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      41 year ago

      Here in America they try to frame it as a non-religious opposition to abortion.

      For most people it’s all about religion.

      It’s one reason I support the right to abortion. Your religion shouldn’t impact other people.

      • @Buffalox
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        11 year ago

        Here in America they try to frame it as a non-religious opposition to abortion.

        But we know the anti abortion movement are Christians. Right?

        Your religion shouldn’t impact other people.

        Agree.

        • Neuromancer
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          21 year ago

          How you cite?

          As I said, they try to define it that way but for it’s tied to religion for most people.

          I’m an atheist. I do attend mass but like Dawkins I just like the tradition and ceremony. I fully support abortion and even if I believed in God I’d support abortion.

          I believe in the concept of a “soul”. Not in a paranormal way but there is more to us than just a chemical interaction but it goes away when we die. I do not think it’s formed until much later in life. As such, when we are in the womb, we are the potential for more but we are nothing special.

          Now I don’t mind some crossover between religion and government. I like having Christmas off. I don’t really celebrate it but it’s a nice holiday.

          What I don’t like is when we take purely religious concepts and try to ban others behavior because of your sky god. Abortion is an example since some religions allow it and some deny it.