A prominent U.S. lawsuit to ban the abortion pill mifepristone has focused on the drug’s safety and approval process. But the outcome may ultimately rest on a different issue: whether Ingrid Skop, an anti-abortion doctor in Texas, and other physicians behind the lawsuit can justify suing in the first place.

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    In the last 50 years, the Democrats had two instances when they had a filibuster-proof majority. One of those was under Carter, who was very religious. The other was a couple of years under Obama. So, there was one missed chance.

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      So the Dems could only pass laws they support one time in the last 50 years? That’s an absurd argument.

      When is the last time a Democratic candidate or elected representative promoted legislation to legalize abortion? Not just talk, not just campaigning as pro-choice. Actual action of any kind. Compare that to the number of times a Republican did the opposite. Whether these actions were plausible to succeed is irrelevant.

      Democrats coasted on the free PR without actually doing anything to ensure this very important right was protected.

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        11 year ago

        I said, “filibuster-proof majority”. There was only one time that they could pass something without at least the cooperation of the republicans.

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          Again, so what?

          You seem to be suggesting that the only thing a political party should talk about are things it can accomplish immediately and unilaterally. That’s not how politics works and never has been.