New Texas Abortion Law 'Turns Every Anti-Abortion Zealot Into A Bounty Hunter' - Rachel Maddow MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow explains the bizarre rules of the new Texas anti-abortion law that, with the blessing of the Supreme Court, will become the new template for Republican legislatures to effectively ban abortion in the United States by delegating vigilantes to hunt down women to target with lawsuits. Aired on 09/01/2021.




Supreme Court Looks Away As Texas Effectively Bans Abortion - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, talks with Rachel Maddow about what the new Texas anti-abortion law means to patients at her clinic and what alternatives Texas women will be facing as a result of the Supreme Court allowing the unconstitutional law to go into effect. Aired on 09/01/2021.




Abortion Rights Activists Rally To Help Texas Women Get Access Out-Of-State - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

Anna Rupani, co-executive director of Fund Texas Choice, talks with Rachel Maddow about the threat to women's right to an abortion posed by the new Texas anti-abortion law, and the outpouring of support to her organization that helps women access their right to have an abortion beyond the reach of Texas restrictions. Aired on 09/01/2021.

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1. This law is horrifying.

We can only hope that this motivates Democrats and Independents to vote out the republicans. Texas will turn blue and this type of overreach, combined with voter suppression laws, should be the catalyst for change.

Thanks for the post, Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. It sure is, it's not just bizarre and sounds illegal, it's unbelievably horrifying

I knew that Rachel would do a terrific job reporting on it, but Chris Hayes was especially good, too.

[brer cat]

3. I'll look for that segment on Chris Hayes.

I don't watch television so I get my viewing here on DU. I do appreciate those of you who take the time to share these videos.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thanks! And that's why I post these. Here's Chris Hayes:

'Maddening': The GOP Quest To Ban Abortion--And Their Lies Along The Way - All In - MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017678559

[brer cat]

5. Good segment.

I appreciate that he made liberal use of the word "lie."

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I think he's underrated

Everyone focuses on Rachel and Lawrence who are consistently great, but I tuned in once to Chris Hayes when he was hosting a Town Hall and he explained the complicated issues so clearly that I was impressed. He really knows his stuff and you can tell that he takes the issues he reports on really seriously.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Get rich ruining lives.

How Republican.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. It's beyond me to understand this obsession.

What people who they will never know do with their lives does not affect them at all. I've seen "protesters" at the Planned Parenthood here. One I noticed was an older man with a walker I think. There is no way that anyone going there affects him and I don't think they provide abortions there, it's a medical facility.

And there was another time I was driving down a busy main road when there was a woman standing by the side of the road with a large sign announcing that she'd once had a abortion. That was certainly bizarre and certainly crazy - why would drivers going about their business care what this stranger did once? I found out much later when I gave a friend a ride to an eye doctor in the same area that Planned Parenthood is now located there - and there are protesters there, too. Don't these people have more to do with their lives than annoying women going to doctors' appointments??

[OldBaldy1701E]

14. Nope. Too much time and too money. (n/t)

[SheltieLover]

9. K&R!

[Rhiannon12866]

10. She did a very thorough job on this important story!

[SheltieLover]

11. She always does!

Ty for sharing!

[wnylib]

12. Texas Inquisition.

I would love to see an investigative reporter do a story on Republican legislators who have had abortions or who have paid for their wives or girlfiends to have one.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Yup. The Repo Man wants to fix your booty but good

I still can't believe this is happening. It would be one thing to litigate and overturn. It's another to enable vigilante justice and punitive fines for non-compliance. This is the law as sadism. These people are pure evil.

[OldBaldy1701E]

15. There should not be

A single female inside the state boundaries. They should all leave that state immediately. I assure you that this would get a response from the macho rethugs, who would try to threaten the females to make them stay. Which should then make every female in the country not only never move there, but never go near the backward state again. (This is what should happen. I know better, of course.)

[bonniebgood]

16. I guest the bounty hunters could be the man or rapist who got you pregnant since

there is no down side/accountability/consequences for men in this situation. Only. the upside to turn in women and collect the MONEY.
this shit is worse than what I've read about the Taliban and Isis X.

[Harker]

17. It's pretty easy to predict that there will be a huge number

of cases of entrapment coming.

One phony abortion seeker (I'm thinking of James O'Keefe and his ilk) could point the finger at a huge number of people, and ruin their lives.

[magicguido]

18. The wake of DEATH DISEASE and DAMAGE that trump has left in his wake is Neverending.

Dems have to play some major HARDBALL; cause we can't put up with this Dangerous Nonsense.