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ItsjustMe

(11,230 posts) Sat Sep 4, 2021, 08:59 PM Sep 2021

CNN’s Jim Acosta and attorney Gloria Allred discuss Texas’ new controversial abortion ban and how it will impact women in the state.

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Gloria Allred bemoans 'an underground railroad' for Texas abortions (CNN) (Original Post) ItsjustMe Sep 2021 OP

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Sep 2021 #3

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1. "Bemoans" ?! What kind of language is that? Bemoaning is going "Oh woe is me," but an Underground

Sat Sep 4, 2021, 10:32 PM

Sep 2021

…Railroad is a plan of action.

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3. Exactly. nt

Sun Sep 5, 2021, 03:42 AM

Sep 2021

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2. Powerful. I didn't know she was raped and got an abortion. Everyone needs to hear her story.

Sat Sep 4, 2021, 10:44 PM

Sep 2021

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4. Great interview. She talks about her own illegal abortion following a rape in 1966.

Sun Sep 5, 2021, 03:50 AM

Sep 2021

And she said this Texas law was first proposed by one of Scalia's law clerks. Chilling.