Reply #54: Attempted suicide is not prosecuted or punished in any state, it may still be "illegal" in a few [View All]

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(maybe 6? But that may have since changed, not sure).

In any event, I wanted to let you know, iverglas, how much I appreciate your contributions on this thread. I have read every word, very carefully and slowly digested all your points.
Your questions about "what is the State's interest?" and "how is it justified?" are truly compelling.
It is the very first time I began to think we should throw out Roe completely and start over.

Of course, I cannot advocate that due to a fear of what little protection we will lose in the meantime. It blows my mind that we even have to look to any gov't entity for permission about our own autonomy, self-determination, etc.

However, I see that path ahead for us, and not by our own choice. I think Roe WILL be overturned and then American women in every corner of the nation will have to fight tooth-and-nail to retain dominion over our own bodies. The end result may be satisfying, but I'm afraid many, many women will suffer, even die, in the process.

I cannot tell you how this enrages me! I will no longer be silent or civil to the casual controller, however - FUCK THEM. If they want to back us into a corner, prepare to see teeth. And I am committed to my fellow women everywhere, in helping them however I can, to preserve their natural rights over their own bodies and futures. This is how it has been since women first got pregnant, at the dawn of man. We will take care of and protect each other.

Thank you for your thoroughly comprehensive analysis!