Right-wing extremists are taking even more radical positions. Apparently this group in #Texas is calling for executions of women who receive #abortions or even #IVF
"The backlash to #BirthControl comes at a time of rampant #misinformation about basic #health tenets amid poor digital literacy and a wider political debate over #ReproductiveRights, in which far-right #conservatives argue that broad acceptance of birth control has altered traditional #gender roles...
"women frequently come in for #abortions after believing what they see on #SocialMedia about the dangers of hormonal #BirthControl and the effectiveness of tracking periods to prevent pregnancy.
#Mississippi cited that line of reasoning in its case to challenge Roe at #SCOTUS, a move his supporters say helped pave the way for Roe’s fall in 2022.
The controversial #law banned almost all #abortions starting at about 6 wks of pregnancy. #SCOTUS allowed it to take effect months before the justices overturned #Roe v. Wade, drawing a dissent at the time from the court’s 3 liberal justices & Chief Justice John Roberts, who described the statute’s enforcement plan as “not only unusual, but unprecedented”
A 3rd #lawyer, #Colorado Solicitor Gen Shannon Stevenson, will split time w/Murray, representing the office of CO Secy of State Jena Griswold.
So, I had to talk about #Sparta! A warrior society focused on war, women had more rights than their #Athenian counterparts -- and were encouraged to be physically fit and prepared to fight to defend their homeland.
Sparta
Unlike their Greek counterparts, the women of Sparta had a lot more freedom and status. They were educated, since they would be in charge of keeping the homeland running smoothly while the men were at war – but they were also strong and able to defend themselves and their homeland.
Spartan men and women lived in separate quarters – even while married. Married couples would leave their respective quarters to procreate, and Spartan wives were required to have short hair and sometimes wore men’s clothing.
Amongst married couples, the Spartans were relatively #polyamorous, and women were not punished for infidelity.
Unlike ancient Greek texts, Roman medical literature is full of methods for both preventing pregnancy, and dealing with unwanted pregnancies.
A popular contraceptive method involved inserting “vaginal suppositories” (Lefkowitz, 253), or “a lock of fine wool into the orifice of the uterus” (Lefkowitz, 253).
that this would happen was so obvious i did not bother to put it on a bingo card:
"#Texas saw an estimated 26,313 rape-related pregnancies during the 16 months after the state outlawed all #abortions, with no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest, according to a study..."