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Legislatures must not practice medicine - or family planning.

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Thank you, well said.

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Things that make you yell, Part Ummm

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Donald J. Trump- Torchbearer for Christ.

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My German uncle's name! Turned 98 a couple of weeks ago, hope that Pedgerson lasts a much shorter time on this planet...

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Yes to this. Except I'd like to point out that none of the "free" things the ACA covers are actually free. They are paid for by the premiums which cover the cost 100% with no "out of pocket" charge. You might very well have been just verbalizing the argument that the anti-ACA and anti-reproductive rights people use and not actually making it yourself, but I still wanted to raise this issue as something to counter them with.

Another thing they don't usually complain about is "free" vaccinations for their own damn kids or the fact that they can stay on their health insurance plan until they're 26. When you ask a "pay for your own damn slut pills!" MAGAt why I should pay so much more for his (because it's usually a he) wife to drop a new piece of crotchfruit every 9 months and 10 minutes they don't usually have a lot more to say about it.

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Tone down the cheers. The palmraisers are throwing the kitchen sink at abortion laws knowing that eventually it will land in the hands of Rapist Brett and the other Commander Waterford wannabes. The fetus-flaunters will appeal this expected result hoping it makes it to the top and they can get Roe v. Wade overturned. Winning some battles while losing the war comes to mind when it comes to women's reproductive rights.

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I don't know if he's single, but fun fact! He's Oregon's only openly gay federal judge: https://www.wweek.com/news/...

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Sorry Robyn, Judge Mcshane is gay and has a partner and a son. He's kinda cute, though.

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Shoulda read like, two comments.

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I wish a lot more Republican politicians practiced family planning.

They shouldn't breed.

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Absolutely, but, if we don't celebrate the victories we do get, we just die in our vodka bottles....

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They need to be reintroduced to the concept of the quickening. Not that a woman shouldn't be able to get an abortion after that, but it's historically accepted by Christianity.

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Not the Talibaptist version of "Christianity."

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I came across this site when I was looking up dirt on Matt Bevin. Made me laugh. I like Betsy's style. Just had to share it here - I knew it would be appreciated:

"Now there’s just one women’s clinic remaining in the state that provides abortions, and drooling, depraved sick fuck Matt Bevin smells victory in the air!–or maybe its just the skanky scent of blister ooze generated from excessive chode-jerking at the idea of enslaving women and owning their pussies. Who knows? Maybe he should hold his cracked, bleeding, overly-yanked pee-pee up to state inspector general Robert Silverthorn’s face and ask him what he thinks it smells like. You know–other than Bevin’s mother’s undies."

https://betsyriot.com/tag/m...

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Shan, you get all the extra points for MAGAt "crotchfruit" which I'm thinking smells like a Durian and looks like an Osage Orange.

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