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Msgr MΩment classic ☑️'s avatar

Slippery? Or well-lubed?

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artem1s's avatar

<i>There is a reason this did not come up in law school, and that is because a fetus is growing inside another person who does have pretty clearly defined rights</i>

ha ha, you are so funny lawsplaining how wimmenz have 'rights' when the BIBUL and the JEEBUS written CONSTITUSHUN clearly doesn't even recognize the EXISTANCE of wimmenz cause ALL MEN are created equal, ipso facto, you are WRONG!

/ffs

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dslindc's avatar

Maybe it's a jerbs bill to give all those oppressed, wingnut "christians" jerbs teaching the new Fetal Law 101 class in Texas law schools?

Or it could just be more of the same horrible GOP shit, different day.

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Reddishrabbit's avatar

My first thought, as an underemployed lawyer, who is going to pay? Do fetus have money? And if it is the state, isn't there some underprivileged social services Texas could fund?

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PubOption's avatar

And, whatever they might say, not always better.

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Ikimizi's avatar

Does the dead lady at least get maternity leave (and pay) from her employer?

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

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Msgr MΩment classic ☑️'s avatar

Four words: Jury Of Their Peers.

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

I just love the republican version of getting the government off our backs.

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Olav_Pompatus's avatar

Being brain-dead in Texas does seem to be all that uncommon .....

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Olav_Pompatus's avatar

Say ... who <i>else</i> in Texas is brain-dead?

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Spotts1701, Taking Bible Guns's avatar

Texas Fetuses - "You will get the best lawyer we can find."

Texas Defendants facing execution - "Eh, you'll have to make do."

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Antonin Dvorak's avatar

<i> From the law offices of Zygote and Gamete...</i>

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