Maddow asks @amyklobuchar if she’d interfere if Roe v Wade were overturned.
Klobuchar says she’d codify Roe v Wade into law.
.@ewarren says that rich women will always be able to get an abortion; abortion bans impact low income women, girls, and victims of incest.
.@BernieSanders says he’s sick of the hypocrisy on the right - if republicans want small government, then abortion regulations shouldn’t be part of their platform, Sanders says.
“Women control their own bodies, not the government”
Interesting note: @ewarren dodges question of whether or not there’s room in the Democratic Party for anti-abortion ideology. Just last week Louisiana re-elected a Democratic Governor who’s passed anti-abortion regulations.
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The period data is held by the company Aktivate, which isn't a medical company and therefore isn't protected by HIPAA laws. i.e. the data could be turned over if subpoenaed.
The idea is that all student athletes have to fill out medical forms to play, in the event of injury. And for some, that includes period info.
But, in a state like Florida where politicians are policing health care, that practice takes on all new risks for student athletes.
It was yet another heavy news week for post-Roe abortion news.
The 1-year anniversary of #SB8, a new lawsuit in Indiana, a package of bills in California to protect abortion, more confusion in Michigan, & movement in South Carolina's near-total abortion ban.
Let's dig in.
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All eyes should be on South Carolina right now where lawmakers are racing to push through a near-total ban on abortion.
On Tuesday, the SC House advanced HB 5399. It's a near-total ban.
Exceptions:
- To prevent death, "substantial risk of death" or "substantial physical impairment of a major bodily function"
- Rape & incest, but only in the 1st 12 weeks
The South Carolina house just voted 47-55, failing to pass house bill 5399 which would have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy w/o exceptions for rape and incest.
power 👏 of 👏 Kansas 👏👏👏
To clarify! There are a handful of very restrictive abortion bans flying around South Carolina’s state house right now, but this was the worst of the worst.