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lindysalsagal

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29. I've been thinking that: hospitals are run by insurance litigation
Fri Apr 19, 2024, 11:57 AM
Apr 19

If they're not going to provide emergency help to pregnant women, who will?

Absolutely HORRIFIC! Texasgal Apr 19 #1
plus one BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 19 #2
I wish people who had blankets just put them down on the floor and make the woman Maraya1969 Apr 19 #55
Horrifying cate94 Apr 19 #3
So very pro-life of them. nt BWdem4life Apr 19 #4
And Trump proudly proclaimed oasis Apr 19 #5
Horrible! betsuni Apr 19 #6
Greg Abbott should pay for this with his stinking hide DemocraticPatriot Apr 19 #7
Take him out Jilly_in_VA Apr 19 #52
tar and feather him drmeow Apr 19 #59
Is there any recourse? Can they just do this? nt Baltimike Apr 19 #8
Recourse? Try taking it to the US Supreme Court. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #10
You misspelled Subversive Court. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 19 #36
American pets and livestock receive better care than women. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #9
Was thinking, better chance of not dying, go to a veterinarian. betsuni Apr 19 #11
Anyone who helps a pregnant female faces prison. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #12
Women are showing their power though. Elessar Zappa Apr 19 #37
I hope so. It is despicable what the GOP is doing to females. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #39
To be more specific, American pets and livestock receive better care than RED STATE women. ShazzieB Apr 19 #41
Good point. In red states pets and livestock receive better care than women. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #42
DEAD people have more rights than a pregnant woman in the US. OMGWTF Apr 19 #49
True, hospitals don't throw bodies out in the parking lot to rot. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #50
Simply barbaric, bordering on murder. TeamProg Apr 19 #13
The Corporate Catamites? They're out there working for fascism ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 19 #17
KNR got exposure. nt TeamProg Apr 19 #14
I heard this story, almost word-for-word, on my local news radio station (CBS-affiliate) early this morning. BumRushDaShow Apr 19 #15
Barbaric. This is 18th century midwifery without the midwife. bucolic_frolic Apr 19 #16
All in the name of a benevolent and loving deity. Ping Tung Apr 19 #18
Yup Farmer-Rick Apr 19 #30
Barbaric. Passages Apr 19 #19
Similar incident in my red community. shrike3 Apr 19 #20
... Hugin Apr 19 #21
Being pregnant hasn't been this dangerous since the 1600's! lindysalsagal Apr 19 #22
And it has all been totally unnecessary Mad_Machine76 Apr 19 #26
I'd change that to the 1800s. ShazzieB Apr 19 #43
the women involved should sue the hospitals into oblivion moonshinegnomie Apr 19 #23
I've been thinking that: hospitals are run by insurance litigation lindysalsagal Apr 19 #29
Exactly no one Farmer-Rick Apr 19 #31
I'm betting the sadistic court is Zilli Apr 19 #24
Insane Mad_Machine76 Apr 19 #25
Given the laws in Texas, this should be manslaughter Cuthbert Allgood Apr 19 #27
Isn't the woman also a person? Retrograde Apr 19 #38
I like how you think. calimary Apr 20 #61
There will be more more instances of this kind of twisted logic that has gone into these OAITW r.2.0 Apr 19 #51
Pro-life. dchill Apr 19 #28
Gynoticians keithbvadu2 Apr 19 #32
Awful!! Keep this exposed in the media. LeftInTX Apr 19 #33
Sickening and infuriating! Diamond_Dog Apr 19 #34
At least some of them probably shrug these things off as "God's will." 🙄 ShazzieB Apr 19 #44
Yep, you're right. Diamond_Dog Apr 19 #45
"It's only one incident" pazzyanne Apr 19 #58
It is a war on women PatSeg Apr 19 #35
They're "working" on that, too. calimary Apr 20 #62
Texas is dysfunctional. Martin68 Apr 19 #40
Cousins with FL. live love laugh Apr 19 #46
This just proves that Republcans are not human. They are not normal people. Republicans LIVE on hate, cruelty, Traurigkeit Apr 19 #47
And I keep running into people who are moving to TX and FL. live love laugh Apr 19 #48
Shithole States vanlassie Apr 19 #54
Either Jilly_in_VA Apr 19 #53
Remember, remember the 5th of November. VOTE BLUE!!!! japple Apr 19 #56
Horrific. Thanks Repukes. Make America 1860 again. And they are. F 'em all. Evolve Dammit Apr 19 #57
So DENVERPOPS Apr 19 #60
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