Is this what the “pro-life” movement wanted?
Does this demonize and oppress a large chunk of the population? If so, then yes, that’s what they wanted.
It’s exactly what they wanted.
This is about control and punishing perceived undesirables. Cruelty is a feature, not an unfortunate byproduct.
When the medical (Hippocratic) oath directly opposes the law, what’s a medical professional to do?
It’s a moral, personal, and individual dilemma.
It’s insane and tragic that we have to see this development, against professional expertise and statistical and scientific knowledge. At the evident and predictable cost of people and their well being.
The same conservatives that crow about abortion in one breath will echo Great Replacement rhetoric in the next, and talk about ‘baby mommas’ on welfare being paid by George Soros to ‘churn out demon-rat voters’ in the third.
The “pro-life” movement has been thoroughly coopted into the service of white supremacy (whether or not Christianity has always been that is a discussion for another time).
My hope is that a notewothy percentage of health care providers will move out of red states. There are shortages everywhere. They’d be welcomed in the more civilized blue states.