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QSAT's avatar

This was predictable when Ohio elected Mike DeWine as governor. There is no question that he will sign this bill if it passes (and it probably will). It’s the type of legislation that makes me embarrassed to be an Ohioan. At least I escaped.

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JerryBier's avatar

I live in Michigan too. I find that to be true and that's why I'll keep on spreading the truth about all members of the GOP that support the "BIG LIE" and there are way too many of them. Keep up the "good trouble"... I'll do the same.

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Joseph Mangano's avatar

Infuriating, as usual, but Pfizer's involvement when it manufactures an abortion drug seems puzzling. Maybe it just believes these sponsors of the abortion bill will advance legislation beneficial to them regardless.

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Hazel's avatar

Playing both sides of the field. Great song in the musical "Best Little Whore House in Texas" fits these corporations perfectly.

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Fred Krasner's avatar

This is not a good example of honest reporting and headline writing. I am very much pro-choice; but there are 33 co-sponsors, the contributions date from 1/1/18, the average amount per co-sponsor is a few hundred dollars, the bill banning abortions is being put forward close to four years after donation counting begins, and the corporate donors may likely have been supporting other issues or interests during that interim. It requires a lot deeper analysis of the donation data to be able to determine whether these corporations are intentionally supporting extreme anti-abortion initiatives such as Ohio's current effort.

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Margaret Wells's avatar

Other issues? This bill is inhumane

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Jake G.'s avatar

It's incredibly sad that republicans are hell bent on protecting an unborn fetus over the living and breathing mother. No exceptions for rape or incest are unfathomable provisions and it makes me sick. I sincerely hope the people who wrote and voted for this evil legislation get their comeuppance.

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Tiff C.'s avatar

Both TX & OH are setting up scenarios of women being killed by back-alley abortions, murdered by rapists & incestuous men who impregnate & by vigilantes. No company backing the supporters can call themselves champions for women.

How does OH proposed law stand against R v W as it may be hanging by a thread but it still stands?!

Suppose every woman at the moment she realizes she is pregnant she must name the father, who must immediately start carrying her on his health insurance or pay for her to get her own incl paying for the child, start paying child support so that she can get all of the things she needs such as a bigger place to live to accommodate a child. He must start paying into a 529 savings for the child’s future education, make mother a beneficiary of his insurance, etc.

I will never understand how pregnancy is only a woman’s issue when it requires a man to happen & he gets by unscathed.

Of course implementing any of the above to make a man responsible is yet another situation that will set a woman up for murder by cheating men, pastors, raping uncles, cousins, college boys, & so on.

I do pray this is challenged on the basis of making abortion completely illegal which it’s not & shame on any bobble-headed naive OH woman who votes for these assholes.

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Tracey's avatar

This just makes me want to vomit!

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Democracy Emergency's avatar

Aren't Anthem and United Healthcare nonprofits? How can they make political contributions?

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Hazel's avatar

And what a joke if THEY are categorized as non profits

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