As we progress toward a country where Roe v. Wade has been overturned, the far-rightness of the Republican Party is spawning the nearly-unbelievable. But these are emboldened, power-drunk Republicans who believe "small" government still allows for controlling people's lives ...
and enforcing suffering.
Case in point:
Ricketts [the governor of Nebraska] Vows Total Abortion Ban if Roe Overturned, Even for Rape, Incest
"The abortion ban that you tried to pass did not include any exceptions for rape or incest, so can you clarify: do you think that the state of Nebraska should require a young girl who is raped to carry that pregnancy to term?" [CNN host Dana] Bash asked.
"Nebraska is a pro-life state," the governor responded. "I believe life begins at conception and those are babies too. So if Roe v. Wade, which is a horrible constitutional decision, gets overturned by the Supreme Court, which we're hopeful of, here in Nebraska we're going to take further steps to protect those pre-born babies."
"Including in the case of rape or incest?" Bash then asked.
"They're still babies too, yes, they're still babies,' Ricketts replied."
So, let's clarify. If a 15-year-old pre-adult girl is raped and impregnated in Nebraska, the compassionate governor of Nebraska will force that young immature teenage girl to remember that brutal, traumatic event for every single day of a nine-month pregnancy, and then go through the frightening and painful process of giving birth to a child of a man that she likely hates and detests.
Is that clear now? How much care and what kind of care is the governor of Nebraska going to offer to girls (yes, they're still girls) who are in this circumstance?
Has he even thought about that aspect of this issue?
Very likely not.
You can shake your head in dismay, but you've still got to believe it's true. Because it is.
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