Hey there, folks! đ Letâs talk about the wild roller coaster that is South Carolinaâs Supreme Court and their recent decision on abortion. Hold on to your hats, because itâs like theyâre playing a game of âShould We Ban Abortion Today?â â and they just shouted âYes!â
So, picture this: a bunch of guys in suits (who probably havenât even seen a uterus up close) gathered around and decided, âHey, you know whatâs a great idea? Letâs ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, right when a fetal heartbeat is detected!â đ€Šââïž Because apparently, theyâre all about making decisions for people they canât relate to. Classic move, guys.
But wait, thereâs a twist in this story! Chief Justice Donald Beatty was like, âHold on a minute, yâall. Iâm not feeling this ban thing.â đ He was the brave soul standing in the corner, waving his âNope, not todayâ flag while everyone else was having a âban-tasticâ time.
Now, Justice John Kittredge, the master of rationalization, steps up to the mic with his reasons for why this ban is totally cool. đ€ âSure, weâre stepping on a womanâs right to privacy and her bodily autonomy, but hey, the little unborn kiddo deserves a shot at life, right?â he says with a shrug. Like, dude, I get it, but you know what else deserves a shot? Women making choices about their own bodies. đ
And donât even get me started on the definitions theyâre tossing around â âfetal heartbeatâ and âconceptionâ â like theyâre discussing the latest slang words. đ Apparently, nobody has a clue when this ban should kick in. Maybe they need a pregnancy pop quiz or something to figure it out.
Oh, but hold onto your hats because the Gov, Henry McMaster, is celebrating this ruling like itâs a national holiday! đHeâs throwing confetti in the air, chanting âVictory for life!â Itâs almost like he won a game show, except the prize is womenâs reproductive rights being shuffled off the board.
And, as if this wasnât enough, the Planned Parenthood peeps jumped into the ring like, âHold up, South Carolina! You canât just ban abortions like itâs a fashion trend.â Theyâre putting up a fight, and honestly, theyâre like the Avengers of reproductive rights. đ„
Meanwhile, over at the clinic, they were ready to roll with their appointments, but the court dropped the ban bomb, and they were like, âAbort! Abort the appointments!â đ« Dr. Katherine Farris, the groupâs medical chief, must have been shaking her head like, âI didnât go through med school for this madness.â
So, to sum it up: South Carolinaâs all-male Supreme Court played the âban abortionâ card, while Chief Justice Beatty raised his dissenting hand, and Gov. McMaster partied like itâs 1999. Meanwhile, the real heroes at Planned Parenthood are gearing up for a battle royale, all while the clinics are like, âWhat even is happening?â đ€·ââïž
And that, my friends, is a glimpse into the wild world of lawmaking and reproductive rights. Stay tuned for more shenanigans, because it seems like this roller coaster is far from over! đąHey there, folks! đ Letâs talk about the wild roller coaster that is South Carolinaâs Supreme Court and their recent decision on abortion. Hold on to your hats, because itâs like theyâre playing a game of âShould We Ban Abortion Today?â â and they just shouted âYes!â
So, picture this: a bunch of guys in suits (who probably havenât even seen a uterus up close) gathered around and decided, âHey, you know whatâs a great idea? Letâs ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, right when a fetal heartbeat is detected!â đ€Šââïž Because apparently, theyâre all about making decisions for people they canât relate to. Classic move, guys.
But wait, thereâs a twist in this story! Chief Justice Donald Beatty was like, âHold on a minute, yâall. Iâm not feeling this ban thing.â đ He was the brave soul standing in the corner, waving his âNope, not todayâ flag while everyone else was having a âban-tasticâ time.
Now, Justice John Kittredge, the master of rationalization, steps up to the mic with his reasons for why this ban is totally cool. đ€ âSure, weâre stepping on a womanâs right to privacy and her bodily autonomy, but hey, the little unborn kiddo deserves a shot at life, right?â he says with a shrug. Like, dude, I get it, but you know what else deserves a shot? Women making choices about their own bodies. đ
And donât even get me started on the definitions theyâre tossing around â âfetal heartbeatâ and âconceptionâ â like theyâre discussing the latest slang words. đ Apparently, nobody has a clue when this ban should kick in. Maybe they need a pregnancy pop quiz or something to figure it out.
Oh, but hold onto your hats because the Gov, Henry McMaster, is celebrating this ruling like itâs a national holiday! đHeâs throwing confetti in the air, chanting âVictory for life!â Itâs almost like he won a game show, except the prize is womenâs reproductive rights being shuffled off the board.
And, as if this wasnât enough, the Planned Parenthood peeps jumped into the ring like, âHold up, South Carolina! You canât just ban abortions like itâs a fashion trend.â Theyâre putting up a fight, and honestly, theyâre like the Avengers of reproductive rights. đ„
Meanwhile, over at the clinic, they were ready to roll with their appointments, but the court dropped the ban bomb, and they were like, âAbort! Abort the appointments!â đ« Dr. Katherine Farris, the groupâs medical chief, must have been shaking her head like, âI didnât go through med school for this madness.â
So, to sum it up: South Carolinaâs all-male Supreme Court played the âban abortionâ card, while Chief Justice Beatty raised his dissenting hand, and Gov. McMaster partied like itâs 1999. Meanwhile, the real heroes at Planned Parenthood are gearing up for a battle royale, all while the clinics are like, âWhat even is happening?â đ€·ââïž
And that, my friends, is a glimpse into the wild world of lawmaking and reproductive rights. Stay tuned for more shenanigans, because it seems like this roller coaster is far from over! đą