▲ 782 ▼ Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi (www.theguardian.com) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 126 comments fedilink hide all child comments The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure
[–] Maiznieks@lemmy.world 98 points 3 years ago (6 children) Is this what they want? Ruined lives? Fucking idiots. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 71 points 3 years ago* Yes, actually. Conservatism flourishes most when people are suffering, unhealthy and impoverished. It is a plague in desperate need of a cure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] veloxization@yiffit.net 58 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes. The cruelty is the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago* The poor are supposed to be punished via all sorts or laws that keep them poor, for the "crime" of being poor. Kinda reminds me how in my country - Portugal - during the Fascist Dictatorship abortion was illegal but the daughters of the wealthy (and you could only be wealthy if part of the regime, so these were the very same people who made the laws) could just go next door to Spain to get an abortion whilst the rest (almost all of them, as there was crushing poverty in the country back then) couldn't afford to. Whilst the outright Evil of the people passing this kind of law is bad, it's the hypocrisy that really makes it trully disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 42 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s literally what they want. You think that girl’s going to stand up for herself at work when she’s got a kid at home? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee 23 points 3 years ago well shit. you nailed it, i was that kid at home and my mother beat the shit out of me to vent her frustrations from the apathy work gave her. what's worse than being abused. seeing those around you foster that abuse because, lol single mother = prey. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 36 points 3 years ago god has a plan or whatever permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 35 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) In theory, they want the girl to give up the baby for adoption. In practice, they instead often end up being shamed to keep it, and so on, and so on... permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago They want low wage workers. Now they have two, forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 71 points 3 years ago* Yes, actually. Conservatism flourishes most when people are suffering, unhealthy and impoverished. It is a plague in desperate need of a cure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] veloxization@yiffit.net 58 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes. The cruelty is the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago* The poor are supposed to be punished via all sorts or laws that keep them poor, for the "crime" of being poor. Kinda reminds me how in my country - Portugal - during the Fascist Dictatorship abortion was illegal but the daughters of the wealthy (and you could only be wealthy if part of the regime, so these were the very same people who made the laws) could just go next door to Spain to get an abortion whilst the rest (almost all of them, as there was crushing poverty in the country back then) couldn't afford to. Whilst the outright Evil of the people passing this kind of law is bad, it's the hypocrisy that really makes it trully disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago* The poor are supposed to be punished via all sorts or laws that keep them poor, for the "crime" of being poor. Kinda reminds me how in my country - Portugal - during the Fascist Dictatorship abortion was illegal but the daughters of the wealthy (and you could only be wealthy if part of the regime, so these were the very same people who made the laws) could just go next door to Spain to get an abortion whilst the rest (almost all of them, as there was crushing poverty in the country back then) couldn't afford to. Whilst the outright Evil of the people passing this kind of law is bad, it's the hypocrisy that really makes it trully disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 42 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s literally what they want. You think that girl’s going to stand up for herself at work when she’s got a kid at home? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee 23 points 3 years ago well shit. you nailed it, i was that kid at home and my mother beat the shit out of me to vent her frustrations from the apathy work gave her. what's worse than being abused. seeing those around you foster that abuse because, lol single mother = prey. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee 23 points 3 years ago well shit. you nailed it, i was that kid at home and my mother beat the shit out of me to vent her frustrations from the apathy work gave her. what's worse than being abused. seeing those around you foster that abuse because, lol single mother = prey. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 36 points 3 years ago god has a plan or whatever permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 35 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) In theory, they want the girl to give up the baby for adoption. In practice, they instead often end up being shamed to keep it, and so on, and so on... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago They want low wage workers. Now they have two, forever. permalink fedilink source parent