▲ 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
[–] 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