▲ 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
[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) Okay. Outline a reasonable action Biden could have taken to prevent the ruling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] McNasty@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) He could have pushed to have it codified. He could have also pushed student loan forgiveness for all borrowers instead of the bullshit means testing that got it shut down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Without 60 votes in the Senate, shit, without 50, it codification of abortion rights wasn't happening. And he did push loan forgiveness, the Supreme Court shut that down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] McNasty@sh.itjust.works -14 points 3 years ago (1 child) It got shut down because of the means testing he included. If he hadn't excluded some borrowers it would have gone through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 18 points 3 years ago Nope, it got shut down because the court ruled that it amounted to the executive appropriating money. Means testing is constitutional. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 years ago It wasn't the means testing that shut it down, if anything it wouldn't have made it as far as it did without the means testing. As it is, people were already complaining that it was a giveaway to wealthy folks who don't need it. Take away the income limit and it would have less than zero chance of succeeding. The president has very little power over legislative decisions. Yes, he could have used the bully pulpit to advocate for abortion legislation, but it would have accomplished nothing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] McNasty@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) He could have pushed to have it codified. He could have also pushed student loan forgiveness for all borrowers instead of the bullshit means testing that got it shut down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Without 60 votes in the Senate, shit, without 50, it codification of abortion rights wasn't happening. And he did push loan forgiveness, the Supreme Court shut that down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] McNasty@sh.itjust.works -14 points 3 years ago (1 child) It got shut down because of the means testing he included. If he hadn't excluded some borrowers it would have gone through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 18 points 3 years ago Nope, it got shut down because the court ruled that it amounted to the executive appropriating money. Means testing is constitutional. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 years ago It wasn't the means testing that shut it down, if anything it wouldn't have made it as far as it did without the means testing. As it is, people were already complaining that it was a giveaway to wealthy folks who don't need it. Take away the income limit and it would have less than zero chance of succeeding. The president has very little power over legislative decisions. Yes, he could have used the bully pulpit to advocate for abortion legislation, but it would have accomplished nothing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Without 60 votes in the Senate, shit, without 50, it codification of abortion rights wasn't happening. And he did push loan forgiveness, the Supreme Court shut that down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] McNasty@sh.itjust.works -14 points 3 years ago (1 child) It got shut down because of the means testing he included. If he hadn't excluded some borrowers it would have gone through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 18 points 3 years ago Nope, it got shut down because the court ruled that it amounted to the executive appropriating money. Means testing is constitutional. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] McNasty@sh.itjust.works -14 points 3 years ago (1 child) It got shut down because of the means testing he included. If he hadn't excluded some borrowers it would have gone through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 18 points 3 years ago Nope, it got shut down because the court ruled that it amounted to the executive appropriating money. Means testing is constitutional. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 18 points 3 years ago Nope, it got shut down because the court ruled that it amounted to the executive appropriating money. Means testing is constitutional. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 years ago It wasn't the means testing that shut it down, if anything it wouldn't have made it as far as it did without the means testing. As it is, people were already complaining that it was a giveaway to wealthy folks who don't need it. Take away the income limit and it would have less than zero chance of succeeding. The president has very little power over legislative decisions. Yes, he could have used the bully pulpit to advocate for abortion legislation, but it would have accomplished nothing. permalink fedilink source parent