Should women with pregnancy emergencies in Idaho be left to die rather than receive life-saving emergency treatment? Should a state law be able to trump a federal law? (which goes against a very basic legal principle) That’s really the issue that is in front of the Not-So-Supreme Court today. First off: EMTALA stands for …
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Not-So-Supreme Court Argument – Spitting Rage
The (Not-so) Supremes will be talking about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) this week, so let’s have a go ourselves, shall we? The title of the piece is mine, the rest is Argiope. Not-So-Supreme Court Argument – Spitting Rage by Argiope: EMTALA passed in 1986 to prevent hospitals from turning away …
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Serpentine Rick Scott Slithers Back on Previous Support for Florida’s Abortion Ban
Invasive Midwestern Python Rick Scott, former Florida governor and current U.S. senator, has an A+ rating from the forced-birth extremists at SBA Pro-Life America. But he’s the latest craven GOP worm to trample pwecious “unborn babies” in a walk-back to protect his political career. Let’s review the tape: Here’s what Scott said in a June …
Saturday Evening Open Thread: Arizona, Trying to Become the Site of Our Next Civil War
(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com) Sen. @CaptMarkKelly: This is a disaster for women. This is all because of Donald Trump. Doctors could be thrown in jail for just doing their job. It's clear why this happened and Trump spiked the ball on this on Monday. He's claiming responsibility and he is responsible pic.twitter.com/dQiCrLEQGW — Julia Hamelburg …
TGIFriday Morning Open Thread: Life (Mostly) Goes On
Leader Jeffries: We are going to push back against Republican extremism. We've had to repeatedly do it because the extreme MAGA Republicans are determined to rip away reproductive freedoms. They want to impose draconian economic policy that is anchored in tax cuts for the wealthy pic.twitter.com/YKQWp6S0N1 — DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) April 11, 2024 This …
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Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Repro Rights Are Human Rights
The former president has been clear: He is proudly responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade. Congress must pass a bill to restore the protections of Roe. President Biden is ready to sign it. pic.twitter.com/Batqnoxo5l — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) April 9, 2024 Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi on former President Trump's abortion statement: "He either …
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Dubious At Best
I am still not over the ridiculous and murderous ruling that came from the Arizona Supreme Court yesterday. The territorial Speaker of the House in 1864 – for the territory that later became Arizona – was William Claude Jones. He’s the one who is legislating from beyond the grave. He’s quite the role model, and …