Women who say abortion restrictions put them in peril compelled to campaign for Biden

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News/AP

April 7, 2024, 10:21 AM


WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas woman who went into premature labor, developed sepsis and nearly died and a Louisiana woman who said restrictive abortion laws prevented her from getting medical help for a miscarriage are now campaigning for President Joe Biden as the Democrat highlights how women's health is being affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections.

Amanda Zurawski and Kaitlyn Joshua will travel to North Carolina and Wisconsin over the next two weeks to meet with doctors, local officials and voters. The Biden campaign sees their stories as potent firsthand accounts of the growing medical peril for many women as abortion restrictions pushed by Republicans complicate health care.

“The abortion topic is a very heavy topic, and I understand that, said Joshua, 31, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ”But I also understand and believe that the Biden and Harris administration is the only administration that could do anything remotely close to addressing the abortion bans ... and then also doing a deeper dive into research and understanding women’s health in general.”

Biden and Democrats see reproductive health as a major driver for the 2024 election as the president and his proxies blame Republican Donald Trump, whose judicial nominations paved the way for the Supreme Court’s conservative majority decision in 2022 that overturned abortion rights codified by Roe v. Wade. Republicans, including Trump, are struggling to figure out how to talk about the issue, if at all. Trump has both taken credit for the overturning of Roe and suggested abortion should be legal until 15 weeks, and has promised to make a statement outlining his policies this week.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/2-women-abortion-restrictions-put-medical-peril-feel-108961893

[Diamond_Dog]

1. I will never understand

those who insist abortion should not be allowed, no exceptions.

[pazzyanne]

8. No exceptions sounds good until it affects you personally.

Had this discussion with my Maga sister last week. After discussing particulars such as 10 year olds forced to carry to term, women forced to carry decomposing babies, women who miscarry developing sepsis because they can't get a DNC, etc. She told me those were exceptions not the rule. She then stated she is not opposed to abortions for rape or incest. Told her that many women live in states with total abortion bans and do not get that option. Closed with a question - "How would you feel if (your daughter) was facing one of the medical emergencies? They live in North Dakota that has total abortion ban. Total silence! Knowing my sister, she would have her daughter in a car heading for the Minnesota boarder.

[Diamond_Dog]

9. Your sister at least sounds pretty sane

I have heard women say stupid shit like “it was God’s will”.

[pazzyanne]

10. She and I have had 5 rocky "trump" years.

She is still a cult member, but she now will talk and listen. I count that as progress.

[PSPS]

2. Poor use of the verb "compelled"

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Perhaps not

It's stronger than "encouraged them" or "prompted them" but a bit softer than "forced them", with "compel" being somewhat linked to "a duty to" carry out what would be an "honorable quest".

[Croney]

4. I agree. Like, I was tardy so I was compelled to do detention after school.

I know the other meaning, but this one comes to mind first.

[BaronChocula]

5. Headline works just fine without it

There's nothing in the article to indicate there was any arm-twisting.

[PSPS]

6. "feels compelled" would be better

[Warpy]

7. "Compelled" is a stupid word, nobody's got a gun to their heads

They might realize Biden is the only choice for any sane woman who doesn't want to die from a treatable health crisis. Or they might realize that a vote for TFG is a vote for the antique and abominable Comstock Act. Or they might reluctantly agree with the rest of us that theocracy is a bad idea, after all. and a vote for Biden will put the brakes on it.

However, no one is compelling them to do anything of the sort.