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70. It's time for Texas to become it's own country and leave the US

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 06:24 PM

Nov 2016

They want to, so let them.

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Texas Officials to Force Burial, Cremation of Fetal Remains [View all] riversedge Nov 2016 OP

This is a ridiculous solution to a non-problem! DesertRat Nov 2016 #1

Started by Pence in Indiana n/t radical noodle Nov 2016 #8

It is meant to hurt and shame the women involved. riversedge Nov 2016 #11

Especially since it applies to EVERY still birth, regardless of cause jmowreader Nov 2016 #24

Some will go to prison. Outrage over expenses and Hortensis Nov 2016 #25

My friend had a funeral for her still born son, who was 6-1/2 months old when he passed. lark Nov 2016 #64

And cost prohibitive awoke_in_2003 Nov 2016 #71

It cost me 1200 to get my mother cremated recently here in California. kimbutgar Nov 2016 #73

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2016 #76

smh Solly Mack Nov 2016 #2

That is grotesque. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2016 #3

Texans love the government telling them what to do perdita9 Nov 2016 #4

Blanket statements Liberalagogo Nov 2016 #14

That's right. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #19

1!!! Get awful tired of this. Dustlawyer Nov 2016 #36

My apologies perdita9 Nov 2016 #68

That's true of most republicans. progressoid Nov 2016 #27

This won't be a problem edhopper Nov 2016 #5

There would still be a ton of spontaneous abortions radical noodle Nov 2016 #7

Abortion, then birth control, then condoms, welcome to the Corporate Theocracy. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #16

In the land of Pence... radical noodle Nov 2016 #6

I would like to ask Pence why only 3 children? yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #85

Welcome to the American Theocracy HAB911 Nov 2016 #9

Mosaic law is the basis of Shiria. alfredo Nov 2016 #26

Yes, the circle(jerk) of life, lol...........n/t HAB911 Nov 2016 #30

For sure. alfredo Nov 2016 #39

Now what? greymattermom Nov 2016 #10

Time to mail in your used pads for burial, ladies. arithia Nov 2016 #12

I'd send them to TX Lieutanant Governor Dan Patrick, in Austin. Paladin Nov 2016 #18

the law doesn't cover miscarriages. alfredo Nov 2016 #41

the article was wrong then? arithia Nov 2016 #56

I checked some Texas newspapers. alfredo Nov 2016 #77

The article says it covers miscarriages. Justice Nov 2016 #58

But others sources in Texas said otherwise. alfredo Nov 2016 #78

Long, slow, large funeral processions at rush hour. rzemanfl Nov 2016 #13

This state (Yes I am still here in it) keeps finding new ways to display their assholery Scalded Nun Nov 2016 #15

5th Rec Hekate Nov 2016 #17

This shit needs to stop. Seriously. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #20

I'm way past the age of this affecting me, but I am outraged and saddened hamsterjill Nov 2016 #21

They desperately want to bring back the 50's with hack pseudo doctors and back alley coat hanger RKP5637 Nov 2016 #35

Yeppers, they do. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #48

They parrot material with no brain engaged. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #50

It sounds like the mother is expected to pay for it too! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #22

You know how much it is going to cost to have a miscarriage? LeftInTX Nov 2016 #23

If you cremate Lithos Nov 2016 #33

I don't think they would allow a mass cremation. LeftInTX Nov 2016 #45

Hmmm Lithos Nov 2016 #47

What about the places where bodies are left to deteriorate and return to nature. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #54

hmmm Lithos Nov 2016 #57

Green cemeteries - but I think most of the bodies are buried csziggy Nov 2016 #83

Actually, the photographer Sally Mann photographed that place womanofthehills Nov 2016 #89

Since Texas has .. cannabis_flower Nov 2016 #65

honestly that is crazy. barbtries Nov 2016 #28

Power and control, male authoritarian christian rule, as well as hatred for women. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #32

well, yeah, of course, barbtries Nov 2016 #43

I doubt it, been the sos for a long time. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #46

The law does not apply to miscarriages. alfredo Nov 2016 #29

The OP says it includes miscarriage womanofthehills Nov 2016 #49

Read post #67 alfredo Nov 2016 #80

the article says it covers miscarriages. Justice Nov 2016 #59

The Washington Post has better information: Demit Nov 2016 #67

Read post #67 alfredo Nov 2016 #79

In which God is the abortionist.....n/t HAB911 Nov 2016 #90

Lock him up! alfredo Nov 2016 #92

I think going forward there is going to be a very significant graphical divide in the US, like two RKP5637 Nov 2016 #31

Same here HAB911 Nov 2016 #37

Yep, my list of safe states gets slimmer all the time. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #52

I feel the same way kimbutgar Nov 2016 #74

I've driven cross country a few times. I'm always careful. Some of the small towns have some real RKP5637 Nov 2016 #84

Are they doing it for bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #34

Tell them this makes more "democrat" voters in the graveyard..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #38

Unbelievable Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #40

Geez, Reeps really hate women! ananda Nov 2016 #42

Great! azureblue Nov 2016 #44

so will there be investigations KT2000 Nov 2016 #51

medical waste is supposed to be incinerated Warpy Nov 2016 #53

We can see what's coming. HassleCat Nov 2016 #55

Funeral homes should refuse to cooperate OldRedneck Nov 2016 #60

Now why would any woman vote R? Botany Nov 2016 #61

weirdly worded law, incineration yes but never this- "grinding up and discharging to a sewer system" Sunlei Nov 2016 #62

Fucking bastards. lark Nov 2016 #63

A miscarriage is an abortion keithbvadu2 Nov 2016 #66

Fight back The Jungle 1 Nov 2016 #69

It's time for Texas to become it's own country and leave the US Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #70

So what happens if a woman goes to another state and gets an abortion? kimbutgar Nov 2016 #72

... Solly Mack Nov 2016 #75

I'd suggest sending them to the REPUBLICAN caucuses BlueProgressive Nov 2016 #93

Good point Solly Mack Nov 2016 #96

Sounds like a gift to the mortuary lobby nt doc03 Nov 2016 #81

This is fking Bullshit! Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2016 #82

The stupid - it burns jpak Nov 2016 #86

Time Reversal Megahurtz Nov 2016 #87

Well, that didn't take long. Hugin Nov 2016 #88

The law exempts women who abort or miscarry at home HAB911 Nov 2016 #91

This seems just another attempt to regulate to death BlueProgressive Nov 2016 #94

So someone should set up a donation, cremation, funeral greymattermom Nov 2016 #95

Satanists Say Texas Rule for Aborted Fetuses Violates Their Religious Beliefs HAB911 Dec 2016 #97

If I get the chance to assist someone in breaking these rules, I shall do so. Paladin Dec 2016 #98