Abortion Ban Killing Women in Nicaragua

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http://current.com/items/88922558_nicaragua_a_dying_generation

The new law there has no exceptions, not even for saving the woman's life.

[BlooInBloo]

1. You're missing the upside. At least men have absolute control over a woman's sexuality and body!

Fucking barbarians.

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2. And the church is able to exert its righteous influence. nt

[ColbertWatcher]

19. Gosh, I hope we can complete the fascism trifecta...

...with a corporation making money off this!

NOT.

[Iris]

20. hmmm... trying to think how that would work

oh, yes! Maybe some kind of monitoring device in the form of a nice jewel-toned ankle bracelet could be required for every pregnant woman. That way every move could be tracked and if anything indicated she was even CONSIDERING an abortion, she could be apprehended and thrown in jail until the birth of the baby and then executed.

Maybe, later, they could require one for every woman of child-bearing age and then maybe even a "starter monitor" for little girls - in pink, of course.

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3. Kick nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. And birth control and sex education are not being fostered by the government

According to this assessment, the government succumbed to pressures from the Church and withdrew efforts to provide birth control and reproduction education. Nicaragua's population doubles every 10 years and it has the highest maternal mortality rate in Latin America. It wasn't that way under the Sandinistas.

http://americas.irc-online.org/reports/2004/0403nicawom.html

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7. It's one of the poorest countries in the world.

But Nicaragua is an interesting microcosm to look to understand the dynamic that would be created in the United States (again) if abortion rights were ever curtailed.

[Iris]

18. yes, but it would be interesting to see how American men would deal with being widowers and single

fathers. Can you imagine the shit that would hit the fan once a few men lost their wives in childbirth or due to pregnancy complications and were then forced to care for the remaining children ALONE?

[uppityperson]

5. k&r

[Canuckistanian]

6. At least it's saving a lot of cute little babies

Cute, little bundles of ooogie-woogie snookie uggums goo-goo-goo pwetty widdle BAYBEES.

Awwwwww......

[Iris]

8. well-stated

I'm gagging now.

[nomorenomore08]

9. Who then get to die of starvation and/or disease.

nt

[fascisthunter]

16. self deleted

[Iris]

10. One of the comments: "Well, I think being arrested for Considering (sic) abortion is cool."

This guy think it's ok to be arrested for considering abortion even if your life is in danger because "I think abortion is wrong."

Makes me want to punch his smug face. Or a wall. Or my own belly... uh-oh

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21. Yeah, that guy pretty well disgusted me. nt

[Iris]

22. briefly considered creating an id to reply but figured it wasn't worth it

Someone who reacts that way - to suggest people should be punished for their thoughts - well, no use getting into it with someone like that.

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23. Go for it. Slam that clown. nt

[Iris]

24. He's probably too stupid to even find his way back to the discussion. n/t

[Solly Mack]

11. Fuckers

[PeaceNikki]

12. This is pathetic and horrible.

:(

[fascisthunter]

13. How Incredibly Fanatical

Now two are dead..... stupid.

[Iris]

14. and others are possibly left motherless

[PeaceNikki]

15. No... 82.

Since the ban was implemented in 2006, 82 women have died because they did not receive a life saving abortion.

[fascisthunter]

17. sick... I Can't Stand Fanatics

I really can't tell ya how pissed this makes me.