Ohio Republicans Say It's Their 'God Given Right' to Restrict Abortion Access
Ohio Republicans Say It's Their 'God Given Right' to Restrict Abortion Access
Republicans in Ohio want to undermine the will of voters who approved a measure enshrining reproductive freedom into the state’s constitution.
Republicans in Ohio want to undermine the will of voters who approved a measure enshrining reproductive freedom into the state’s constitution
Republicans went against their own rules and held a special election in August to stop abortion; they lost. Republicans then lost in November and abortion rights were enshrined in Ohio's constitution. Now Republicans are saying no to democracy and laws.
Our problem here is all the Republicans. They're anti-American. Ship them off to a place that fits them better.
I have just the gadsden flag for this
From the party that brought us great hits such as: Don’t Tread on Me, and Small Government! comes their new hit singles: Tread on You and Threateningly Massive Government!
A God given right to enforce laws over the public at their own whims?
So... Like a Monarchy and court of the throne?
How deliciously un-american of the Ohio Republicans.
If they'd like to join into a monarchical society, why not rejoin the Ol' British Empire as a Colony?
Shall we get the band back together on a mission from god?
All you have to do is kneel before the king.
So... Go on then... Kneel.
(/S if you couldn't tell, fuck the Monarchy)
Get God down here and let him tell us what rights he's given. I'll wait.
What they say their "god" says does not matter in a secular government. They can go fuck themselves. Whenever anyone talks about their god, in my head, I give it about as much relevance as if they were talking about what Harry Potter demands. Or
Also, I'd like it if more people were to ask these radical right wing religious extremists which god they are talking about. All too often, we give this provincialism - that talking about "God" must mean we have to assume they are talking about Jehovah/Yahweh/Allah - a pass. Make them spell it out.
Keep taking Ls at the polls, Christofascists.
You're not giving me a good reason now to raise my children to believe in your god.
They need to be removed from power by any means available.
God gave you free will but the only choice you are allowed to make is to obey. Same logic here. That's republican's understanding of democracy.
You know what the smart political thing to do here is? Shut up and go along with it. It was an off year and voters chose it in a landslide. Keep quiet, and they'll probably consider the issue settled by 2024.
Instead, they're going to make this an issue persisting into 2024 that drives massive turnout against them. They feel power slipping, so they tighten their hold, but that only makes it slip faster.
It’s my unicorn given right to punch republicans in the face
No amendment can overturn the God-given rights with which we were born,” state Rep. Beth Lear (R-Galena) added in the Republican’s statement.
Glad to know we agree that God, if they exist, gave us the ability to perform abortions and you won't do anything to restrict them.
Fucking christians...
This is the best summary I could come up with:
“The Ohio legislature alone will consider what, if any, modifications to make to existing laws based on public hearings and input from legal experts on both sides.”
The strategy Republicans are now proposing would essentially strip Ohio’s courts of the authority to repeal existing abortion restrictions before the new amendment goes into effect on December 7.
“No amendment can overturn the God-given rights with which we were born,” state Rep. Beth Lear (R-Galena) added in the Republican’s statement.
Another representative, Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester), claimed the referendum had only passed due to “foreign election interference.”
Rep. Bill Dean (R-Xenia) said the amendment “doesn’t repeal a single Ohio law,” and that its language is “dangerously vague and unconstrained, and can be weaponized to attack parental rights or defend rapists, pedophiles, and human traffickers.”
Gretchen Whitmer, told The Detroit News that “it shouldn’t be lost on people that these right-wing organizations and radical Republicans in the Michigan Legislature are cherry-picking courts to try to once again overturn a constitutionally guaranteed right because they can’t win with voters.”
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God doesn't give out rights or authority in a secular republic, the people do. When you use the authority delegated by the people to take away some of those people's rights and tell them God gives you that right, it's called bullshitting.
That's always the weakness of a democracy/republic; it's when charlatans convince people to consent to give up their power that they fail into autocracies
I wasn’t aware that god was handing out rights.
Abort a fascist today!!!
Honestly, after two defeats I was a little worried that turnout for Nov 2024 would decrease since protection is now in their state constitution. It's really kind of these folks to keep their losing issue relevant for us.
They aren't going to stop until they are stopped. Physically. Mortally.
If God desires things to be a certain way, couldn't he just snap his fingers and make it so?
Well, not if he's not real he can't, but that won't stop the deluded masses from invoking his name anyway.
UNLESS God speaks through the Pope in which case God is wrong!
“No amendment can overturn the God-given rights with which we were born,” state Rep. Beth Lear (R-Galena) added in the Republican’s statement.
...born?
So they keep saying that because of the bible, but thr bible also says to help the people in need and I do not see a republican doing that.