Yes, :LIB: alert. But I felt it was worth posting.

  • PurrLure [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I can see why you'd post this even if it's from the New Yorker. Here's one part that scared the shit out of me:

    "Some have already laid the groundwork for establishing government databases of pregnant women likely to seek abortions. Last year, Arkansas passed a law called the Every Mom Matters Act, which requires women considering abortion to call a state hotline and requires abortion providers to register all patients in a database with a unique I.D. Since then, six other states have implemented or proposed similar laws. The hotlines are provided by crisis pregnancy centers: typically Christian organizations, many of which masquerade as abortion clinics, provide no health care, and passionately counsel women against abortion. Crisis pregnancy centers are already three times as numerous as abortion clinics in the U.S., and, unlike hospitals, they are not required to protect the privacy of those who come to them. "

    I genuinely hate being on this sinking ship of a country.

    Edit: And as a side note, I suppose this is the silver lining of not being able to afford major doctor visits for years due to privatized healthcare. No visits means less data to work with.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Arkansas passed a law called the Every Mom Matters Act

      Remarkably ghoulish name for an authoritarian registry.