• @ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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      Not all of them! Some literally have zero idea what they’re voting for and just follow party lines. John Oliver had a recent episode on abortion rights where he played a clip of an interview with a Republican from Idaho who admitted he didn’t even look at an extremely restrictive anti-abortion bill before voting in favour of it. Only after it passed did he meet with OB/GYNs who educated him of all the terrible implications of the law which has caused him to reconsider his position.

      • Gormadt
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        442 years ago

        “I didn’t know the extent of the rights I was stripping before I voted to strip rights away from people”

        Yeah he doesn’t get a pass

        He’s in a position of power, he could have literally asked professionals in relevant fields their opinions before voting on it but he didn’t

        • FuglyDuck
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          72 years ago

          He knew. He voted any way.

          And now he’s trying to weasel out of the backlash

      • @PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
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        42 years ago

        It was like this in Kansas when we voted. I can talk to them and many are actually somewhat reasonable, so when you tell them about some of the implications they’re horrified.

  • @Gork@lemm.ee
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    332 years ago

    “If we are going to require people to collect and bring used menstrual products to hospitals so that they can make sure it is indeed a miscarriage, it’s as ridiculous and invasive as it is cruel.”

    Let’s not give them any ideas…