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On the abortion debate

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Jul 22, 2022
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A long time ago, a playwright brought down the Communist government in his country. He wrote a book decades before this success about methods of resistance to an oppressive tyrannical government. One of them was follow the ridiculous rules.

“Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.”
― Václav Havel

The Natural Result of Reversing Roe v. Wade

Many people are worried about the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate privacy in medical decisions. Me, not so much. Starting in the Fall, the states with trigger laws are going to panic. It will start with noticing that young women aren’t going to colleges in their state.

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This will only be exacerbated by moves to stop the morning after pill from entering these same states. While states can’t regulate the U.S. Postal Service, a new tactic is to let someone who leaves the s…

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