#abortion referendum

[gwydionmisha]

Ohio's six-week abortion ban permanently struck down as judge upholds referendum

"The State of Ohio seeks not to uphold the constitutional protection of abortion rights, but to diminish and limit it," Judge Christian Jenk

[tomorrowusa]

Young Democrats are flocking to register to vote in Texas after abortion ruling, data shows

A new analysis found that Texans who are newly registered to vote are younger and more...

It’s awesome that young people in Texas are registering to vote in droves.

A new analysis from political data and polling firm TargetSmart found that while Texas’ new voter registrants are evenly split between men and women, they are younger and more Democratic than before the June ruling.

“It’s not that we’re not seeing a surge from women but that in Texas, we’re somewhat uniquely also seeing a surge from men, particularly younger, more progressive men, who are matching the surge from women,” said CEO Tom Bonier, whose firm works with Democratic and progressive candidates.

“I would expect to see that trend develop more in other states as we get closer to the election, but it was interesting to see Texas as first in that sense.”

In turnout elections, people really need to turn out.

Kansas had a record turnout for its August primary when there was a radical anti-abortion measure on the ballot. Because of that enormous turnout, abortion remains legal in The Sunflower State.

The state’s young voters — defined as those under age 25 — are also leaning more blue, the analysis found. Democrats now make up 47 percent of young Texas voters, up from 34 percent. The Republican share has remained the same at just under 30 percent.

The only way to get rid of semi-fascist Trump Republicans is by voting Democratic. Wasting votes on dipshit third parties who have ZERO chance of winning is a bizarre act of futility.

Voting Democratic is the only way to protect abortion. Be wary of Trump Republican candidates who have been cleansing their websites of their fanatical opposition to abortion. They got to be GOP candidates in the first place because they had to jump through the ideological flaming hoops of extremist anti-abortion groups.

Whether there’s a specific ballot measure or not, abortion is still on the ballot in every state.

And to be able to vote, you need to register. If you’ve moved (even just two doors away) you need to re-register or amend your old registration. Address is key to registration.

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[irishswiftieinwonderland]

just one month until ireland is hopefully changed for the better || REPEAL THE 8TH || TOGETHER FOR YES

[tiocfaidharlulz]

In awe of all mná, today! And of everyone affected by this issue. Make sure you take the time today to get out and vote and don’t let yourself lose out on this opportunity to change Ireland for the better. Remember to put an X, not a tick, on your ballot paper to VOTE YES and REPEAL THE 8TH AMENDMENT. Your vote matters and and you could be part of a revolutionary movement which finally affords pregnant people in crisis the chance to receive safe and legal care when it comes to abortion.

I love you all, and I’m so proud of everything that’s been achieved so far. Hopefully tomorrow we’ll wake up with a better Éire.

Give ‘em hell, kids. ☘️🇮🇪💪🏻

[burnitalldownism]

Why do pro-lifers have such a shitty opinion of their own parents? Like, I’d still be here if abortion had been legal, no question. Sorry you’re so convinced your parents didn’t want you I guess?

[insignificantbullet]

today is just the best day. so proud of my home county. 

[jeggit]

It’s Over Now

We were bullied and harassed into silence and submission: 

Ireland’s referendum on the Eighth Amendment is over now. Those in favour of repeal won by a considerable majority, effectively ending the discussion in the state for the foreseeable future. It is all over.

This was without doubt the most divisive political experience I have ever lived through - and I am a veteran of the Scottish independence campaign. The debate never came to blows, thank God, but the level of personal abuse - considering the personal and painful nature of the subject - was on a level I have never seen before, and hope to never experience again.

Yes supporters and No supporters suffered an unprecedented level of abuse on the streets for the positions they held, but sadly - and I hope it comes to light - I cannot speak for the Yes campaign. I can only share my own experience of this most bitter of campaigns.

Name Calling

Given that a third of Ireland was against the repeal of the Eighth - for a multitude of reasons - No badges were conspicuously absent on the streets of Dublin, giving the false impression that there was no support for No in the city. Consequently I made the decision to begin wearing a No badge.

Wearing it I was approached by a number of people, all women. The first was a Yes campaigner on Henry Street who shouted at me that I was “on the side of the lunatics, women haters, and religious fanatics.” I was then shouted at by a group of younger women calling me a “rape apologist.” Lastly, on public transport, a woman of about my age spat out the words at me: “Are you some sort of fucking wife beater or something.”

On another occasion I watched as a group of young women dramatically slammed down their utensils, lifted their plates, and moved to another table in a fast food restaurant when another woman sat near them wearing a “Love Both” No badge on her jacket. After finishing my food I waited for her to finish and thanked her for wearing it when she reached the door. She burst into tears.

Being Asked The Impossible

There were many reasons people voted No. But at the heart of this was the question of life. This was not about seeking to harm women or put them in danger - it was a sincere consideration that the question was always about two lives. No one who accepts the life and the humanity of the unborn could vote Yes to a poll that asked them to remove all protections from all children for the first 12 weeks in the womb. This was the impossible position in which No voters were in, and yet this was ignored.

We were routinely told that we were defending a Catholic Church that raped children and locked women away in Magdalene Laundries. We were told that we were religious nutters, that we were women haters. Men who spoke up were shouted down for not being women, and women who spoke up were shouted down for being “backward” and “demented.”

One woman who voted No by postal voted revealed to me that she felt guilty voting No, saying that she felt society was pressing on her a guilt even though she believed she was doing the right thing. Her particular fear was that she would be “tested” for this by having a profoundly disabled child. She told me she felt under continual stress and pressure to “conform,” but her conscience would not allow her.

Recriminations and Open Season

Among No voters the consensus is that we are to go to ground. We have been defeated and the emboldened, more militant Yes voters are hunting us. I haven’t felt particularly hunted, but then I left Dublin for a few days after the result. I can respect the vote and the democratic decision, but I cannot accept abortion. This is ethically and morally impossible for me.

Over social media I have seen the celebrations of Yes supporters turn into prolonged attacks on prominent No supporters, with all No supporters being equated with the more extreme fringes of the No camp. 

[k-itt--y]

the world: ireland is such a catholic, non-progressive country

me, an intellectual: