13-year-old rape victim has baby amid confusion over state's abortion ban
13-year-old rape victim has baby amid confusion over state's abortion ban
A 13-year-old rape victim in Mississippi carried her baby to term amid her family's confusion over whether she could get an abortion in the state.
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Coulda codified Roe, but the filibuster was more important.
For 50 Republicans and about three Democrats in the Senate.
The Republicans are the big problem here.
Wasn't it even just two Democrats?
Do you expect Republicans to protect the right to choose? We gave Democrats a majority for a reason. Preserving the filibuster wasn't that reason.
I'd expect them to go along with not filibustering it because people will know that they blocked it, and vote for Democrats instead.
And instead we got enough Democrats deciding to work with Republicans to preserve the filibuster.