They think property rights trump everything else, and women’s bodies are property. In this case, property in state receivership (or equivalent).

“Where is that money coming from? Even with Sanders as president, that money doesn’t exist.”

All of these things are vastly cheaper than keeping her and people like her in jail, but we do that routinely.

... citation needed.

Definitely sounds like there would be some crossover with the Shape of Water fandom...

Replying to bump, because this is a really excellent comment.

If that’s true, that would make it a vastly better story. Shame 45 didn’t think it was important to the narrative, isn’t it?

Money could go for her long-acting birth control and drug treatment. It’s basically a total win for society.

Uh, because women with drug problems would live and get birth control, instead of having a bunch of unwanted babies and overdosing to death in the back isle of a mini mart?

Ah yes, the world where fetuses are people who deserve help, but women aren’t.

Dogs kill sloths any place where you find the two species together. Please do not put a sloth in a room full of dogs, even tiny cute ones.

I’m having difficulty thinking of a less supportive warm-blooded creature than a peacock, honestly.

Wait... I’m a Millennial? That can’t be right, I grew up with a rotary phone and a TV with dials on it.

Whelp, the US population doubled in the last 70- years or so, and during a fairly large chunk of that time, they mostly built mcmansions instead of sensibly-sized housing that was accessible to transit.

I always figured Anakin was subconsciously mind tricking her. Like Merope Gaunt, but way more insidious.

Did they change it in the DVD or something? Because I saw it once, and only once in theaters, and I almost screamed at the screen when they dropped that line.

Paging Dr Ball! Paging Dr Ball!

Hitler was a shit painter, and only an ok draftsman.

Plus job listings don’t even give you a range, let alone a number.

It was DOA as soon as Trump moved into the White House, I’m afraid.