Oh. That’s good.

I mean, who does not enjoy a monthly case of UTI and septic shock?

Or have the patient take an Advil. That works, too, according to the same study. Law followed!

it’s almost like they wrote a bill without taking any time to think about what it meant....

Is it reasonable to worry that the fact they are technically breaking the law might be used to shut the clinics down?

SPEAKING OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO IDEA HOW BIOLOGY WORKS

This is the problem I see with the whole framework of science vs. faith over the last few years. When the conversation is framed such that the two are positioned as equally opposite and valid options, people convince themselves that their feelings, beliefs and faith are equal to the scientific method and there’s no…

Has anyone tried the good ‘ol Vulcan Nerve Pinch? Seemed effective without unnecessary drugs.

You know, why not get one of the “parents” of the “child” to waive the anesthesia?

“Not me!” said the flea.

Who hasn’t found themselves thinking lately that laws need to be worded less straight-forwardly, and more like riddles posed by a troll before you can cross their bridge?

also love that each office was directing folks to another office (AG > governor > dept of health > AG) none pointing to the actual state legislators...

legislators argued that a fetus can feel pain

It’s almost like politicians shouldn’t be writing legislation about medical practices they know nothing about. I mean, I don’t show up at circuses and tell lion tamers how to do their jobs, anymore than I want them stopping by my classroom with tips on pedagogy.

If you press gently but firmly for 8.5 seconds just above the navel, the resulting pressure prevents the fetus from feeling any pain for the next five hours. This was proven in the same study they used to prove fetal pain.

“I guess I’m breaking the law, but I don’t know how to not break it because no one would tell me,” Torres said. 

Can we just call this law ‘The Chaffetz’ because reasons?

CPAC. What a bunch of liberal elites, suppressing his FREE SPEECH like that. If he wants to fuck 13 year old boys, that’s his first amendment right! You can’t just silence him because he’s telling it like it is!

Instead of postcards, I’m going to start mailing paper snowflakes to Republican members of congress. Write a letter on regular paper, then enclose a hand made paper snowflake.