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Living in the US, feels like we've gone back 50 years

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Downamongtherednecks · 23/07/2014 18:27

Ever since the buffer zone around abortion clinics law was struck down, it feels like the anti-choice lot have been galvanised into action. But I wanted to highlight the Rachel Maddow Show which took on the subject of an anti-abortion group who are targetting New Orleans, and trying to stop a women's clinic being built.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/anti-choice-protests-put-new-orleans-on-alert-311514691822
I have no words for what it feels like to be living through this. I haven't felt so much like chaining myself to something since getting the bus to Greenham Common in the 80s.

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SconeRhymesWithGone · 23/07/2014 20:27

I agree, Down. It's not even veiled misogyny; it's very out there.

Florida is interesting. The state went for President Obama twice, but has a Republican governor and legislature. I live in the culturally Southern part of the state (the north), but it is not as right-wing as some other parts of the South.

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Downamongtherednecks · 23/07/2014 20:13

scone I'm a bit further up than you, properly in the deep south. I've never seen anything like the current level of anti-women stuff going on. Even my primary age DD has asked why so many creepy men seem to be obsessed with controlling women.

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CaptChaos · 23/07/2014 20:09

I lived in Georgia for a while as a child. I have family all over, so will be paying attention. Thanks for the heads up on the Ga race.

SconeRhymesWithGone · 23/07/2014 20:02

Capt I think right now the forecasts are that it is a toss-up. The Republicans will definitely gains seats. One interesting race to watch is in Georgia (my native state; I now live in Florida). The Democratic nominee, Michelle Nunn, has a real chance to beat the Republican nominee. Her opponent may be too right wing, even for Georgia. It may be crucial for her to win to offset losing other Democratic seats. The Georgia seat is currently held by a Republican who is retiring.

CaptChaos · 23/07/2014 19:32

Does it look likely, Scone? Having the GOP back with real power behind them is a scary thought.

SconeRhymesWithGone · 23/07/2014 19:26

I am American and living in the South. We are also in election season, and the rhetoric is increasingly right-wing. I am really concerned about the outcome of the mid-term elections; if the Republicans take the Senate, it will only get worse.

CaptChaos · 23/07/2014 19:19

They are being imported to the UK. More and more protests by this type of person are being held outside any type of women's health clinic.

They really don't like women at all, and seek to control women's bodies. It's all rather sick making and worrying.

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Downamongtherednecks · 23/07/2014 18:40

chanel I think there will be more and more US women travelling to the UK/Europe to have abortions. (Like Irish women do now) And of course, only the rich ones can afford to do that. It's the poor Southern states who are being hit hardest by these groups.

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ChanelCristalle · 23/07/2014 18:36

wow. if the pro-choice don't find a voice, then there will be no abortion available in the usa before too long.

that lobby say they plan to harrass the contractors so much that hte clinics can't open. what a bunch of fuckwits

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