many times right-wing media and Trump attempt to claim otherwise. In reality, later abortions are those that happen after 20 weeks, and they are performed for many reasons including medical necessity or barriers to abortion access. As Dr. Kristyn Brandi explained to Vox, “Patients do not request abortion when they are in labor and doctors do not provide it.” She also noted that abortions that take place later in pregnancy make up “about 1 percent of all abortion care,” and that patients seek this care due to “some type of medical complication or their fetus was diagnosed with some type of genetic abnormality that makes their quality of life after they deliver really poor.” This isn’t the first time Trump has sourced his anti-abortion talking points from right-wing media. During his 2019 State of the Union Address, Trump repeated sensationalized misinformation about abortion measures in New York and Virginia, alleging that Democrats, “would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother’s womb moments before birth.” Trump reiterated this talking point at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), declaring doctors “will execute the baby after birth.” Trump’s use of right-
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It’s open season for political thugs and the Tories gave them the pass | Nick Cohen | Opinion | The Guardian
Anger over Brexit was almost inevitable, but the government failed to keep a lid on it
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/29/it-is-open-season-for-political-thugs-and-the-tories-gave-them-the-pass
Trump’s Ukraine Plotting Has Been Happening in Plain Sight. So Why Didn’t We See It? — ProPublica
It’s not just that there’s a lot to pay attention to.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/trumps-ukraine-plotting-has-been-happening-in-plain-sight-so-why-didnt-we-see-it
He, the People: The Inverse Correlation of Power and Civility in Britain – SPIEGEL ONLINE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is abandoning all inhibitions in the battle for Brexit. His hostile and antagonistic rhetoric dismays civil Britons, but provides catnip for those eager to leave the EU. Many fear he has opened a Pandora’s box.
— Read on m.spiegel.de/international/europe/he-the-people-the-inverse-correlation-of-power-and-civility-in-britain-a-1289009.html
US military suicides surge to record high among active duty troops | US news | The Guardian
The army, navy and marines all saw the rate of suicides go up this year, with only the air force showing a decrease
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/27/us-military-suicides-surge-to-record-high-among-active-duty-troops
Trump scandal: Ukraine fears it could become Russia of 2020 election | US news | The Guardian
Chris Murphy, a member of the US Senate foreign relations committee, who described both Zelenskiy and his administration in recent meetings as “confused” about “the nature of these demands they were getting from the Trump administration … and that they worry that the aid that was being cut off to Ukraine by the president was a consequence for their unwillingness, at the time, to investigate the Bidens”.
Source: Trump scandal: Ukraine fears it could become Russia of 2020 election | US news | The Guardian
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Open Thread |Let’s Look Some More at Impeachment
Open Thread |Let’s Look Some More at Impeachment
— Read on 3chicspolitico.com/2019/09/24/open-thread-lets-look-some-more-at-impeachment/
Opinion | The Crisis for Birds Is a Crisis for Us All – The New York Times
The mass disappearance of North American birds is a dire warning about the planet’s well-being.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/crisis-birds-north-america.html
The Christian converts who are setting fire to sacred Aboriginal objects – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Christian converts who are setting fire to sacred Aboriginal objects – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
— Read on mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/the-christian-converts-who-are-setting-fire-to-sacred-aboriginal/11527402
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