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lastlib

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9. "Alabama--the perineum of America"

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 01:52 PM

Oct 2023

Jeezus Henry Christ, what a backward state! Its politicians are part of the reason we can't have nice things in government. And healthcare for women.

(Lookin' at you, Tom Potato. Among others....)

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Fears rise as three Alabama hospitals prepare to stop delivering babies [View all] Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 OP

That's some state, Alabama PJMcK Oct 2023 #1

It'll be back to 19th-century style midwife births in most red states before long peppertree Oct 2023 #12

Why did anyone think... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #2

No abortion, no contraception, no ob-gyn or maternity care. Zero help. No nothing. CousinIT Oct 2023 #3

Cruelty is the point. Was it Rachel Maddow that coined that phrase? ALBliberal Oct 2023 #4

Wrong. CincyDem Oct 2023 #5

Madison Cawthorn publicly referred to women as "Earthen vessels, sanctified by Almighty God" keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #7

US livestock gets better care. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #8

Elections Have Consequences modrepub Oct 2023 #6

"Alabama--the perineum of America" lastlib Oct 2023 #9

If 'bama is the taint, and Flaw'duh is the wang, then Texas must be... Grokenstein Oct 2023 #11

What you get when you vote Republican. NM Grins Oct 2023 #10

Two forces meeting Old Crank Oct 2023 #13

and the WAR ON WOMEN continues apace. niyad Oct 2023 #14