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Because it was never about abortion; it’s always been about controlling women and weakening their position in society.

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I came here to comment this. I’m glad this was at the top when ranked “hot” for me. Every time I see a headline like this I die a little inside, I’m so sick of this naive attitude in general society when dealing with theocrats.

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it was never about the abortions.

as always, the cruelty was the point.

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It was always about fascism. Always has been, always will be.

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Well yeah, they hate the idea of planned parenthood. The desirables of society are supposed to be married expressly for the purpose of bearing children, and anyone else is supposed to have it thrust upon them whether they’re ready, want it or not.

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Also they don’t want the poor to be able to have healthcare of any kind. Because that’s socialism donchaknow.

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It’s the name. PP and abortions are tied together in the minds of conservative voters, whether or not that particular branch provides abortion services. Texas legislature wants to burn down PP at all costs.

But then, Texas did something no other state had tried yet: It walked away from about $30 million in annual federal funds rather than allow Planned Parenthood to continue to provide contraception to low-income women. In 2013, Texas launched its own women’s health program, relying entirely on state dollars.

Texas’ reproductive health care landscape never recovered from this tornado, even when the state tried to make up the lost funding in future sessions.

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