I wish we could let him carry a non-viable fetus through the last portion of the pregnancy. What a heartbreak for the mother, and to compound it by requiring her to finish it out? Thoughtless, insensitive, cruel, and inhumane.
I'll wait for independent confirmation that this happened. Here in Colorado, the gun lobby's main lawyer was spreading rumors (via Twitter) about a gun manufacturer being arrested for terrorism after he took a cab with seven shotguns somewhere. It took off among the gun crowd but turned out that no such arrest was carried out.
That doesn't mean that this did not happen, but Twitter isn't a 100% reliable conduit for news, either.
Unfortunately, a Salvadoran woman who is carring a fetus that is missing a large section of its brain is being FORCED to carry it--despite the fact that she is at high risk of death due to lupus, kidney problems, and other complications. Take action below to try to tell the Salvadoran authorities to SAVE BEATRIZ!
Gohmert's unique brand of fucktardery [Textard?] has spawned a cottage industry. I have yet to see a comprehensive index of his work online, but here are a few tidbits many of you have probably already seen:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/23/world/…
San Salvador, El Salvador (CNN) -- A 22-year-old woman in El Salvador, pregnant and suffering from illnesses, has become a flashpoint in the country's debate on abortion.
Cognitive dissonance. Most Republicans, when they look at the picture of a woman, will immediately label it MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMMMMMMMMY. Because that's how they (don't) think.
If a fetus has total ancephaly, then no one should argue that it is a person. I understand the "shouldn't we treat an embryo like it's human just in case" argument, but with no brain and no chance of ever developing one, such a fetus has no capacity to have experiences. It's only alive the way a finger is. I wouldn't even think of what that woman did as an abortion.
But I guess hyperconservatives have to protect "people" with no brains; they're so easily mistaken for them.
I found no confirmation of this quote. Louie Gohmert is an idjit, no doubt, but I don't see a news story where he said this. Would love to see a citation from someone.
It's this kind of mindset that made it difficult for my wife to tell her religious, right wing parents when she was in the same situation. Fortunately they were sympathetic supported her.
@4,17
It happened at a Congressional hearing. If you google it now, there are a few well-documented reports with full quotations. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/24/go…
As I told my wife, Louie Gohmert jokes don't even need punchlines. Anytime someone starts a sentence "Louie Gohmert...." I just start laughing reflexively.
That doesn't mean that this did not happen, but Twitter isn't a 100% reliable conduit for news, either.
Republican: "You don't get that choice!"
Woman: "Well then, I need help raising it."
Republican: "Fuck off! You were the one who chose to get pregnant! Don't force your bad choices on the rest of us!"
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapp…
http://mariopiperni.com/dumbass-republic…
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Louie_Gohme…
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/26…
http://www.salon.com/2011/06/17/gohmert_…
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2013032…
San Salvador, El Salvador (CNN) -- A 22-year-old woman in El Salvador, pregnant and suffering from illnesses, has become a flashpoint in the country's debate on abortion.
Seriously, isn't Gohmert proof that in America, that fetus with no brain function could grow up and be a Texas Congressman?
How else are you going to get new conservatives?
(I know the joke has already been done to death in 14 comments, but I could not resist my spin)
But I guess hyperconservatives have to protect "people" with no brains; they're so easily mistaken for them.
It happened at a Congressional hearing. If you google it now, there are a few well-documented reports with full quotations.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/24/go…