Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022. On Monday, March 6, 2023, five women sued Texas over its abortion ban — saying they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives — in the latest legal fight back against state restrictions after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.Biden’s White House slams Gov.
," : I cannot believe I am saying this, but I agree with Gov. Abbott — Texas' new abortion ban needs to be clarified. Is this clarification needed because the law was written in such a misogynous frenzy that the ban, which affects the life and death of women and girls, was not written in a careful manner? Or are doctors and hospitals being too careful about their risk under the law, rather than thinking of their patients' much greater risk?.
His"health" concern does raise an interesting question for Texans. What is the best way to help our oil companies transition to sustainable energy production? Do we follow the model of the buggy whip manufacturers who were simply destroyed by the switch from horses to horsepower? Another model we might consider is the tobacco industry. The similarities are striking. Both produced products that, if used according to the manufacturer’s instructions, had catastrophic impacts on their customers. Both fought the acceptance of these impacts by attacking the science to delay as much as possible their loss of customers.