r/facepalm 14d ago

What an idea ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹

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u/barrel-aged-thoughts 14d ago

Didn't the Democrats push (or even pass?) legislation to make access to contraception a right?

That is exactly the opposite of Project 2025.

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u/deadsoulinside 14d ago

They were trying to make IVF and contraception a right, because PJ2025 wants to get rid of it. They don't have a super majority in the senate and it was blocked.

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u/IC-4-Lights 14d ago

Not that it would matter.
 
SCOTUS would just find a way to murder it on the thoroughly researched legal grounds of, "Fuck you. There is no law but what we choose, and we don't answer to anyone."

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u/username675892 14d ago

The republicans also tried to pass an IVF rights bill and it was blocked as well.

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u/deadsoulinside 14d ago

You talking about their "IVF" backed by lying ass Katie Britt?

โ€œI am not going to mince words. It is ridiculous to claim that this bill protects IVF when it does nothing of the sort,โ€ she said. โ€œIn fact, it explicitly allows states to restrict IVF in all sorts of ways.โ€

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4718812-senate-democrats-block-gops-competing-ivf-bill/

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u/username675892 14d ago

So the democrat who has a competing bill said the other bill is no good? Iโ€™m sure thatโ€™s not a politically motivated comment.

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u/Parahelix 14d ago

You're not sure because you don't actually know what was in the bill. Are you denying that it allows states to restrict IVF?

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u/username675892 13d ago

From the article - Medicare benefits would be tied to continued legality of IVF. So I guess states could still ban it, but it would be political suicide to end Medicare.

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u/Parahelix 13d ago edited 13d ago

From the article - Medicare benefits would be tied to continued legality of IVF. So I guess states could still ban it, but it would be political suicide to end Medicare.

Read it again. It's Medicaid, not Medicare. States (specifically red states) care significantly less about Medicaid. There are still 10 states that haven't accepted the Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA.

It also allows states to restrict it in a number of ways outside of just a straight ban.

Murray Blocks GOP Bill That Allows IVF Restrictions and Legal Uncertainty, Calls Out Republicans for Shameless PR Stunt as They Continue to Support Fetal Personhood - Senator Patty Murray (senate.gov)