GOP Congressman Jim Banks wants to stop "young ladies" from traveling for reproductive healthcare

[Bismarck]

Run Mitch Run

He's pro-life as well.

Unless Democrats look for someone like the younger Bayh brothers, Indiana is Safe R.

Dems should not bother running there.

Sure but he’s smart enough to not say something like this.

[GP270watch]

Abortion must be stopped.

Why does abortion matter to you? Why do you care?

Because I care about the suffering of other human beings.

 No you don't. The mother is a human being you don't care about her suffering.

Why is it impossible to care about both’s suffering?

The mother is considering that ("both"), in the decision she is making.

It’s not up to her to decide the fate of another human being, though.

 Why is it up to you to decide the fate of the human being who is the mother?

[Alben Barkley]

Abortion must be stopped.

Honestly, supporting the effective kidnapping and enslavement of women by forcibly preventing them from leaving the state should be a bannable offense. That's North Korea level s--t and indistinguishable ethically from human trafficking, false imprisonment, rape, etc. This goes well beyond "protecting the unborn" into outright terrorism territory that LITERALLY seeks to control every aspect of a woman's body, all her choices, her free will, and her movement. It is about as totalitarian and dystopian as it gets, the absolute opposite of "small government" in every conceivable way, never mind how utterly dehumanizing it is to half the population. It is not a view that should be tolerated in a civilized society, any more than slavery itself ever should have been. In fact I'd be willing to fight and die in a civil war against those who believe in such backwards barbarism if necessary. People like you and Banks are downright dangerous and are why I will never EVER vote for the Republican Party no matter how annoying I may find the "woke" left. I'd rather all my kids go on trans hormones and hate my guts than vote for these pro-birth freaks.

[politicallefty]

There is a significant minority in this country that would have like to see a 21st century abortion version of the Fugitive Slave Act as law.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.  Then, we won't have to worry about this.

[John Dule]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.

Account overdrawn.

[Joe Republic]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.  Then, we won't have to worry about this.

What political capital?

[7,052,770]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.  Then, we won't have to worry about this.

There is probably not a majority of Republicans in Congress who would support that, much less a majority of all members of Congress.

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Abortion must be stopped.

Why does abortion matter to you? Why do you care?

Because I care about the suffering of other human beings.

 No you don't. The mother is a human being you don't care about her suffering.

Why is it impossible to care about both’s suffering?

The mother is considering that ("both"), in the decision she is making.

It’s not up to her to decide the fate of another human being, though.

Wrong. Other than God Himself, the only other people who should make such a decision to terminate a pregnancy before a certain point is obviously the mother and the father alongside a qualified health specialist and maybe immediate family members.

[Ferguson97]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.  Then, we won't have to worry about this.

Okay and after you do that, Democrats win a supermajority in Congress in the next election, undo your stupid law, and pass an amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to an abortion.

You sure you want to go down this path?

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

He's talking about a national ban, not banning interstate travel.

[Badger]

He's talking about a national ban, not banning interstate travel.

We know, and it's still a god-awful idea.

[longtimelurker]

Abortion The Constitution must be stopped.

Fixed it for you.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.  Then, we won't have to worry about this.

The last time the GOP lost a midterm this badly was when FDR was the popular President on his way to winning 46 states. Every single one of the millions of voters that election is now dead.

You lost a midterm with inflation nearing a forty year high and everyone thinking that we are in a recession.

The reason you don't have any political capital is because of abortion.

[Old Man Willow]

Abortion must be stopped.

Why does abortion matter to you? Why do you care?

Because I care about the suffering of other human beings.

There will be homeless people as long as there are lazy, dangerous f**k’s out there. There’s nothing we can do about that, unless you want to take the Soviet approach, which was to arrest/execute said lazy, dangerous f**k’s.

[Person Man]

Yeah, we all knew this is where they were headed from the beginning. Overturning Roe was just the start to their roll-back of what they deem unacceptable social progress over the last 40-50 years, in many cases further. It's time for all blue states and communities that aren't taken over by the extreme right to make it clear there isn't any world where we comply with any red state law enforcement trying to prosecute cases like this and we will also offer safe-abode to any women who are being pursued by those states.

Literally Gilead. But that's okay, we all know who wins in the end.

It needs to be clear that making and especially enforcing such laws crosses a “thin red line” which will be pushed back against by any. means. necessary.

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.  Then, we won't have to worry about this.

You wasted it all in the Speaker election

[Person Man]

Let's just use all our political capital on passing a national ban from the moment of conception.  Then, we won't have to worry about this.

The last time the GOP lost a midterm this badly was when FDR was the popular President on his way to winning 46 states. Every single one of the millions of voters that election is now dead.

You lost a midterm with inflation nearing a forty year high and everyone thinking that we are in a recession.

The reason you don't have any political capital is because of abortion.

I’m totally happy with them having found their hill to die on.

[MasterJedi]

A bunch of old, white pervs who want to force women to give birth so they have access to a young, groom-able stable of kids. Pretty sick but we have people on here advocating for it. 

[Hermit For Peace]

This just in, Congressman Jim Banks caught driving his pregnant daughter to a neighboring state for an abortion. He stated that he has a reputation to uphold and that's why he snuck out in the dead of night with his pregnant daughter, so his constituents wouldn't notice....

Or in another scenario, forbids his pregnant daughter to go outside for the next 6 months until she is able to deliver the unwanted child. "I'm too young to be a mother" his daughter exclaimed.

"I don't care what you want. You have incurred the wrath of God on this family and you are going to pay for what you did," said Jim.

"But what about my boyfriend? Isn't he going to be punished, too?"

"Of course not. Boys will be boys," said Jim.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

A bunch of old, white pervs who want to force women to give birth so they have access to a young, groom-able stable of kids. Pretty sick but we have people on here advocating for it.  

I don't understand why these old, white men are obsessed with children, transgender people, and women having abortions. You'd think there were bigger problems in this country to tackle than that.

I always find it creepy when I hear out esteemed governor in SC talk about how much he enjoys children's smiling faces and being a moral role model for them.

[TheReckoning]

Abortion must be stopped.

Why does abortion matter to you? Why do you care?

Because I care about the suffering of other human beings.

There will be homeless people as long as there are lazy, dangerous f**k’s out there. There’s nothing we can do about that, unless you want to take the Soviet approach, which was to arrest/execute said lazy, dangerous f**k’s.

Lol, have you ever hung out with a lot of homeless people? Yeah, there’s a reason why no one wants anything to do with them, and there’s always going to be people like that.

[Joe Republic]

Lol, have you ever hung out with a lot of homeless people?

Yes, actually, albeit in a professional capacity.  Have you?  I would guess not.

[TheReckoning]

A bunch of old, white pervs who want to force women to give birth so they have access to a young, groom-able stable of kids. Pretty sick but we have people on here advocating for it. 

This is even a worse argument than “Dems want abortion to be legal so they can exterminate all of the black babies.”