Georgia abortion ban

November 21, 2024 11:34 PM

“They did what they were supposed to do. This is why we need them,” said Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong, one of the groups challenging Georgia’s abortion ban in court. “To have this abrupt disbandment, my concern is what we are going to lose in the process, in terms of time and data?” [propublica]
posted by HearHere (4 comments total)

As someone who has lived in Georgia off and on for nearly 20 years, it surprises me not at all that when this state can't handle the truth, it gets rid of the truth-tellers.
posted by hydropsyche at 3:15 AM on November 22 [12 favorites]

Read closely and remember the bit about how states get around any legal mandate to have such a committee. They disband it for a vague reason, delay reviving it, then stack it with their preferred viewpoint regardless of qualifications, finesse data submission/review, and then claim the data supports whatever they want it to. Independent sources are of course not eligible for consideration because "who knows where that data came from?"
posted by beaning at 7:05 AM on November 22 [4 favorites]

In 2022, Texas committee member Nakeenya Wilson, a community advocate, spoke out against the state’s decision to delay the release of its report during an election year. The following year, the Legislature passed a law that created a second community advocate position on the committee, redefined the position and had Wilson reapply. She was not reappointed. The state instead filled one of the slots with a prominent anti-abortion activist.
posted by away for regrooving at 11:43 AM on November 22 [4 favorites]

These fucking ghouls...

I just can't even.
posted by Windopaene at 2:33 PM on November 23 [1 favorite]