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Government is not not filled with medically trained doctors. They should not presume to make laws which interfere with the decisions made between a patient and their doctor.

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Let me get this straight. The Alliance Defending Freedom is arguing that there should not be a STATE-wide injunction of a law that may be unconstitutional, but are all in favor of a District Court issuing a NATION-wide injunction in the mifepristone case?

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The government should not be involved in anyone's medal treatment ever. Full fucking stop.

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The federal government (as discussed in the past here) has supported Supreme Court review in one or more trans related cases. I am wary about this Court deciding this overall issue. It will some day.

I am starting to see some libertarian "keep the government out of the regulation of medicine" comments. I don't think doing away with all licensing laws or regulations of medicine by the government is the way to go here. Medical malpractice, regulation of drugs, etc. is still good policy.

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If this was a normal, functioning SCOTUS we could be comfortable with the idea that SCOTUS would reject Idaho's request. After all, that would favor the status quo, and do the least harm. After all, denying medication that a child has been taking is harmful. By any measure.

But I give up on figuring out the courts anymore.

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Back when most policy-makers were responsible and scrupulous, they consulted EXPERTS in the fields before issuing legislation. They did not practice medicine without a license. Today, the right-wing is a rogue, ideological entity that answers to its Puppet Masters: fascist billionaires with an agenda to create chaos and subvert this democracy. The issues re: sexuality and abortion are red herrings, meant to rile the masses. They abuse the power of their offices; they are criminal. In fact the RNC has become a criminal organization of puppets answering only to wealthy backers who install them.

I’m surprised the LGBTQ hasn’t returned fire with science-based arguments.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-redefined-the-idea-of-2-sexes-is-overly-simplistic1/

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Thanks for posting this link! It's a fascinating read.

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People with invisible imaginary friends have absolutely no right in policing laws. Religion hasn’t any place interfering with or imposing laws upon the sane private sector.

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