A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.
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Much to the delight of the media, celebrities are predictably condemning the possible overthrow of Roe v. Wade. Singer Harry Styles, who usually appears in public dressed in what appears to be a set of drapes, called for a “backlash” to the possible ruling on the Howard Stern Show. Very brave of him.
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The Democrats are trying their best to use the Roe leak to drive voters to the polls, but so far polling data indicates that it isn’t working. There’s a few reasons for this. First of all, the only reason many Americans say that they support Roe is because they don’t know what it says—large majorities support restrictions that Roe makes impossible. Secondly, pro-life laws are popular in red states—which is why governors keep signing them, and two governors (North Dakota and Iowa) indicated that they’d call special sessions to protect pre-born children if Roe falls. The backlash the Dems are hoping for may simply fizzle. Even if every feminist in San Francisco and Manhattan decides to join the much-vaunted “Summer of Rage,” it still won’t score the Dems a single Senate seat.
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Westminster is taking more steps to force abortion on Northern Ireland.
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Starbucks is the latest corporation to add travel costs for abortion to its employee health coverage.
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Spain has just passed legislation loosening restrictions on abortion.
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Trudeau continues to reshape Canada in the likeness and image of the LGBT movement. He released a statement “on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia,” which was celebrated with fervor across social media, explaining what his next steps would be:
Since 2015, the government has taken historic action to build a more inclusive future for everyone. I delivered an apology to LGBTQ2 Canadians on behalf of the government, we invested in LGBTQ2 organizations fighting discrimination across the country, and we passed legislation that provides Canadians with explicit protection from discrimination, hate speech, and hate crimes based on their gender identity or expression.
LGBTQ2 rights are human rights and the Government of Canada recognizes we have more to do to ensure that everyone is free to be their authentic self. That’s why we are developing a LGBTQ2 Action Plan by working with LGBTQ2 people in Canada. In partnership with the LGBT Purge Fund, we are building a bold and dynamic LGBTQ2 National Monument in downtown Ottawa. The ‘Thunderhead’ monument will embody the strength, activism, and hope of LGBTQ2 communities, and be a lasting testimony to the courage and humanity of those who were harmed by the LGBT Purge, and homophobic and transphobic laws.
Just in case you were wondering where your taxpayer dollars were going.
