AS THEY HAVE SOWED, SO SHALL THEY REAP

 A nice unconscious pun there.

Here's an interesting read for 'Bob' who really needs to brush up on the abortion debate, the Roe vs. Wade case and the Catholic Church's approach to the issue, or non-issue as the case may be (a pun there).

CATHOLIC BISHOPS CELEBRATE A BIG WIN

Overturning of the US Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade ruling was advocated by Catholic bishops against warnings that to do so would open the doors to 'crude zealots' who would take over the debate for their own (right wing) political agendas and have a polarising effect in US democracy that, on top of current race, diversity, gun control and economic issues would create a dangerous 'civil war' situation.

Now that this has happened, that the 'crude zealots' have won the Catholic bishops are pleased and have managed to ignore the fact that Donald Trump engineered this in his rigging of the Supreme Court. They ignore that because Trump, a known liar, misogynist self-proclaimed sexual predator and political opportunist happened to be against abortion. It's no surprise that four of the five justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade were conservative Catholics.

Whoop-de-do.

But now these Catholic bishops are making a call for everyone to unite in the name of families

"It is a time for healing wounds and repairing social divisions," the bishops wrote in a statement. "It is a time for reasoned reflection and civil dialogue, and for coming together to build a society and economy that supports marriages and families, and where every woman has the support and resources she needs to bring her child into this world in love."

          - Celia Viggo Wexler June 26 2022

What a crock of shit.

Catholic supported anti abortion groups "were funding voter suppression efforts in key states, endorsing Donald Trump's Big Lie and pushing for future Republican victories". Where's "healing wounds and repairing social divisions" in that?

Outright abortion bans are a weapon against women's rights and a movement towards fascist-type repression of women who want an abortion and anyone who assists them. I was wondering what Margaret Atwood's view of this would be and sure enough she has already drawn parallels between the Supreme Court's ruling and her novel The Handmaid's Tale. Life imitating art.

"Now listen up women - your bodies don't belong to you"

In the article (link above) the Catholic Church goes even further than a stance against abortion:

But women who want to get pregnant may also be at risk. The Catholic church condemns in vitro fertilization (IVF) because of its doctrine that life begins at conception, wary that some fertilized eggs could be discarded or used in medical research. If a state decides to take the same position, where does that leave infertile women and couples?

I note also that Justice Clarence Thomas is against contraception as well:

Justice Clarence Thomas in a concurring opinion released on Friday that the Supreme Court “should reconsider” its past rulings codifying rights to contraception access, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage.
The sweeping suggestion from the current court’s longest-serving justice came in the concurring opinion he authored in response to the court’s ruling revoking the constitutional right to abortion, also released on Friday. - POLITICO 24 June 2022

What's next?  Reversal of LGBTQ rights? Ban on same sex marriages? Total ban on sex outside of marriage? Compulsory reading of the Bible and the Catechism? Mandatory attendance at Mass on Sundays? Compulsory Confession and Communion taking - the real Catholic host not that bogus Anglican one?

The mind boggles. Maybe 'Bob' can enlighten us.

Twin Peaks Bob has nothing on Moera Bob.