No doubt the *impending ruling* whenever it becomes official, will set off a round of statements from political organizations and elected people everywhere. No doubt they will all (okay well the statements issued by the ostensible "good guys" anyway) express concern, promise to "keep fighting" in vague language, and direct their audience where to send money.
What really need to hear, though, is what local office holders and power brokers intend to do with the power they currently have. It can't just be about self-promotion, if they really do care about this. (Or if they care about anything at all, which they very well may not.)
Anyway, the point is there are things they can do. These are just a few ideas.
We demand @mayorcantrell and @RunWithJason refuse to enforce any laws criminalizing abortion. We want an affirmative representation that laws criminalizing abortion will not be enforced. Tacit agreement with this position is not enough.
— New Orleans DSA 🏅 (@NewOrleansDSA) May 5, 2022
We call on all major hospital networks (@OchsnerHealth , @LCMCHealth , @TouroInfirmary ) enact a “No Snitching” policy, and refuse to report to authorities any patient experiencing a miscarriage or other signs of a self-managed abortion.
— New Orleans DSA 🏅 (@NewOrleansDSA) May 5, 2022
We call on all major hospital networks (@OchsnerHealth , @LCMCHealth , @TouroInfirmary ) enact a “No Snitching” policy, and refuse to report to authorities any patient experiencing a miscarriage or other signs of a self-managed abortion.
— New Orleans DSA 🏅 (@NewOrleansDSA) May 5, 2022
There's also a rally planned in Jackson Square Saturday at 5 pm. Go on down and yell at some Jazzfest tourists about it if that helps. But when you see your mayors, bosses, legislators and councilmembers, don't just let them "empathize." Ask them what they are going to actually do about it.
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