A 15-year decline in Texas teen birth rates slid to a stop—and converted into a modest increase in 2022, the year after the state Legislature implemented what was the nation’s strongest ban on abortion, according to new report from the University of Houston’s Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality.

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      8 months ago

      slavery never died. it just put on a new suit.

      we fought a war to end it the first time. i fail to see why we should be so polite now.

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        8 months ago

        It didn’t even put on a new suit. It’s still legal as long as it’s a punishment.

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      8 months ago

      Bonus points if they’re indoctrinated into Conservatism. But it doesn’t really matter because they’ll gerrymander their rights away regardless.