this country is so fucking cool

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    10 months ago

    Abortion bans

    Several US states are actually more lenient than most EU member states when it comes to how late you can terminate a pregnancy. Pennsylvania, for example, allows abortions up to the 23rd week. Ohio allows it up to 21 weeks. Germany, on the other hand, only allows them up to 12 weeks. The fact that Texas only allows them up to six weeks highlights just how significant the differences between states really are.

    The EU cannot pass regulations unless literally all members agree to them

    But they can still pass legislation that affects only their country, much in the same way US states can pass legislation that only affects one state.

    Oklahoma is not the entire US and it’s idiotic to insist that one of the least populous states represents the entire country.