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Why? I'm not American at all, but have a friend who moved there for a job (with wife, and a daughter), and he seems to be doing fine with everything except clim

Why? I'm not American at all, but have a friend who moved there for a job (with wife, and a daughter), and he seems to be doing fine with everything except climate

JoeAltmaier 3y ago
Until his daughter marries and has children. If something goes wrong, they'll let her daughter die before they give medical aid. If she goes somewhere else to get medical aid, they'll jail her on her return. That's the concern.
- chkaloon 3y ago
  This is exactly it. Doesn't matter how liberal or "hip" Austin is. It's the state-level that's bad. I have two daughters child-bearing age, and I live in Wisconsin. Same issue. Thankfully one has moved to Oregon. The other is still here. She is on birth control, but is taking a risk as there is a family history of difficult pregnancies.
- broken-kebab 3y ago
  You're talking about abortion then? My friend is a Catholic, so I'm not sure he approves abortions anyway. Also, are you sure your statement is not exaggerated? IANAL, but superficial googling shows that preserving life, and bodily functions impairment is under exemptions. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/24/texas-abortion-law-answers/ https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/24/texas-abortion-law-a... But in any case, this looks like a very activist thing. In general economy always beats this kind of argument. Objectively, there are no cases where workforce migration happened to an abortion-approving areas with less opportunities.
  - belltaco 3y ago
    The 'exemptions' are playing out like this in a case: https://apnews.com/article/texas-abortion-ban-supreme-court-decision-10767891a475e7ce2c82b1404450908a https://apnews.com/article/texas-abortion-ban-supreme-court-... Earlier: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pregnant-texas-woman-says-she-s-hopeful-after-judge-grants-emergency-request-to-get-an-abortion/ar-AA1l9BOc https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pregnant-texas-woman-says-... Imagine being someone going through that, and then having to deal with this nonsense.
  - JoeAltmaier 3y ago
    There it is, the conservative game, recast everything as their hot-button issue and claim you're their enemy and all wrong. No, I meant health care. And I meant, jailed for seeking it. Be as superficial as you like, if it helps you sleep at night. Some of us have real concerns at the extremism sweeping the country.
    - hollerith 3y ago
      >Some of us have real concerns at the extremism sweeping the country. The country under discussion has always had a large population opposed to abortion. Gradual changes to the Supreme Court have given that population more influence.
      - JoeAltmaier 3y ago
        Redefined 'abortion' to mean something particular to a dogma. To score their imaginary points with their imaginary being. And to control women.
hollerith 3y ago
What does he not like about the climate? Is it too cold in winter?

Why? I'm not American at all, but have a friend who moved there for a job (with wife, and a daughter), and he seems to be doing fine with everything except climate

JoeAltmaier 3y ago

Until his daughter marries and has children. If something goes wrong, they'll let her daughter die before they give medical aid. If she goes somewhere else to get medical aid, they'll jail her on her return. That's the concern.

chkaloon 3y ago
This is exactly it. Doesn't matter how liberal or "hip" Austin is. It's the state-level that's bad. I have two daughters child-bearing age, and I live in Wisconsin. Same issue. Thankfully one has moved to Oregon. The other is still here. She is on birth control, but is taking a risk as there is a family history of difficult pregnancies.
broken-kebab 3y ago
You're talking about abortion then? My friend is a Catholic, so I'm not sure he approves abortions anyway. Also, are you sure your statement is not exaggerated? IANAL, but superficial googling shows that preserving life, and bodily functions impairment is under exemptions. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/24/texas-abortion-law-answers/ https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/24/texas-abortion-law-a... But in any case, this looks like a very activist thing. In general economy always beats this kind of argument. Objectively, there are no cases where workforce migration happened to an abortion-approving areas with less opportunities.
- belltaco 3y ago
  The 'exemptions' are playing out like this in a case: https://apnews.com/article/texas-abortion-ban-supreme-court-decision-10767891a475e7ce2c82b1404450908a https://apnews.com/article/texas-abortion-ban-supreme-court-... Earlier: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pregnant-texas-woman-says-she-s-hopeful-after-judge-grants-emergency-request-to-get-an-abortion/ar-AA1l9BOc https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pregnant-texas-woman-says-... Imagine being someone going through that, and then having to deal with this nonsense.
- JoeAltmaier 3y ago
  There it is, the conservative game, recast everything as their hot-button issue and claim you're their enemy and all wrong. No, I meant health care. And I meant, jailed for seeking it. Be as superficial as you like, if it helps you sleep at night. Some of us have real concerns at the extremism sweeping the country.
  - hollerith 3y ago
    >Some of us have real concerns at the extremism sweeping the country. The country under discussion has always had a large population opposed to abortion. Gradual changes to the Supreme Court have given that population more influence.
    - JoeAltmaier 3y ago
      Redefined 'abortion' to mean something particular to a dogma. To score their imaginary points with their imaginary being. And to control women.

hollerith 3y ago

What does he not like about the climate? Is it too cold in winter?