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On June 16, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott mandated that abortion, a medical procedure, would be considered illegal in the State of Texas if Roe v. Wade was reversed by the US Supreme Court. The purpose and result of that decision denied all women in the state access to medical procedures related to the termination of a pregnancy. Even if the mother’s life (incubator) is in jeopardy. Providers of the service were threatened with criminal charges if they participated in providing information about, or medical services for, an abortion.
On June 24, 2022, five members of the US Supreme Court made the decision to overturn the legal precedent set by the Court in 1973, i.e. allowing a woman to terminate a pregnancy without restriction. The ruling held for more than 50 years. During that time women were free to present to a qualified clinician and request an abortion. The regulated procedure was considered safe and available on demand. The right, and personal decision, to choose an abortion became known as Rov v. Wade. The decades-old precedent was reversed on June 24, 2022 in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, No. 19-1392, 597 (2022).
As Wikipedia reports: “The case was about the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi
state law that banned most abortion operations after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi's only abortion clinic, had sued Thomas E. Dobbs, state health officer with the Mississippi State Department of Health in March 2018… Lower courts had prevented enforcement of the law with preliminary injunctions. Dobbs gained more attention in the wake of legal battles over the Texas Heartbeat Act, enacted in May 2021.
Controversial discussion related to the legislation began in 1972 with a legal case filed by a woman identified as Jane Roe, and the Texas District Attorney, Henry Wade. The woman proposed that she had the right to choose to carry her pregnancy to term or interrupt the pregnancy based on her circumstances and her choice. The case was decided by the Supreme Court in February 1973 by the Supreme Court. The Court decided in favor of all women’s right to make the decision. In June 2021 Texas Governor Greg Abbott made the unilateral decision to prevent abortion services to all women in Texas. The issue of privacy began in the Texas courts and was finally decided based on a decision that invalidated citizen’s rights by the U.S. Supreme Court.
When the recent Texas decision was announced I decided it would be appropriate to encourage women of Texas, and supporters worldwide, to choose the age-old technique – absentia - as a birth control method. It is 100% guaranteed to eliminate the need for abortion services. (See Lysistrata in History below).
The lapel pin “No Sex for Tex” is an expression of dissent toward the Texas ruling. It will be distributed to supporters of “a woman’s right to choose” how her body is used. Donations from the distribution of the pin will be used to support national and local nonorganizations that assist women in need of reproductive healthcare.
According to Wikipedia: “Lysistrata (/laɪˈsɪstrətə/ or /ˌlɪsəˈstrɑːtə/; Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη, Lysistrátē, "Army Disbander") is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city-states Athens and Sparta by denying all the men of the land any sex, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes.
The play is notable for being an early exposé of sexual relations in a male-dominated society. Additionally, its dramatic structure represents a shift from the conventions of Old Comedy, a trend typical of the author's career.[2] It was produced in the same year as the Thesmophoriazusae, another play with a focus on gender-based issues, just two years after Athens' catastrophic defeat in the Sicilian Expedition.”
