The "I Can't Believe There's No Abortion Thread" Part Deux: Electric Boogaloo

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Why? I would only do that. Think of the bounties you could make!

(just keep a gun in the car)

Ha, well the spotters will also be suing the drivers since that was clearly spelled out as abetting the crime

[Handyman]

Ha, well the spotters will also be suing the drivers since that was clearly spelled out as abetting the crime

Good point! Man the Texas courts are gonna be backed up forever. How will they execute all the Blacks and Mentally Ill?

[Handyman]

https://***********/noonan66/status/1433457495893217281

A waitress is serving a Texas GOP leader. Says “thanks for the tip, it will help pay for my abortion”. Good Samaritans hear about this and sue the GOP leader for aiding in the abortion. Works?

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Good point! Man the Texas courts are gonna be backed up forever. How will they execute all the Blacks and Mentally Ill?

That will be a Delicious side affect.

tik tok kids are apparently spamming the reporting site with shrek memes

[Handyman]

That will be a Delicious side affect.

tik tok kids are apparently spamming the reporting site with shrek memes

Yeah they have been trolling for hours. Make the site crash!!

[LynahFan]

Trolling the reporting site made a capital crime in 3.....2.....

(because we love children, you understand)

[jerphisch]

That may not be true. Everyone is a target of opportunity now. And as more white women get abortions than anyone else, they may suffer proportionally.

Remember, the scumbags behind this aren't being driven by racial animus, they are pure authoritarians. In a police state the middle class goes under the boot, too. Only the rich are exempt.

lol point to anything else where white people suffer proportionately. Your optimism is showing again, please put it away.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Working as designed

https://***********/cakitchener/stat...567554561?s=21

[Swansong]

Honest question: why is this not a major HIPAA violation?

It would be if somehow Planned Parenthood (or whomever is providing these services) releases their patient list, which they'd rather chew off all four limbs than do even if required.


Your nosy neighbor or the obnoxious protestor isn't a covered entity by HIPAA, so if they somehow get this information and release it... they didn't violate any law. More importantly, it doesn't require actual knowledge of actual abortion. It's as inane as the old witch trials. The accusation is sufficient to cause major problems, and requires the defendant to prove a negative. And more absurdly, even if they do, they are specifically not entitled to court cost reimbursement.

[ScoobyDoo]

It would be if somehow Planned Parenthood (or whomever is providing these services) releases their patient list, which they'd rather chew off all four limbs than do even if required.


Your nosy neighbor or the obnoxious protestor isn't a covered entity by HIPAA, so if they somehow get this information and release it... they didn't violate any law. More importantly, it doesn't require actual knowledge of actual abortion. It's as inane as the old witch trials. The accusation is sufficient to cause major problems, and requires the defendant to prove a negative. And more absurdly, even if they do, they are specifically not entitled to court cost reimbursement.

Sounds like the very kind of law that the Supreme Court of the United States should let stand via Shadow Docket.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

There hasn’t been a lot of crowing - or reaction at all- from a lot of prominent Rs. I think many of them realize this could really hurt their midterm turnout while you have millions of people who don’t want to live in a stasi state

[Kepler]

Good point! Man the Texas courts are gonna be backed up forever. How will they execute all the Blacks and Mentally Ill?

They'll still find a way. They owe it to them.

[Handyman]

It would be if somehow Planned Parenthood (or whomever is providing these services) releases their patient list, which they'd rather chew off all four limbs than do even if required.


Your nosy neighbor or the obnoxious protestor isn't a covered entity by HIPAA, so if they somehow get this information and release it... they didn't violate any law. More importantly, it doesn't require actual knowledge of actual abortion. It's as inane as the old witch trials. The accusation is sufficient to cause major problems, and requires the defendant to prove a negative. And more absurdly, even if they do, they are specifically not entitled to court cost reimbursement.

But the case would be referred to a public court of law. You would be outting them for the record. They would be forced/compelled to discuss it in order to defend themselves.

The person reporting it wouldn't be violating HIPAA but wouldn't the State of Texas?

(I freely admit I have no ****ing clue how HIPAA works I am asking out of ignorance)

edit: asked my gf (she deals with HIPAA) and she seems to think a case could be made for it but the research she did doesn't seem to specify it either way and the wording is vague.

[Swansong]

But the case would be referred to a public court of law. You would be outting them for the record. They would be forced/compelled to discuss it in order to defend themselves.

The person reporting it wouldn't be violating HIPAA but wouldn't the State of Texas?

(I freely admit I have no ****ing clue how HIPAA works I am asking out of ignorance)

It wouldn't matter. Only "covered entities" are help to the accountability aspect of this, and that ******* who's accusing everyone isn't that.

[Handyman]

Merrick Garland doing his best Susan Collins impression: https://***********/kylegriffin1/sta...67253706530816

Attorney General Garland: "The Justice Department is deeply concerned about Texas SB8. We are evaluating all options to protect the constitutional rights of women, including access to an abortion."

Pardon me while I dont hold my breathe...