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Danielle and Robb Deaver lived through ten days of knowing that Danielle's pregnancy was doomed to miscarry.

Nebraska law (thank you anti-Choice voters!) forbids abortion after 20 weeks, even if the fetus is doomed. Because saving fetuses is not the point of the law.

Danielle suffered through labor and delivery for nothing, and Danielle and Robb watched their baby die in their arms over the next fifteen minutes, struggling to breathe.

State Senator Mike Flood, the anti-Choice politician elected by anti-Choice voters, said the law "worked as intended." That's perfectly true. That law was intended to increase the suffering of women, and it succeeded. Mike should be very proud. The anti-Choice voters who elected him should be very proud too.

Here is the article, if any anti-Choice voters wish to read it and pat themselves on the back--I wouldn't want them to miss this opportunity to see how the anti-Choice laws they brought about are actually working out. Of course, in this case, the suffering was mostly emotional--the actual woman involved didn't die, or anything. Consider it a promissory note of better things to come.

And here are some thoughts on how this fits in with International Women's Day.