"If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that there's nothing as humiliating as the anguished longing to catch your crush's attention. Maybe you put something out into the universe, like an Instagram, a TikTok, or a bogus far-right "study," praying it'll catch their eye, and they'll reach out. Maybe you ran into them in person and walked away feeling confident that you were charming and that your pleas to further roll back reproductive rights were irresistible-how could they not call you?"
"Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)-an anti-abortion slenderman whose wife is a lawyer for Alliance Defending Freedom and argued against the abortion pill mifepristone in front of the Supreme Court-has sadly fallen victim to all of the above. Not only has Hawley spent the last six months trying to get FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to pay attention to him in his effort to ban the abortion pill, but now he's written his second public, pleading letter-complete with three "yes or no" questions at the end, like a lovesick first grader wanting to know if the cutie who sits at the back of the class likes them. Josh, sweetie, we've all been there. And if he wanted to-he would."
Senator Josh Hawley has spent six months pressuring FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to conduct a safety review of mifepristone. Hawley posted two public letters on Twitter demanding action and included three 'yes-or-no' questions in the latest missive. News reports say Makary ordered the promised safety review delayed until after the midterms, creating uncertainty about whether any independent review is underway. Hawley's wife is a lawyer for Alliance Defending Freedom and previously argued against mifepristone before the Supreme Court. The episodes mix partisan motivation, public spectacle, and personal pleading, highlighting politicized oversight of reproductive healthcare.
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