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COLGATE4

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5. No, because they're extorting her consent.

Reply to rocktivity (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 10:49 AM

Feb 2012

If you want the abortion you have to give permission for the ultrasound. Otherwise, they don't do it. This may well be unconstitutional but we'll have to wait for it to get to the USSCt. And even then, I'm not prepared to bet that they will in fact find it to be an 'unreasonable burden' on womens' rights.

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Doesn't Virginia's abortion law violate the new Federal definition of rape? [View all] rocktivity Feb 2012 OP

Yes. Which is why my blood has been boiling since this happened. Happyhippychick Feb 2012 #1

No doubt about it. . . . n/t annabanana Feb 2012 #2

Excellent point!!! zbdent Feb 2012 #3

Rape by instrumentality. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 #4

No, because they're extorting her consent. COLGATE4 Feb 2012 #5

Great argument! The law intentionally makes consent a moot issue rocktivity Feb 2012 #6

Is the VA chapter of the ACLU on this? Surely, they can figure out a way to present this to CTyankee Feb 2012 #7

Yep, which by their logic means most rape isn't rape if the woman was threatened first ShadowLiberal Feb 2012 #8

And they'll be billed for the experience. LiberalAndProud Feb 2012 #9

Hey, maybe this is a jobs ploy? They could privatize it, contract it out to, say, prisons, jtuck004 Feb 2012 #10