House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community"

[babylonsister]

House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community"

—By Nick Baumann
| Mon Feb. 6, 2012 9:31 AM PST


Anti-abortion billboards in Atlanta sparked a nationwide controversy last year as Georgia tried to pass a law outlawing abortion on the basis of race. Radiance Foundation


A House GOP memo obtained by Mother Jones argues for a controversial "prenatal discrimination bill" by referring to "black abortions" as distinct from abortions in general and claiming that "abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community." The memo (PDF) was circulated by Republicans on the House judiciary committee on Monday in advance of Tuesday's markup of Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act.

Franks' bill, which is also known as H.R. 3514, didn't make it out of committee when it was introduced in the last Congress. But the fact that it's now receiving a markup—a key step on the way to a floor vote—and that 78 cosponsors have signed on suggests that it could proceed to a vote of the full House before November's elections. In addition to banning abortions based on the race or gender of the fetus, H.R. 3514 would give a woman's family members the ability to sue abortion providers if they believed an abortion was obtained based on race or sex. Critics warn that it would be next to impossible to prove that an abortion was obtained on the basis of race or gender and fear the provision could lead to nuisance suits against abortion providers by family members who are opposed to abortion on principle.

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http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/02/house-gop-memo-abortion-leading-cause-death-black-community

[hobbit709]

1. Too bad stupidity isn't immediately and excruciatingly painful.

If it was maybe these idiots would learn something.

[GoCubsGo]

2. I have to believe that Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas...

...would be utterly appalled that their names are attached to such an abomination.

[marmar]

3. Actually, you could alter that poster slightly.......

[font size="5"]BLACK & UNWANTED[/font]
The GOP Legislative Agenda

[BumRushDaShow]

4. They are now over the cliff and plummeting fast

when they just blindly profess their bigotry for all to see - now officially in Congress.

Maybe this will help with helping the Democrats get a landslide in the House and Senate. Heck - it's just February and if they keep this up, it's almost guaranteed.

[tanyev]

5. ...so they're going to step up their efforts to make education and contraception widely available.

No?

[sinkingfeeling]

6. UH? That has to rank as one of stupiest waste-of-time bills to ever come up.

[Sheepshank]

7. What did the "R"s do

to stop and prevent the previous leading killer of black people?

Oh that's right.................nothing.

[ProSense]

8. Republicans

are racist fucks, and this ad just proves it. They exploit blacks as as props and tokens to push policies that undermine civil rights.

[mfcorey1]

9. Are there no bottoms for those on the right?