GOP Abortion Fervor Hits an Uncompassionate High

[RyanPsych]

Republicans have made no secret of their opposition to the legality of abortion. In fact, between their resurgence last November and the end of March, they proposed 916 measures in 49 state legislatures relating to reproductive rights, health, and access, according to the Guttmacher Institute. So much for "Jobs, jobs, jobs."

In South Dakota, the GOP has tripled the pre-abortion waiting requirement, from 24 to 72 hours- the longest in the country. This would have a negative impact on women in the mostly rural state who already often have to take time off from work to travel to a clinic. In addition, it is now required that the woman meet with an abortion crisis counselor in the interim. These crisis centers are often run by pro-life groups to discourage women from seeking abortions. That pales in comparison to a North Dakota bill that would expand the definition "of justifiable homicide" to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus- therefore legalizing the killing of abortion providers. While it passed out of the House Committee, it was shelved following a national outcry.

Texas, a Republican bastion, has made several inroads against reproductive rights as well. The Texas House approved a bill that would strip funding from state hospitals and clinics that provide abortions or "abortion related services." Governor Rick Perry planned a special ceremony May 24 to sign a bill that would require women to view a sonogram of their fetus prior to receiving an abortion, as well as listen to the fetus's heartbeat.

GOP Louisiana State rep. John LaBruzzo has introduced a bill that would ban Louisiana from using Medicaid funds on abortions, even in the case of rape or incest. Additionally, the bill would expand the crime of "feticide" to include voluntarily aborted fetuses. The bill, which passed of committee to the House floor, is an attempt to challenge the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe V. Wade, and risks cutting of Medicaid funds for the state, as well as incurring millions in legal fees.

Keep reading: http://www.peoplesworld.org/gop-anti-abortion-fervor-hits-fever-pitch/

The article goes on to detail how a GOP rep says that women should "plan ahead" for rape because he has a "spare tire" among other issues...

[nonperson]

1. It's entertainment for the single issue miscreants

Forced birth now so they can revel in death sentences later.

I'm starting a new PAC: Pro-life Christians for the death penalty.

[digonswine]

3. I can't say how many people I know who would otherwise vote Dem-

but don't due to this single issue. What have they gotten for their VERY anti-christian votes? The GOP is Lucy and they are Charlie Brown lining up for the kick.

[digonswine]

2. They want to triple the waiting time?

What hypocrisy! During that time, the gob of cells could turn into a soul receptacle and become human!

[digonswine]

4. This is the party of adults trying to save taxpayer money. Criminy.

[Demeter]

5. This is the only issue where they even have the pretense of moral grounds

and only if their "morality" is examined out-of-context.

These are very sad people.

[Lars39]

6. Sounds like South Dakota women need something like an inn

or volunteers with a house so that those that need free lodging and or food would have a place to stay and eat.