After Roe's fall, abortion opponents look to end rape and incest exemptions

[Demovictory9]

With the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, Wyoming’s trigger law abortion ban is set to go into effect. Under the law, nearly all abortions will be outlawed in the state, save for those involving pregnancies that were the product of rape or incest.

But Marti Halverson, a former state lawmaker and president of Right to Life Wyoming, said the next step is to remove some of those exceptions. Fresh off the heels of a historic triumph, abortion opponents in Wyoming are already gearing up to add even more restrictions to the practice.

This spring, lawmakers passed the trigger bill with the knowledge that an increasingly right-leaning Supreme Court was poised to overturn the landmark decision. Sponsored by Rep. Rachel Rodriguez Williams, R-Cody, the law is expected to end most abortions in the state within the next 35 days.


“In Wyoming we are thrilled, we are so grateful to Representative Rodriguez-Williams for her 2022 House Bill 92, the trigger bill, and our next job is to delete the rape and incest exceptions, so that will be an issue on the campaign trail this summer,” Halverson said.

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“When the first victim of sexual assault gets prosecuted for terminating her pregnancy, they’re going to have to look at their constituents in the face and say, ‘Reelect me,’ and that’s going to be an entire different universe,” Semerad said.

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https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/after-roes-fall-abortion-opponents-look-to-end-rape-and-incest-exemptions/article_9869fc84-f3db-11ec-a167-1b55d91a138e.html

[speak easy]

1. They are insane .

[Demovictory9]

2. I know. bat shit crazy

[In It to Win It]

3. I want to hear a Court explicitly say the state can force you to have your rapist's baby 😑

I want to hear a Court say you have absolutely no relief if one of the most heinous harms happened to you.

It couldn't get any lower than that.

[Vogon_Glory]

4. The anti-abortion fanatics have been living in their bubble too long

A lot of voters in purple and blue states will be infuriated by eliminating rape and incest exemptions.

On the other hand, I hate to say it, but some states WILL eliminate exemptions for rape and incest. These are likely to be ruby-red states where Democrats have little, if any presence.

But when these red state politicos try and take their political careers beyond the state line, they’ll soon find out just how much their position isn’t just disliked, but loathed.

[alphafemale]

5. Not only that but a rapist can sue for custody

Fresh blood you know

[Samrob]

6. Oh, wait...for a second I thought you were saying that the "Pro life" force was looking end

rape and incest. Silly me.

[dsc]

7. Interesting that a amendment passed

in a hissy fit over the ACA may save abortion rights in Wyoming.