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RandySF

(84,259 posts)
Sat Sep 2, 2023, 02:46 PM Sep 2023

Steube Joins Republican Representatives, Attempts to Outlaw Offshore Abortions

Washington, D.C.- Florida Representative Gregory Steube (R) has cosponsored a bill that would prohibit offshore abortions.

Introduced by Texas Representative Randy Weber (TX-14), the Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism (BOAT) Act seeks to halt operations circumventing state abortion restrictions.

Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson re-delegated state governments with the authority to freely regulate abortions, some states have implemented restrictions on the practice.

However, attempts to circumvent state restrictions on abortions have spurred conservatives to action. Reports claim “abortion boats” are being used on coastal states with abortion restrictions to travel into federal waters exempt from state laws and execute abortions there.

"Abortion boats should never float in federal waters. These offshore “clinics” exploit a legal loophole by performing abortions in maritime jurisdiction to evade state laws and endanger both women and the unborn," said Rep. Weber.



https://floridianpress.com/2023/09/steube-joins-republican-representatives-attempts-to-outlaw-offshore-abortions/

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Steube Joins Republican Representatives, Attempts to Outlaw Offshore Abortions (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2023 OP
What's the assholes plan. Send in the military to shoot them out of the water and kill everyone. RKP5637 Sep 2023 #1
Let's pass a bill legalizing surprise castrations of Republican males. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #2
So, will the right wing God Squad send out their own submarines? DFW Sep 2023 #3
Asswipes with their need to control women. Solly Mack Sep 2023 #4

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
1. What's the assholes plan. Send in the military to shoot them out of the water and kill everyone.
Sat Sep 2, 2023, 03:27 PM
Sep 2023

Yep, sounds like a GOP plan.

DFW

(60,179 posts)
3. So, will the right wing God Squad send out their own submarines?
Sat Sep 2, 2023, 04:36 PM
Sep 2023

Torpedo the maritime clinics and kill everyone aboard because they are so “pro-life?”

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