Fed. Judge permanently blocks Pence's grotesque abortion restrictions

[Tanuki]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-indiana-abortion-ruling-20170925-story.html

"A federal judge permanently struck down provisions of an Indiana law passed last year that would have banned abortions sought due to fetal genetic abnormalities and required that aborted fetuses be buried or cremated.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt's decision, issued Friday, found that those two provisions and a third one are unconstitutional. She granted an order permanently blocking all three from being enforced and granted summary judgment in favor of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, which had sued the state in April 2016 after then-Gov. Mike Pence signed the provisions into law.

The three restrictions violate women's due process rights under the Constitution and conflict with rulings by numerous courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, upholding a woman's right to seek an abortion before a fetus could viably survive outside the womb, Pratt wrote in her ruling.

"The challenged anti-discrimination provisions directly contravene well-established law that precludes a state from prohibiting a woman from electing to terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability," the judge wrote.".....(more)

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Good!

Those "restrictions" represent typical Repug actions: Care for the "unborn child" (hence those rules) but once the child is actually here, "you're on your own!" (defunding and chaos in the Department of Education - continued attempts to eliminate the ACA!).
And, points out again how so many continue to vote against their own interest!!!!

[Ilsa]

2. Thank goodness this judge was there.

I'm glad a woman was in place who fully understands the ramifications of that disgusting law.

[Greybnk48]

3. Pence is Trump's insurance policy against impeachment

because his people know we know that Pence is religiously insane and a woman hater.

Thank goodness for the law that keeps these crazy people in check!