Republicans employ new 'extremely aggressive' tactics to ban abortion

[marmar]

(Guardian UK) At a church-style rally in Arizona, the state Republican lawmaker Walter Blackman described his “perfect” legislative proposal: to prosecute women who have abortions for homicide alongside the doctors who provide them.

Such a bill would be patently unconstitutional in the US – but for anti-abortion rights activists like Blackman that’s the point.

“We are not going to amend this bill,” Blackman said in January. “This is a perfect bill. I just want to tell you that now.” Nine of Blackman’s colleagues signed on to the bill.

The bill was just one of nine more Arizona bills designed to ban, restrict or undermine abortion rights – ranging from funding religious crisis pregnancy clinics which oppose abortion to banning abortion at six weeks, before most women know they are pregnant.

“It’s nothing less than appalling,” said Dr Julia Kwatra, an obstetrician and gynecologist who has practiced in Scottsdale for 20 years. “This is just representing a full frontal assault on women’s healthcare in Arizona this legislative session.” ............(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/12/anti-abortion-activists-womens-rights

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. I am always bemused to not that those most opposed to abortion

will never themselves be pregnant.

[Ohiogal]

2. So true.

[PirateRo]

3. I remember in the 90's reading there would be many, increasingly worse, bills introduced

I guess this is what we’re seeing. They will ultimately be shot down but not before someone gets a big payday.

None of this makes sense to me, it is a big waste of time. I think that American’s have significantly moved on from these monstrous ideas.

[Corgigal]

4. Can Canada provide us

a ship that stays in international waters, and we can have our medical procedures there. No ones business, nothing anyone can do. We can all give funding.

Women can decide what they need to do.

[TheRealNorth]

6. I think the Republicans have tried to pass laws....

To charge women with murder if they go to another state for an abortion.

[Dream Girl]

5. White xupremacy and pro life are linked

Declining white birth are terrifying to them. They need more white babies!