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TexasTowelie

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Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:12 PM Nov 2019

Why The Bill To Ban Abortion Faces Challenges In Ohio's Legislature

A new bill that would ban abortions in Ohio has been introduced by Statehouse Republicans. A similar total ban bill was introduced last year didn’t pass. So why is this bill being introduced now?

The President of the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, Margie Christie, says this abortion bill has one goal.

“We’re tired of it being regulated. We want it ended," Christie says.

This new bill has a third of the House GOP caucus as co-sponsors. At 723 pages, it’s more than twice as long as a total ban introduced last year. It creates new criminal offenses of abortion murder and aggravated abortion murder, which could carry the death penalty. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. And if a woman’s life is in danger doctors would likely have to wait much longer to do the procedure.

Read more: https://www.statenews.org/post/why-bill-ban-abortion-faces-challenges-ohios-legislature

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Why The Bill To Ban Abortion Faces Challenges In Ohio's Legislature (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2019 OP
And of course that bill includes full funding for pre-natal health care PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #1

PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. And of course that bill includes full funding for pre-natal health care
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 03:14 AM
Nov 2019

and post-birth care for babies, I'm sure. Wait, it doesn't? So does it include paid birth control, including the morning after pill? No? Huh.

Just another forced birth bill, apparently.

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