Limited Govt?? Bachmann Introduces Bill To Require Ultrasounds For Women Seeking Abortions

[Viking12]

Michele Bachmann wants the federal govt all up in your uterus.

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), whose presidential campaign has been beset by a collapse in the polls and possible staffing issues, is taking on a new political front; she's introducing a strongly anti-abortion bill in the House, which could potentially help her rev up pro-life voters.

Bachmann's proposed "Heartbeat Informed Consent Act," announced on Thursday, would require a woman seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound, in order to view and hear a fetal heartbeat.

At the time of writing, the bill has attracted the co-sponsorship of 29 fellow Republicans, as well as numerous pro-life groups as listed in Bachmann's press release. However, even if it were to to pass the House -- which would pit the Republican leadership's competing values of supporting conservative social legislation, but also their reputed dislike of Bachmann, against one another -- it could likely get bottled up in the Democratic Senate.

As such, the bill probably does not have much chance of actual passage during this Congress.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/bachmann-introduces-bill-to-require-ultrasounds-for-women-seeking-abortions.php?ref=fpb

[RKP5637]

1. All the problems in this country and she brings this up, clearly, simply a

manipulative move, as usual, to get some lemmings in line. She is witless.

[NYC Liberal]

2. Are we also going to require patients scheduled for invasive surgeries

to watch graphic footage of surgeons cutting people open?

[Scuba]

3. Would the good People of Minnesota please send her home at the earliest opportunity?

[B Calm]

16. They don't want her. She say she's originally from Iowa. . .

[barbtries]

4. the bill's going nowhere

but on to the campaign trail.

still on the merits it's infuriating.

[L0oniX]

5. What a total hypocrite. Get big gobmint out of my life tea bagging dumb ass.

[RockaFowler]

6. She's copying Florida now

That's what our new law is as of 7/1/11. Love the anti-government crowd who love to keep government in your bedroom - in your own home

[NYC Liberal]

8. What happens if (hypothetically) a woman were to

close her eyes and stick in ear plugs? Does the Florida law simply say they have to do the ultrasound even if nobody is paying attention to it?

[RockaFowler]

11. And who pays for it??

No-one thinks of that. Look having the abortion is hard enough for women, but now they have an added expense.

[NYC Liberal]

12. I propose we start saying Republicans want to cut taxes so

women can afford abortions. I'd love to hear them respond. :evilgrin:

[ehrnst]

15. Oh, they thought of that. The women, via higher costs due to new "requirements."

They want to jack the costs of doing business up as far as they can, hoping to drive as many providers out of business as possible. Short of that, they want it priced out of reach for most women.

[blm]

7. GOP demands LESS regulation for corporations and demands MORE regulations on citizens. Fascism

The GOP now exists ONLY to deliver total control of this nation to the NWO of Poppy Bush and his financial elite cronies....the global fascist agenda.

[Ineeda]

9. If someone ultrasounded her heart

or her head, they would see only vast emptiness. Or maybe rocks.

[Viking12]

10. something like this, perhaps

[B Calm]

13. I've heard that Ultrasounds can make you RETARDED

[Ilsa]

14. I'm almost glad about this.

This has already happened here in Texas and in other states. We need a national debate about the hypocrisy of the GOP, the financial waste, and the gross intrusion to women of having an ultrasound probe stuff up her vagina to make some right wing hacks happy.

Fuck them.