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Under a bill introduced Monday, HB 565, the state would prohibit abortions even in cases of rape, incest or danger to a woman's life.
The proposal would allow criminal charges-- including life imprisonment or the death penalty-- against both doctors and pregnant women seeking abortions and would characterize an "unborn human" as a person under Ohio's criminal code regarding homicide.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio criticized the proposal, calling it an obvious attempt to give the U.S. Supreme Court a chance to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision providing the right to have an abortion.
"Anti-choice extremists from the Ohio Statehouse to the White House are lining up their dominoes to topple Roe v. Wade and punish those who seek or provide abortion care," said executive director Kellie Copeland in a press release.
The measure was sponsored by state Reps. Ron Hood and Nino Vitale, and 18 more House Republicans signed on.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...1551/ohio-gop-introduces-bill-to-ban-abortion
I realize that abortion is a touchy subject, but man, not even in cases or rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life?
What if someone is raped, and then complications to pregnancy are life threatening?
What about it conservatives? Are you cool with being raped carrying a potential death sentence to the victim?
The mix of identity politics and evangelicalism is making the GOP a party that no sane person can vote for.
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https://prochoiceohio.org/2018/03/19/new-legislation-total-abortion-ban-ohio/“For those who doubt the seriousness of this attack, let me remind you that President Trump said that a woman who has an abortion should be punished, Vice President Pence allowed Purvi Patel to be imprisoned in Indiana for a miscarriage, and both GOP candidates for governor of Ohio have pledged to outlaw all abortions with no exceptions. What we are seeing today is the culmination of 45 years of maneuvering from anti-choice forces. What we do in this election and this legislative session could well determine the fate of Roe v. Wade for generations to come.”
Related: Kasich's 20 Weeks Abortion Ban Already Makes No Exception for Rape or Incest
Ohio Governor John Kasich has put the U.S. one step closer to overturning Roe v. Wade. On Dec. 13, he signed a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. At the same time, Kasich vetoed a bill that would have banned abortions after six weeks and been a near wholesale ban on the procedure, since most women don’t even know they’re pregnant at that stage. The six-week ban, Kasich said, was “clearly contrary to the Supreme Court of the United States’ current rulings on abortion.”
http://time.com/4608454/john-kasich-ohio-abortion-ban/The 20-week ban is, of course, also contrary to the Supreme Court’s current rulings on abortion. But for Kasich, the political popularity of 20-week bans overrides their illegality. And, importantly, a 20-week ban may be the vehicle abortion opponents need to impinge upon, or totally end, American women’s access to safe, legal abortion.
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