Environmental Warning and Yet Another Attempt to Ban All Abortion
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By Janette Neves Rivera and the Center for Environmental Health
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Ultra Violet
Equality at a Higher Frequency
Personal comment: Not from Ultra Violet.
In general I do not favor abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. But if a woman's health is in danger: Examples: She has a family and her pregnancy may permanently disable or kill her, she is a suicidal victim of rape or incest who is in total denial about her pregnancy, she is pregnant and has cancer and needs chemotherapy to have a chance of taking care of her children, in such situations NO legislator has the Right to demand that a woman dies by Not having an abortion. This Must be left between a woman and her doctor.
I've noticed that not many legislators who would legislate against All abortion are adopting the children of rape or incest, some of whom will have disabilities from the incest, or caring for families who have lost their mothers.
Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor are pushing an unconstitutional bill through
the House that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy--without any exception
for the woman's health.
Sign the petition to tell them to drop this bill and stop attacking women.
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Remember Todd “legitimate rape” Akin? And Richard Mourdock who said pregnancy from
rape is "gift from God"?
1
Well, they’re back--or at least their policies are. Trent Franks, a tea party Republican
Congressman from Arizona
pregnancy are very low."2
The truth: at least 30,000 women become pregnant from rape each year.
3
What’s even scarier?
The House is set to vote on Rep. Franks's proposal to criminalize abortion nationwide
after the 20th week of pregnancy this week.
4
Republicans in Congress are using this bill to score political points with their
conservative base, but after the 2012 election, they're also desperate to appeal
to women voters.
Now, it’s up to all of us to send them a clear message: Women are watching and we
are speaking out. Stop attacking our rights. Can you sign the petition telling Speaker
Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor to drop this bill now?
We’ll deliver your signature and comments before the vote.
Tell Congress: Drop the 20-week abortion ban.
Attempts to ban abortions after 20 weeks aren't new--extreme conservatives have been
pushing similar legislation through state legislatures for years now. Nine states
have all passed similar laws, including Indiana , Louisiana and Nebraska
But the bill is unconstitutional, and it directly contradicts Roe v. Wade.
Just last month, Arizona
have also overturned similar laws in Idaho and Georgia
5
It’s also dangerous.
If it’s passed, doctors who perform safe abortion care could be tried and imprisoned--even
if a woman was at risk for severe, permanent health problems.
6
Not all Republicans are on board with their party’s latest extreme attack on women.
Republican Rep. Charlie Dent even said of his own party’s leadership, "Clearly the
economy is on everyone’s minds... and now we’re going to have a debate on rape and
abortion… The stupidity is simply staggering."
7
If we all speak out now, we can show Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor that
pushing this bill through the House--and continuing the Republican war on women--is
not only wrong, it’s going to cost them politically.
Sign the petition.
Thanks for speaking out.
--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Malinda and Karin, the UltraViolet team
Sources:
1.
Rape remarks sink two Republican Senate hopefuls
, NBC News, November 7, 2012
2.
Trent Franks: 'The Incidence Of Rape Resulting In Pregnancy Are Very Low'
, Huffington Post, June 12, 2013
3. Ibid.
4.
House GOP Set To Vote Next Week On 20-Week Abortion Ban
, Talking Points Memo, June 12, 2013
5.
Abortion Bans at 20 Weeks: A Dangerous Restriction for Women
, NARAL Pro-Choice America
House Republican Calls Nationwide Abortion Ban Vote ‘Staggering Stupidity’
, Think Progress, June 13, 2013
6.
Trent Franks, Abortion Bans, and the Fetal Pain Lie
, RH Reality Check, June 13, 2013
7.
House Republican Calls Nationwide Abortion Ban Vote ‘Staggering Stupidity’
, Think Progress, June 13, 2013
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