Bill SEA-1 will only allow abortions if the pregnant person’s serious health or life is at risk; if there’s a lethal fetal anomaly up to 20 weeks post-fertilization; and in cases of rape or incest, but only up to 10 weeks.
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indianas-near-total-abortion-ban-is-now-law-takes-effect-sept-15
And this in one of the states with the worst infant mortality, a scarcity of childcare services, and a Republican-gutted social safety net.
This has nothing to do with protecting life. It is a matter of forcing pregnancy. They don't give a s--- whether you live once you're born. Never forget that.
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I guess I just wasn't made for these times.
- Brian Wilson
Δυνατὰ δὲ οἱ προύχοντες πράσσουσι καὶ οἱ ἀσθενεῖς ξυγχωροῦσιν.
Those with power do what their power permits, and the weak can only acquiesce.
- Thucydides
Conservatism discourages thought, discussion, consensus, empathy, and hope.
06 Aug 2022, 12:36 pm
