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Iowa approves one of strictest abortion bills in US
The US state of Iowa has approved one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, banning most abortions once a foetal heartbeat is detected. Republican lawmakers, who control both chambers, passed the bill in back-to-back votes, sending it to the governor's desk to sign into law.
If [signed], the bill would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Critics argue the bill makes having an abortion illegal before most women even realise they are pregnant.
[...] If [Governor Kim] Reynolds signs the bill into law, it will likely be challenged in court for possibly violating Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in 1973. [...] Some Republican lawmakers welcomed the challenge. "I would love for the United States Supreme Court to look at this bill and have this as a vehicle to overturn Roe v. Wade," Republican Senator Jake Chapman said.
Also at NPR, Reuters, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, and The Hill:
Nineteen states adopted a total of 63 restrictions to the procedure in 2017, which is the highest number of state laws on the issue since 2013, according to the Guttmacher Institute. State legislatures have proposed 15 bills that would ban abortions after 20 weeks and 11 bills that would ban abortions if the sole reason is a genetic anomaly like Down syndrome.
Related: Ohio Bill Would Ban Abortion when a Prenatal Test is Positive for Down Syndrome
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @08:07PM (5 children)
But the odd thing is that a large number of the people who demand the Government ban abortions also go around demanding that we need to get Government to stop interfering with our lives and telling us what to do. You don't have that same cognitive disconnect on the far left.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday May 03 2018, @08:57PM (3 children)
So, what you're saying, is that Liberals don't want the government to interfere with their lives? So, why is it that Obama signed off on the "Patriot" Act? The Patriot Act is possibly the worst piece of legislation to have been passed by any Congress. You'd have thunk the Liberals would have fixed that abomination, if they were so against the government interfering in our lives.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @09:18PM (2 children)
Gee if only the politicians would follow through on their promises and listen to their constituents! What a wonderful world that would be. I don't know of any liberal that likes the Patriot Act, and bringing that up is disingenuous. Are you just mad that you are having a hard time with your anti-abortion arguments?
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday May 03 2018, @09:22PM (1 child)
No, I was just pointing out that the cognitive dissonance they were referring to isn't restricted to one party. It's not cognitive dissonance, if you're standing by the moral and ethical principles you believe in.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @10:44PM
BZZZT wrong!
You are referring to the issues between what the people want and what the politicians do. Liberals don't want that nasty shit.
Religious conservatives overwhelmingly want the government out of their lives, but they feel obligated to push their morality and control the actions of others. There is no middle step where politicians do the meddling and the conservatives watch in horror. So your analogy falls apart.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday May 04 2018, @01:37AM
The cognitive disconnect is on your end. Planned Parenthood will fold up and disappear without government funding. So, WTF is government interfering with our lives by funding Planned Parenthood? Why is government telling us what to do? Yes, you are indeed cognitively disconnected. When you stop demanding tax dollar to fund your baby killing machine, then you may or may not be connected.