Fetal pain laws, and the results

[Kuya]

The law

It started with Nebraska. Idaho, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Indiana recently followed suit. The laws, with names like the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act," ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The latest wave of a broader conservative push to restrict abortion access nationwide, the measures are premised on the idea that fetuses can feel pain at this stage in gestation and should therefore be afforded state protections. Based on dubious science, some of the laws are bound to face legal challenges. For anti-abortion crusaders, this may be precisely the point.

The result

So far, only Nebraska's fetal-pain law, which passed in 2010, has taken effect. The others are expected to be implemented next year. But already women have been affected. Thirty-four-year-old Danielle Deaver of Grand Isle, Nebraska, told The Des Moines Register the painful tale of how, at 22 weeks, her water broke prematurely. The fetus, she and her husband learned, wouldn't be able to develop lungs and would die at birth. But because of Nebraska's new law, Deaver's doctor would not perform an abortion. Instead, she had to wait to give birth, then watch for 15 agonizing minutes as her underdeveloped baby slowly slipped away—an experience Deaver described as "torture."

Just because you're pro-life doesn't mean you care about quality of life, apparently.

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011...tal-pain-bills

[bigrougabagel]

Who the hell are you and what have you done with Kuya's sig/avatar?

[Kuya]

That baby in your avatar looks delicious. May i have it? Ever since they banned abortion, i can't seem to find enough babies to eat.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Pretty typical far left/right wing thinking. "X is ALWAYS the right thing to do no matter what!"

The only absolute is that there are no absolutes.

[Kerberoz]

Know what else feels pain?

[Kuya]

Pretty typical far left/right wing thinking. "X is ALWAYS the right thing to do no matter what!"

The only absolute is that there are no absolutes.

First year philosphy, huh?

[Rhinox]

First year philosphy, huh?

how dare you try and marginalize him. Obviously the guys see clearly from both sides of the issues.

[Kuya]

Anyway, ever since the republican gains in 2010, the religious right and economic right have really been gunning for it. Laws left and right trying to limit collective bargainings rights and abortion rights.

[Rhinox]

Anyway, ever since the republican gains in 2010, the religious right and economic right have really been gunning for it. Laws left and right trying to limit collective bargainings rights and abortion rights.

[Kuya]

Oh, okay. I was commenting and not informing anyone, but okay.

[Kurokikaze]

ROFL

In response to OP: I've said it before and I'll say it again; The right only cares about that baby while its unborn, once its out - fuck em.

[BaneTheBrawler]

No, fuck college. I've been saying that since my freshman year in high school.

It's cute that you think that, though.