So I'm going to be quick with this there is not a lot to say because the issue of abortion is very controversial. There is a Georgia representative who for a number of years has been trying to pass an anti-abortion bill since 2002 and it has never made it out of committee (they also say it will possibly never pass, which is good but shows the ignorance of our lawmakers), OK agree or not this is not a new issue trying to make abortion illegal and create consequences for those who have them. Unfortunatly the bill makes "miscarriages a felony if the mother cannot prove there was no "human involvement."" There is no specification within the bill of what would happen if you couldn't prove natural causes but miscarrages typically happen within the first 20 weeks of the pregnancy and attribute for 40% of all pregnancys that is a huge stat and most women don't even know they are pregnant yet or have a missed period. Miscarrages are believed to be the body's natural reaction to an abnormally developing pregnancy. If you don't know that you are pregnant then how can you be punished for doing something to harm the fetus or just have a natural miscarrage that you can't prove there was human involvement. Sorry I dont think this is right and this guy does not seem to be properly informed and the bill has been poorly written. I think thats about all I have for this...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/26/georgia-lawmakers-anti-abortion-proposal-punish-women-miscarriages/?test=latestnews
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This is a really disturbing bill, it basically says that if you become pregnant you have no rights whatsoever. Think of all the crazy ass stuff on the internet that might not be good for a baby - you could be jailed for doing any of it. Essentially, as a sexually active woman I shouldn't be allowed to drink because I could be pregnant and just don't know it.
ReplyDeleteLots more fun stuff about this train wreck of a bill here: http://feministing.com/2011/02/25/if-georgia-criminalizes-miscarriage-will-used-tampons-become-evidence/ and for fun, something interesting to do with miscarriage "evidence".
That was an awesome blog! i think the point that Reese brought up in legally blonde needs to be brought into the pic! those sperm not implanting and causeing pregnancy is definatly abortion as well!
ReplyDeleteProsecute the sperm?!? Best. Idea. Ever. Throw the book at those slippery little suckers.
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