Republicans try to destroy a woman’s right to an abortion

By SJ Otto

Until recently the Republican Party has c controlled every branch of government, and most of the governor mansion in this country, and they have let us all know it.  So it is no surprise that they are now trying to eradicate abortion from this country. The latest and most drastic attempt now comes from Alabama. The Senate there has passed the most restrictive abortion bill yet. If it is upheld in the courts, it bans abortions for everything except a medical emergency. What it considers an emergency is very vague. There is no exception for rape or incest.

The fact that they want to force a rape victim to carry a pregnancy to term shows the outright contempt that Republicans have for women. Rape is one of the most horrific crimes a woman can go through. Forcing them to carry a pregnancy of the rapist’s baby is an unthinkable crime. Such a policy will devastate some women and force them to produce the product of rape.

All of this is not surprising as the Republicans, with their grand leader President Donald Trump, pushed through Brett Kavanaugh, for Supreme Court justice, a man who has been accused of several sexual attacks on women. He clearly does not respect women and the only reason the Republicans wanted him on the Supreme Court was so he can vote to ban abortion and over turn Roe v. Wade . According to Yahoo News:

“Supporters said the bill is designed to conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationally, because they hope to spark a court case that might prompt the justices to revisit abortion rights.”

Also from Yahoo News:

“Democrats, who hold eight seats in Alabama's 35-member Senate, criticized the ban as a mixture of political grandstanding, an attempt to control women and a waste of taxpayer dollars.

During debate, Singleton pointed out and named rape victims watching from the Senate viewing gallery. He said that under the ban, doctors who perform abortions could serve more prison time than the women's rapists.

In a statement, Staci Fox of Planned Parenthood Southeast said, "Today is a dark day for women in Alabama and across this country. ... Alabama politicians will forever live in infamy for this vote and we will make sure that every woman knows who to hold accountable."

This bill also disrespectful to doctors who can get up to 99 years and a felony conviction for practicing a medical procedure that has been legal for decades. This is one more example of Republicans pandering to religious zealots who see their religious doctrine as more important than a woman’s rights or even life.

Unfortunately it WILL happen again.
_______________________________________

Many died before abortion was legal.

Pix by Here's What Life Was Like for American Women in Am and Irish abortion debate after woman's death resonates in.