pending a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision—Republican lawmakers in at least four states this week advanced bills banning or limiting abortion access. modeled after a Texas law that empowers citizens to sue anyone who"aids or abets" an abortion after six weeks. bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy while allowing potential relatives of an aborted fetus to sue doctors who perform the procedure. The bill establishes a reward of $20,000 plus legal fees for successful litigants.
"If I am raped and choose to have an abortion and my rapist has 10 siblings, is there anything to preclude all of them and their spouses from bringing a lawsuit for $20,000 each?" Necochea asked state Rep. Steven Harris , the bill's sponsor, during a pre-vote debate. S.B. 1309 is now in the hands of Republican Gov. Brad Little. Spokesperson Marissa Morrison said the governor has not yet reviewed the bill and does not comment on pending legislation.
PPact I’ve lost track now how many states have filed anti-women anti-abortion laws, I think 21 states. They call them heartbeat bills despite the FACT that an embryo at 6 weeks has not developed a heart. This is their misogynist moment to put women in their place, control them.