The state’s Republican-dominated Senate voted 25-6 to make performing an abortion at any state of pregnancy a felony, punishable by 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider. All of the politicians who voted for the law were men.
The vote comes as several conservative states are weighting harsh anti-abortion laws, intending some of them to be challenged and reach the Supreme Court. The “foetal heartbeat” bill, which last month passed in the Ohio state senate but could still be blocked by a federal judge, would make abortion illegal once a heartbeat can be detected — usually when a woman is five or six weeks pregnant.
detailed a recent case in Ohio of an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped multiple times by a 26-year-old man, according to the police report. That particular victim will be able to legally obtain an abortion since the proposed law isn’t due to come into effect until July. But unless the law is successfully challenged in the US Supreme Court, those who come after her won’t have the same access.
As he signed the bill into law in April, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said the rights of the foetus, not the pregnant girl or woman, were first and foremost.
I'm so grateful I'm an Aussie and have the freedom to do what I WANT with my body. What a ludicrous law!
Such imbecilic insulting degrading pieces of male chauvinist maggots who have no moral fibre, and are trapped by the religious brainwashing the yanks love to prattle on about. ALL religions should be removed from law & politics. How nasty are they
Democracy at work, deal with it.
And Ruprecht is fanning the flames as Washington burns. Fainting outrage from News Ltd rags!
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Dude thats messed up
Evil like all white men. Were they also the elected officials of the state?
Unbelieveable the ignorance of those who votes!
Not sure what “white” has to do with it but “stupid” woulda been a better fit!!
Good 👍🏻
Terrific
How many black men voted or women?
Looks like coat hanger sales are going to go through the roof!
Truly disturbing.
Murder is a woman’s choice bigots!!
Well, that state is going to have people leave in droves! Dumb, very dumb!
Pedos in power
What a racist thing to say. They were elected law makers.
That's pretty backwards.
Mentioning that they’re men - understand the reference. Why their “whiteness” is relevant is mind-boggling!
SweetHomeAlabama or perhaps not
Yet it needs to be signed into law by the Governor who happens to be... a woman 😮!
realDonaldTrump Heartless and cruel to condemn women to constant reminders of violent behaviour. Way to go...
Stop spreading racist “white men” hate!
I get thatthem being men is noteworthy, but why is the fact that they’re white? Is abortion legal in many middle eastern countries? African or Asian? Doubt it
Abortion, the ultimate expression of hypergamy.
What does the colour of their skin have to do with it? Racist much?
Pack of religious rednecks
Disgusting. So immoral.
Of course they were, it is all about power over women and 'keeping them in their place'.
I’d bet all those that voted were religious fundamentalists
You left out that all of the politicians that voted for the law were “elected” unlike the commentariat
Disgusting