Swordsmyth
04-11-2019, 06:02 PM
Ohio is poised to become the next state to ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. On Wednesday, both houses of the state’s General Assembly voted to pass a heartbeat bill, sending it to Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who has said he would sign such a bill.
No Democrats voted for the bill. Four Republicans in each chamber voted against it.
The bill makes it a felony for anyone to perform an abortion once the unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into the pregnancy. Violators could face six to 12 months in prison and a $2,500 fine. Doctors would also be subject to discipline by the state medical board, potentially including loss of their license and a $20,000 fine, which would help fund foster-care and adoption services. Abortion providers would also be subject to wrongful-death lawsuits.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/09/heartbeat-bill-ohio-house-expected-pass-abortion-ban/3401828002/), “Democrats offered a slew of amendments to offer an exemption for rape and incest, eliminate the statute of limitations on rape, prevent taxpayers from paying the legal bill for the imminent court battle, exempt African-American women from the abortion ban and even require DNA from all men to ensure child support is paid.” (That Democrats want to ensure the abortion of black babies, who are already killed far more often (http://www.blackgenocide.org/black.html) than white babies, is particularly telling, not to mention emblematic of the history of the population-control movement, which has often been explicitly racist (https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/biography/item/21409-margaret-sanger-pioneering-advocate-for-eugenics).)
The only exemption that passed, however, was one to preserve a woman’s health, although even that exemption contains strict documentation requirements.
Supporters of the bill were ecstatic about its passage.
State Representative Candice Keller, a Republican who also serves as the executive director of a crisis-pregnancy center, called (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-passes-heartbeat-abortion-bill-n993321) it “the most compassionate bill we’ve ever passed.” Contrary to abortion proponents’ claims that allowing the murder of unborn children empowers women, Keller said, “If we are really about empowering the women of Ohio and empowering the women of this country, we will begin to tell the truth about the abortion industry and the enormous amount of profit that is made on the backs of women.”
“This is not a Democratic or Republican issue,” Keller declared. “This is not a religious issue. This is an issue of humanity and morality.”
More at: https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/31994-ohio-lawmakers-pass-heartbeat-bill-governor-expected-to-sign
No Democrats voted for the bill. Four Republicans in each chamber voted against it.
The bill makes it a felony for anyone to perform an abortion once the unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into the pregnancy. Violators could face six to 12 months in prison and a $2,500 fine. Doctors would also be subject to discipline by the state medical board, potentially including loss of their license and a $20,000 fine, which would help fund foster-care and adoption services. Abortion providers would also be subject to wrongful-death lawsuits.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/09/heartbeat-bill-ohio-house-expected-pass-abortion-ban/3401828002/), “Democrats offered a slew of amendments to offer an exemption for rape and incest, eliminate the statute of limitations on rape, prevent taxpayers from paying the legal bill for the imminent court battle, exempt African-American women from the abortion ban and even require DNA from all men to ensure child support is paid.” (That Democrats want to ensure the abortion of black babies, who are already killed far more often (http://www.blackgenocide.org/black.html) than white babies, is particularly telling, not to mention emblematic of the history of the population-control movement, which has often been explicitly racist (https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/biography/item/21409-margaret-sanger-pioneering-advocate-for-eugenics).)
The only exemption that passed, however, was one to preserve a woman’s health, although even that exemption contains strict documentation requirements.
Supporters of the bill were ecstatic about its passage.
State Representative Candice Keller, a Republican who also serves as the executive director of a crisis-pregnancy center, called (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-passes-heartbeat-abortion-bill-n993321) it “the most compassionate bill we’ve ever passed.” Contrary to abortion proponents’ claims that allowing the murder of unborn children empowers women, Keller said, “If we are really about empowering the women of Ohio and empowering the women of this country, we will begin to tell the truth about the abortion industry and the enormous amount of profit that is made on the backs of women.”
“This is not a Democratic or Republican issue,” Keller declared. “This is not a religious issue. This is an issue of humanity and morality.”
More at: https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/31994-ohio-lawmakers-pass-heartbeat-bill-governor-expected-to-sign