Posted on 06/25/2013 8:08:01 AM PDT by autumnraine
A Republican state representative has sparked outrage by suggesting rape kits can be used to terminate pregnancies. Jodie Laudenberg, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, made the comments during a debate about a new anti-abortion bill. Miss Laudenberg said: 'In the emergency room they have what’s called rape kits, where a woman can get cleaned out. 'The woman had five months to make that decision, at this point we are looking at a baby that is very far along in its development.' Her apparent confusion about 'rape kits' - the equipment used by medical personnel during forensic examinations to gather physical evidence following allegations of rape or sexual assault - sparked widespread ridicule on social media sites. The bill, which was passed by the House on Monday, would ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and limit abortions to surgical centers. Miss Laudenberg, the bill's sponsor, made the comments in response to a proposal by another Republican member for an exemption for women who were victims of rape and incest. The bill is due to be heard by the state Senate today. Hundreds of protesters have crowded into the state capitol building over the past few days to oppose the measure. According to the National Council of State Legislatures, eight state legislatures have banned abortions after 20 weeks. Arizona did so at 18 weeks and Arkansas passed a ban after 12 weeks. Federal judges have thrown out the laws in Arizona and Iowa, and judges have blocked similar measures in the other states.
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If they misconstrued the comments, please let me know.
Ok, when I hit post, there was paragraphs. Apologies to everyone’s eyes.
... there *were* paragraphs...
Jeez, I’m going back to bed.
nsa’s got yer computer!
Talking points for GOP on topic of rape:
1) Rape is a violation of women
2) Perps who rape women should be arrested and sentenced to death penalty.
Next question please.
The subject of rape sure can evoke the nuttiest of comments.
I really never imagined how completely uneducated and clueless our politicians really are (both parties).
In a world of sentient beings, one could imagine some sort of implicit IQ required to be demonstrated before holding public office.
However, given Pelosi, Reid, the Obamadork, Boxer, Feinstein, ALL KENNEDYs, and the entire state of Massachusetts, it appears that sentient beings are no longer extant in large portions of the country.
Talking points for GOP on topic of rape:
1) Rape is a violation of women
2) Perps who rape women should be arrested and sentenced to death penalty.
Next question please.
EXACTLY. NO further discussion needed.
I'm pretty extreme on this -- I do not think that anyone "gets the right" to kill a child, if the circumstances are just right. Nope. Killing a child is wrong. I don't care what the extenuating circumstances happen to be.
Abortion is murder of a living human being. It's wrong. End of story.
The proposal does not help.
The idiotic comment about the rape kit doesn't help.
If the GOP can't get abortion right, they can't get anythign right.
Yep. This is almost (no, I’d say equal) to Todd Akin’s “legitmate rape” comment.
Just STFU if you DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE YOU MAKE US ALL LOOK LIKE LOONS!!!!
Actually, what she said doesn’t dissuade my opinion of abortion. Her opinion is no more silly that the thousands of crap-laden comments I hear from liberals.
In case you haven’t noticed, just being moral, right and on the right side of human and spiritual instances isn’t enough any more. Lies, mischaracterizations, and repetitive onslaughts are the norm and more effective.
So, I choose to ignore this, and Paula Deen’s comments and the few others that our biased media choose to promote.
They’ve probably had it for a while.
Ok, when I hit post, there was paragraphs.
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But did you preview prior to hitting post.
Her idiotic statement doesn’t dissuade my opinion of abortion either, but if we want to persuade anyone to the ills of abortion... well, we mustn’t look like brain dead zombies.
Dang that check box that says I already previews when I didn’t...
She was no doubt confused in this instance.
When viewed in a vacuum one would think “how stupid is she?”
The reality is that any elected official that spends a lot of time talking to lobbyists, activists groups, other legislators, etc. often mixes up one issue with another from time to time.
The topics surrounding abortion alone are vast starting from conception through 95% delivery.
I can see how talking about the morning after pill, rape kits, and other things would cumulatively exhausting on the brain when many bills have been discussed and debated.
I know as an attorney I sometimes will get on a train of though and mix up facts from one case to another or attributed case law to the wrong court or legal issue.
It just happens, and anyone who spends a lot of time in it spoils from time to time.
The only difference is that the media won’t ridicule leftists for worrying about “the island capsizing from all the weight”.
But a pro lifer is always going to be a target.
It’s not just the administration that had adopted the Rules for Radicals.
Ridicule is a powerful weapon.
Hopefully she will recover and learn from it and move on.
Don’t be afraid of ridicule, but don’t give the. Any more opportunities than necessary.
That depends on what is in the rape kit. If they put the “morning after” pill in there, then the statement is true. One can also reasonably argue that if the use of the rape kit and examination results in the staff even recommending the morning after pill, then it can cause abortions.
I agree about your capsize argument.
The left will NEVER ridicule their own.
That is something we must rise above and not give excuses for our own’s stupidity. Heck, someone who watches Law and Order knows though.
It can never be “well, they are stupid too.”
Are you saying they shove the morning after pill into the vagina?
Oh dear Lord.
We are all in trouble if many pro-life people think this way.
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