Posted on 05/26/2015 5:49:28 AM PDT by lbryce
There’s a new type of abortion roadblock that’s swiftly gaining popularity: a state-imposed wait between the day a woman decides to have the procedure, and the day she can actually get one.
In recent weeks, Oklahoma tripled the length of its waiting period, becoming the fourth state with a 72-hour (three-day) delay. Florida enacted a 24-hour waiting period between two different appointments—one for an ultrasound and another for the procedure. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a two-day waiting-period bill last month—and simultaneously made the state the record-holder for the number of abortion restrictions passed in 2015 so far, advocates say. Tennessee passed a 48-hour wait just last week. Twenty-six states in all now impose these mandatory delays.
Proponents of these measures say they are simply injecting more time into the process so that women can fully consider their choices. “This legislation will help women get the information they need before making a decision they can’t take back,” Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said after she signed that state’s bill. “It will allow for more time to consider medical risks as well as explore alternatives to abortion, such as adoption.”
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Too expensive you say? Interesting convoluted circumlocution with that sort of reasoning.
Global warming.
Keeping their legs crossed is always free.
All it costs is $.25. Put a quarter between your knees and never let it hit the floor.
Same thing, you're killing someone, but with an abortion, the person being killed to totally, without a doubt, innocent of any crimes
Leave it to the Left to want longer waiting periods for handgun purchases than abortions.
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