The States' War on Women(but aren't "the states" about 50% female?)

Ms. Magazine ^ | Summer 2011 | Chanlee

[flowerplough]

In recent months we've become well aware of how U.S. House Republicans are trying to decimate services of vital importance to women. Don't take your eyes off your local statehouse, though: There, legislators have pushed the war on women equally far, cracking down on reproductive rights and cutting funding for education and health programs that largely benefit women and children.

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Conservative state legislators have also introduced more than 1,000 pieces of anti-choice legislation since January, according to the Guttmacher Institute. In Florida, the state Legislature brought up 18 bills that attempted to tighten abortion laws, and several of the controversial measures passed. One requires women to receive an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion; another prohibits private insurers in the state exchange (which will be set up under federal health-care reform) from offering abortion coverage.

In South Dakota, the state House passed a measure requiring those seeking an abortion to first visit a crisis pregnancy center (CPC), where women will be required to obtain a list of agencies that would help her keep and raise her baby. CPCs are largely religious or ideologically based anti-choice outlets that have been known to disseminate false and deceptive information regarding abortion, while usually offering no real medical services.

The Ohio House has recently passed three draconian anti-abortion bills, including one that would criminalize abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected—which can be at six weeks of pregnancy. The second bill (which has now passed the Senate) would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks if the fetus could survive outside the womb; ...

In Virginia, abortion clinics might soon close at an alarming rate, due to legislation requiring they be regulated like hospitals. The measure forces the state's 21 clinics to meet rigorous standards—such as wide hallways...

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Those pesky states, refusing to prostrate themselves before NewYorkWashington's awesome liberal awesomeness!

Who do those redneck hicks think they are?!

and "prohibit abortions after 20 weeks if the fetus could survive outside the womb"?! It's, like, totally my body and why can't everyone, like, see that?!

[Sacajaweau]

Oner question......If an abortion required the removal of the mother's arm, would she still opt for an abortion?

In other words....kill my baby but don't hurt me. Sounds like to separate individuals to me....with equal rights to life.