Posts Tagged ‘reproductive rights’

Florida Wants Women To View Ultrasound Before An Abortion

Posted on 07 Apr 2011 at 11:43am

The “Woman’s Right to Know Act” sounds so innocuous, doesn’t it? Of course women have a right to know! Alas, when it comes to restricting abortion access, it’s never innocuous.

The “woman’s right to know law,” passed by a subcommittee of the Florida House on Tuesday would require  women  to view an ultrasound of the fetus before an abortion, or sign paperwork saying she had been offered an ultrasound, but refused to see him. Rape and incest victims  would have to provide  proof  that a crime has  been committed against them  if they  wanted  to retire. Because, you know, make…

South Dakota Governor Signs Bill Requiring 72-Hour Wait

Posted on 07 Apr 2011 at 10:53am

What are we doing to do with you? Governor Dennis Daugaard, a Republican, has signed an extreme bill that will require women seeking an abortion to wait three whole days after meeting with her doctor for the procedure to be performed. This law will now be the longest waiting period in the nation. The bill also requires women receive pre-abortion “counseling” from so-called “crisis pregnancy centers,” which are anti-abortion groups that try to dissuade women from terminating pregnancies at all costs. A court challenge is expected imminently. But nevertheless, it’s a shameful…

Advertisement

More Posts

News Archive

April 2024
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
« Aug    
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930