YAY OHIO! >:( "Heartbeat Bill" reintroduced

[stephm0188]

From 10tv.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Members of Planned Parenthood and Democratic lawmakers are already speaking out against a plan to revisit the ‘Heartbeat’ Bill.

At a news conference on Tuesday, both groups said Republicans are planning to bring up the controversial bill in the lame-duck legislative session.

One week ago on Election Day, GOP senate hopefuls Todd Akin and Richard Murdock both lost.

Pro-choice advocates in Ohio now are saying that GOP lawmakers haven't heard the message.

The heartbeat bill would create the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country. They said there's also an effort to defund Planned Parenthood.

Emily Shaw will testify before lawmakers on Wednesday. She was raped at the age of 13 and said Ohio politicians need to understand stories like hers.

“I think it's important to people on both sides which is why it's so controversial but it shouldn't be. The fact is it's women's healthcare and it's not an ideological issue, it's a basic right,” said Shaw.

Ohio Right To Life, the official anti-abortion organization in the state, does not support the bill on constitutional grounds.

Gov. John Kasich has indicated he'll sign it into law if it reaches his desk which will likely trigger a legal challenge.

From Planned Parent Advocates of Ohio:
What House Bill 125 will do:

Requires an ultrasound before any abortion - The bill prohibits a doctor from performing an abortion prior to determining if the fetus has a detectable fetal heartbeat, except when there is a medical emergency.

Bans abortions if heartbeat is detectable - The bill then prohibits a doctor from knowingly performing an abortion after a fetal heartbeat has been detected, punishable as a fifth degree felony.

Ignores rape, incest, and health considerations - HB 125 is an extreme measure that would preclude abortion even in cases of rape, incest, and many cases in which the woman’s health may be in danger.

Increases the burdensome reporting requirements - The bill requires the doctor, if a fetal heartbeat is detected, to inform the pregnant woman in writing no later than 24 hours prior to the intended abortion that a heartbeat has been detected as well as the statistical probability of bringing the fetus to term. The woman must sign a form acknowledging receipt of this information.

Redefines "contraception" to attack emergency contraception (Plan B) - The bill defines “contraceptive” as “a device, drug, or chemical that prevents conception.” This definition conceivably excludes emergency contraception and some forms of hormonal birth control from the definition of “contraceptive.”

And from womenarewatching.org:
The Ohio Senate leadership signaled an interest in continuing hearings on the “heartbeat” abortion ban bill, which has already passed in the House and could ban abortion as early as six weeks (before a woman may know she is pregnant). It’s patently unconstitutional, and also happens to be against what voters across the country said last Tuesday: 59 percent support abortion rights in all or most cases.

Governor Kasich appointed the president of Ohio Right to Life — an anti-women’s health organization that wants to overturn Roe v. Wade and ban all abortion with no exceptions — to the state medical board. There is already one Right to Life board member on the medical board.

[arborgold]

Nov 14, 2012 13:32:22 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

I remember the last time this came up, the key witness (the fetus and its heartbeat) could not be found in court.

I :heart: you.

[basilosaurus]

Post election analysis, they (the GOP pundits strategists whatevers) were saying that women just didn't get their message, so they had to work harder to reach us. Is this evidence of that work? Because I'm pretty sure I've been getting their message loud and clear all along.

[arborgold]

Nov 14, 2012 13:37:19 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Post election analysis, they (the GOP pundits strategists whatevers) were saying that women just didn't get their message, so they had to work harder to reach us. Is this evidence of that work? Because I'm pretty sure I've been getting their message loud and clear all along.

Are you sure you're really understanding their message? Maybe you should ask your husband to explain it to you, just in case.

[stephm0188]

Well. There have been rumors that he'll be pursuing the GOP nomination for 2016, sooooo....

[decemberwedding07]

Thanks, Ohio, for reminding me to donate to PP! Dicks...

[Deleted]

Does this mean I need to save every earth worm on the sidewalk after a rain? they have heartbeats