GOP’s War On Women Continues
This week, the GOP proved that they have no intention of backing down from their War On Women. Oppressive anti-choice measures are making their way through GOP-controlled legislatures in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Here are a few of the restrictions that would go into effect under these bills:
- In Mississippi, a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, WITHOUT exceptions for rape or incest.
- In Oklahoma, a requirement that the state Board of Health, which includes non-physicians, impose tighter standards on abortion care providers, standards even Doctor and GOP State Rep. Randy Grau said were unnecessary.
- In Louisiana, a bill passed the House that would impose tough new requirements on abortion providers, similar to restrictions passed in Texas last year. It could force 3 of the 5 clinics in the state to close.
- In Alabama:
- A ban on abortions where a fetal heartbeat can be detected, even when the mother’s health is at risk, and up to 10 years in jail time for any doctor who violates this ban.
- Tighter restrictions on women under 18 years old in need of abortions.
- A Requirement that women seeking an abortion because of lethal fetal anomalies must be advised of the availability of perinatal hospice services.