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The GOP-dominated Senate voted 25-6 to make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider. The only exception would be when the woman’s health is at serious risk.
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The Alabama bill goes further by seeking to outlaw abortion outright. Unlike measures in other states, Alabama would punish only the abortion provider, not the woman receiving the abortion.
Based on the history of assisted suicide laws in this country, the Supreme Court ruled that there is no fundamental liberty interest in a right to assisted suicide that is protected by the due process clause. Moreover, the ban on assisted suicide, as set forth in Washington’s law, was rationally related to legitimate government interests. Those government interests include:
To preserve life
To prevent suicide
To avoid the involvement of third parties and the use of arbitrary, unfair, or undue influence
To protect the integrity of the medical profession
To avoid future movement toward euthanasia and other abuses
The Supreme Court did not, however, ban assisted suicide. The opinion recognized the right of states to engage “in serious, thoughtful examinations of physician-assisted suicide.”
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: Justoneman
This bill was drafted in response to the other Democratic bills passed that essentially legalized infanticide so that the SCOTUS can return to the Roe v Wade decision, nothing more.
Which needs to be revisited, in my opinion.
Medical science has advanced since Roe v Wade was put into effect.
So all the screaming by the left (who can't seem to understand simple things like biology) is just that... incoherent screaming.
Let's get the whole issue looked at again and see what comes of it.
originally posted by: BrianFlanders
If you're really against abortion you should go to a really crummy neighborhood in a high crime area where there are a lot of homeless people and hang out there for a while. This is what you want more of?
originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: burdman30ott6
We have too much BIG government getting involved in every facet of people's lives!
the SCOTUS will almost certainly rule that Roe v Wade applies to a Woman's right to choose but does not override a state's right to protect their interests where regulation and even prohibition of certain activities by physicians is concerned.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: BrianFlanders
If you're really against abortion you should go to a really crummy neighborhood in a high crime area where there are a lot of homeless people and hang out there for a while. This is what you want more of?
I live in Anchorage Alaska... Unless you're in San Fransisco or Seattle, my experiences with that crap are probably more extensive than your own.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: burdman30ott6
We have too much BIG government getting involved in every facet of people's lives!
Government licenses and oversees medical providers to ensure they are competently qualified and working in the public's best interest... this is merely a facet of that because all it restricts are the medical personnel already fully under the oversight of the government. If you want to turn this into an anti big government argument, then you seem to be prepared to go wild west on things and remove the medical profession from oversight by the government.