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Lawmaker Wants A Memorial To Aborted Fetuses. And He Wants To Make Planned Parenthood Build It.
Not. The. Onion.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/10/15/3712653/missouri-planned-parenthood-proposal/
As they gear up for their next session, Missouri legislators are currently brainstorming their anti-abortion wish lists. And one lawmaker has a particularly unique proposal for imposing more regulations on Planned Parenthood: Forcing the organization to build a memorial dedicated to aborted fetuses.
During a House committee hearing this week, during which state lawmakers discussed their recommendations for tightening restrictions on abortion providers, State Rep. Rick Brattin (R) suggested Missouri should pass new legislation to ensure that Planned Parenthood is properly honoring fetuses. According to St. Louis Public Radio, Brattin cited “56 million babies that have been lost in the abortion service and industry” since Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure in 1973.
“I think maybe requiring that Planned Parenthood set up some type of memorial, like a Vietnam Wall type,” he said. “I know that sounds crazy, but by state law (fetuses are) given human status, so should there be a human memorial attached to that human life?”
Brattin is likely referring to the fact that Missouri recognizes fetuses as potential victims under state homicide laws, a statute that allows people to be charged for crimes that harm pregnant women in a way that causes them to suffer a miscarriage.
During a House committee hearing this week, during which state lawmakers discussed their recommendations for tightening restrictions on abortion providers, State Rep. Rick Brattin (R) suggested Missouri should pass new legislation to ensure that Planned Parenthood is properly honoring fetuses. According to St. Louis Public Radio, Brattin cited “56 million babies that have been lost in the abortion service and industry” since Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure in 1973.
“I think maybe requiring that Planned Parenthood set up some type of memorial, like a Vietnam Wall type,” he said. “I know that sounds crazy, but by state law (fetuses are) given human status, so should there be a human memorial attached to that human life?”
Brattin is likely referring to the fact that Missouri recognizes fetuses as potential victims under state homicide laws, a statute that allows people to be charged for crimes that harm pregnant women in a way that causes them to suffer a miscarriage.
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