Country's most restrictive abortion ban now in the hands of Gov. Phil Bryant

[demmiblue]

Source: Clarion Ledger (USA Today network)

House Bill 1520, which if enacted would be the most restrictive abortion ban in the country, is now in the hands of Gov. Phil Bryant, who has indicated that he will sign it.

In a 75-34 vote, the House on Thursday concurred with changes made to the legislation by the Senate. Bryant has expressed his approval for the proposal, which would ban abortions 15 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period.

Current law restricts abortions after 20 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period.

Judiciary B Chairman Andy Gibson, R-Braxton, who co-authored the bill with Rep. Becky Currie, R-Brookhaven, asked his colleagues to approve changes by the Senate that removed criminal penalties from the bill that would have made physicians performing the procedure subject to being charged with a felony.

Read more: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/08/abortion-ban-sent-governor-phil-bryant/407518002/

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[MFM008]

1. Lawsuit needed

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[Fred Sanders]

2. Of course this is yet another illegal abortion ban. They will never give up as long as

the Christian warriors vote only on this already decided decades ago issue.

Meanwhile the taxpayers foot the bill for the worthless legislation overturned in court.

[DownriverDem]

4. They are waiting

for abortion bills to reach the US Supreme Court. And of course they are waiting for that radical religious RWNJ repub pence to become president. But of course, both parties are the same.

[DownriverDem]

3. Folks keep asking

why do evangelicals support trump and the repubs? Simple. Evangelical repubs only care about ending legal abortions.

[MANative]

5. No, they only care about controlling women. nt

[maxsolomon]

7. you forgot to include mainstream Catholics and the Catholic clergy.

I have 2 female cousins for whom this is the only issue that matters. they are the only people I know that still attend mass.

both had in-vitro twins, who they have indoctrinated into this cult, sending them 1,000s of miles on buses DC for RTL marches every year.

[flibbitygiblets]

6. Oh look, it's Mississippi. Hand me my smelling salts.

[marybourg]

8. Which is a 13-14 week pregnancy.

I didn't even know I was pregnant (the first time) until I was 16 weeks.