House approved a fetal heartbeat abortion ban after adding some exceptions for rape, incest

[demmiblue]

Source: Des Moines Register

The Iowa House of Representatives approved a measure approved a measure Tuesday banning nearly all abortions in the state after brokering a deal designed to unite Republicans and clear the 51-vote majority needed to pass the bill.

Legislators approved Senate File 359 — which bans most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected — on a 51-46 vote late Tuesday night. The Senate approved the measure early Wednesday morning.

The legislation advanced out of the House Human Resources Committee in March, but for weeks it was unclear whether Republicans would muster enough votes to advance it off the floor.

To win approval, the House's most ardent anti-abortion members made concessions, including allowing exceptions to the ban for some victims of rape or incest.

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/01/iowa-legislature-approves-fetal-heartbeat-ban-after-new-exceptions-added-rape-incest-reynolds/569847002/

[Corgigal]

1. Domestic violence is going to go up.

More injured and dead women, but probably the point. F/U.

[thesquanderer]

2. "allowing exceptions to the ban for some victims of rape or incest."

I'm pro-choice, but if you're not, why even these exceptions? You either consider a fetus a protectable human life, or you don't. How can it be one if it's the product of rape and the other if it's not?

[handmade34]

3. this has

always been my point... I am disturbed by anyone that acts to stop abortions but... if a person is against abortion because it is a life, why the exception?? unless... their entire reason for being against abortion is to punish women for being sexual????

[Phoenix61]

7. +1

It's the same reason they are against birth control. Getting pregnant is your punishment for having sex if you're single or reward for being a good wife if you're married. Makes you wonder what they think of children.

[moriah]

8. Bingo.

I ranted about this awhile back.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/9/27/1425364/-Why-They-Hate-Planned-Parenthood

[Mc Mike]

4. Pro-birth, anti-life. That's today's repuglinazi 'christians'. rec, nt

[joshdawg]

5. More republican control, not governance,

at its worst.

[booksenkatz]

6. Cardiac tissue is not a person. nt