North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation.

In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, such as ectopic pregnancy.

“This bill clarifies and refines existing state law ... and reaffirms North Dakota as a pro-life state,” Burgum said in a statement.

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By TRISHA AHMED
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-north-dakota-six-week-ban-2bccde2925d30dd4772aaed84f3c2d98

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Earlier DU thread in GD: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217857114

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[joshdawg]

1. "pro life state" my ass!

There's nothing "pro life" about this "governor."
It's all about pro control over people's lives.
republican fascism at its worst.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Women en masse should go on strike

Then these pompous zealots would have to turn to drag queens

[Emile]

3. Republicans hate women, I don't see that as a winning platform.

[GB_RN]

4. Exceptions Are Only Allowed During The First 6 Weeks?!?!

What. The. Fuck?!?! Most women don’t even know they are pregnant at that point. How the hell are they supposed to know if their pregnancy is say, ectopic, if they don’t even know they’re pregnant? A woman wouldn’t know the pregnancy is ectopic until MUCH later!!!

This is the exact opposite of pro-life. God, I hate these assholes. I hate ‘em all.

[Solly Mack]

5. People who are pro-clump of cells should be denied cancer treatment.

I mean, cancer cells can achieve immortality without interference. Why would they want to fuck with that (if they are so bent on saving the "life" of clump of cells)? And cancer cells are alive.

Sure, sure. Those clumps of cells could kill the person within whom they reside but then so can pregnancy.



I don't drink coffee anymore. I get cranky in the mornings. Mean, too.

[raging moderate]

6. But what they call "6 weeks gestation" is only "4 weeks gestation" in actual development time.

I think our lawyers should start using this simple fact, which has now been proven. The current custom is to start counting the pregnancy from the first day of the latest menstrual period. When the current method of counting weeks was started, technology did not exist to prove the moment of conception. Now we have proof that conception does not occur for about 2 weeks after that. So I think we should somehow force them to enforce only the REAL point of 6 weeks after conception, which would be 2 weeks later, at the point they pretend is 8-weeks after conception. That would at least place their limit at a point when most women know they are pregnant, and when dangerous conditions could be detected. Or could somebody work the language of this ignorant legislation even more effectively?

[TeamProg]

7. I expect a backlash. Kids don't have a lot else to do in these rural counties but have sex! nt