Colorado initiative seeks abortion limits

[Thom Little]

An effort is underway to put an initiative on the November ballot restricting abortions of "viable fetuses" in Colorado, adding another culture-war component to a campaign shaping up to include debates over immigration and gay marriage.

The initiative would bar such abortions with an exception for when the woman is at risk of death or serious injury - an exception the U.S. Supreme Court has held must be included.

In addition, the proposal would make it a felony for doctors to knowingly perform an abortion on a viable fetus or conduct an abortion with "reckless disregard of whether the fetus is viable" outside the womb.

The authors are Denver lawyer Mike Lawrence and Tim Dore, executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference, the public-policy arm of the state's three Catholic dioceses. Dore said his involvement is personal and not part of his work with the conference.

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"It's meant to have a mild effect," Lawrence said. "It is not meant to prohibit women from access to abortion. It simply tells them, 'If you're going to have an abortion, do it in the first five months or so of pregnancy."'


http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3375912

[noamnety]

1. and if you are poor

and can't save the money for an abortion in the two months between when you realize you are pregnant and when you need to schedule one, or if your husband serving in Iraq is killed at 5 months and one day into the pregnancy, changing your circumstances from housewife with husband that can support you to unemployed pregnant soon-to-be single mom, you are forced to have the kid - just a mild effect, nothing to worry about.

[MrModerate]

2. "Mike" and "Tim" are clearly never going to . . .

Have any skin in this game. They can try to restrict rights for people who might actually be facing these choices -- ya know, women -- as recreational Grundyism. Sheesh!

On the other hand, 5 months -- notwithstanding the suddenly-widowed woman scenario below -- is a looooong time to be pregnant without coming to a decision. That's the nub of it right there: decision. Who gets to make it? The three Catholic Dioceses of Colorado? No thanks.

[Justitia]

6. About the same time when serious birth defects are discovered

and even later, depending on the defect. Just wanted to mention that.....

In any event, it's a ruse, they want to restrict it out of existence.

These assholes never stop.

[stray cat]

3. How many abortions in Co or US are on viable fetuses

when there is no risk to the mother?

[Megahurtz]

4. They're sweeping the nation,

those pro-life fascist fundie-freaks.
They are going to try to do their damage as quick as they can.

[Selteri]

5. Doesn't anyone else notice that these people who are

pushing so hard to control women and abortions are all MEN!?

[Erika]

7. Yes, very Taliban like

Subservient type women must agree with them.