Abortion ban closer in Nicaragua

[arcos]

Abortion ban closer in Nicaragua

A Nicaraguan parliamentary committee has approved draft legislation to ban all abortions, including in cases where the mother's life is at risk.

The legislation will now be debated at a national assembly hearing before a final vote next week.

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Orlando Tardencilla, one of the members of the sub-committee which proposed the bill, said: "Unless abortion is made a crime, then people can simply come out and say: 'I have the right to an abortion, this is my body and I can decide.'

"That's like saying: 'I'm allowed to commit murder because these hands are mine, this gun is mine.'"

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6072092.stm

[LynnTheDem]

1. including in cases where the mother's life is at risk

Back to the stone ages.

Back to the wire coat hangers.

[LA lady]

2. So they are dropping the "to save a woman's life"?

http://www.crlp.org/pub_fac_atkwwsup.html

V. Permitted only to save the woman's life or prohibited altogether
(countries in bold make an explicit exception to save a woman's life)

Afghanistan
Andorra
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan-U
Brazil-R
Brunei
Central African Rep.
Chad
Chile-ND
Colombia
Congo (Brazzaville)
Dominica
Côte d'Ivoire
Dem. Rep. of Congo-F
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Egypt-SA
El Salvador-ND
Gabon
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Kenya
Kiribati
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Libya-PA
Madagascar
Malawi-SA
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands-U
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico-D/R
Micronesia-U
Monaco
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua-SA/PA
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Palau
Panama-PA/R/F
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Soloman Islands
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan-R
Suriname
Swaziland
Syria-SA/PA
Tanzania
Togo
Tonga
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates-SA/PA
Venezuela
Yemen

74 Nations,
26% of World's Population

[FloridaPat]

4. Interesting how as women's right get bigger, things that have been

legal for centuries all of a sudden are wrong.

[bahrbearian]

5. Looks like all third world countries on the list,

I suppose USA is next ont the list.

[rpannier]

7. But, they can just apply the shill o'lielly logic

that believes in this day and age the woman's life in never in danger.

[Name removed]

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[LostinVA]

6. You mean you're anti-choice and anti-women's rights

You don't get to frame it the way YOU want on DU... maybe somewhere else, but not here.

Have fun on here.

Jeebus, is it October 21.

[Betty]

8. so if the mother dies

can the government be held acountable for her murder?