Arizona governor approves abortion constraints

[musette_sf]

Source: Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday set a new course from her Democratic predecessor on the issue of abortion, signing a measure imposing new mandates and restrictions.

One of the bill's provisions is a requirement that those who visit an abortion provider wait 24 hours before getting an abortion. The visit would have to include disclosures by doctors in person about the procedure, risks and alternatives, and the fetus' probable characteristics.

Also, an existing law on parental approval for minors seeking to end pregnancies would be toughened. In addition, pharmacists and other health care providers will be able to refuse to hand out emergency contraception on moral or religious grounds.

Former Gov. Janet Napolitano, who was governor for six years, vetoed all bills sent to her that restricted abortion rights. Brewer replaced her in January.

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jr5hwL-VFIEUamitOofAe6a_YOnQD99DUJDO0

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the above very simply and plainly explains why reproductive health care rights and access MUST be established on a Federal, not state, level. here are "States' Rights" at work, ensuring second-class citizenship for US women in Arizona.

[DesertRat]

1. And no exceptions for rape and incest in this bill

:(

[PSzymeczek]

11. Where in AZ are you?

[DesertRat]

31. Pinetop right now

I split time between here and the Valley. :hi:

[KakistocracyHater]

24. PLUS the 24-hour wait, doesn't that make Plan-B useless?

?

[tavalon]

30. Not if we do an endrun around the Pharmacists

I think it's about time we took plan B out of the Pharmacists and Doctors hands. Like we soon will need to for surgical abortion. Insane!

[Tansy_Gold]

2. Thank you so much, President Obama, for taking our

Democratic, pro-woman governor and leaving us with this rightwing idiot.

Oh, yeah, and thank you, Secy. Napolitano, for accepting his offer and leaving us with this rightwing idiot.


It's not like neither one of them knew this was gonna happen.


Don't cry for me, Arizona. I'm crying for you. And for every woman who will suffer under these new "constraints."





Tansy Gold

[katandmoon]

8. Thank you. I saw this coming as well. Yeah, thanks a bunch, Obama.

[DesertRat]

9. Napolitano's veto was the only thing that kept us

from completely sliding into red state hell. Now she's gone and we have a right wing legislature AND this uneducated tool as governor.

:mad:

[PSzymeczek]

10. Where in AZ are you? n/t

[Tansy_Gold]

13. Far East Valley

Between GC and AJ

[SammyWinstonJack]

32. +1

:thumbsup:

[CreekDog]

38. THIS IS ALL OBAMA'S FAULT!!!

:eyes:

:sarcasm:

[Tansy_Gold]

40. No, not ALL his fault. Napolitano could've turned it down

I blamed both of them.

Napolitano may turn out to be a terrific HS secy, but in getting there she left the people of Arizona in the hands of the wingnuts. We will pay the price for her success.


TG

[CreekDog]

41. THIS IS HALF OBAMA'S FAULT!!!

:eyes:

[CreekDog]

42. Boy, I feel better now!!!

:eyes:

[MichiganVote]

3. Cutting women out of democracy ---- again.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. "Hey Dad, is it ok if I abort this baby you put in me?"

:puke:

I foresee a need for helping girls and women over the state line in the future there, the way they are headed.

[musette_sf]

5. there was a feminist Underground Railroad in "The Handmaid's Tale"

looks like we're heading that way for real.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. I remember that. Scary times, for sure.

[Tesha]

37. The "Underground Femaleroad", IIRC (NT)

[katandmoon]

7. goddamn fucking bitch

[defendandprotect]

12. Was Brewer elected? Agree, must be federal protections for birth control/Emergency contraception ..

And, I really don't care how many people object to this because of their "god" or
their morals --

however, one way or another women have to have access -- either via hospitals or
FEDEX or whatever. And any drugstore which doesn't want to serve ALL of women's health
needs should be boycotted by ALL women who want to protect reproductive freedom for their
daughters!

[Tansy_Gold]

14. Brewer was elected Secretary of State and succeeded

Napolitano when Obama nominated her for Homeland (in)Security.

AZ is pretty much a puke state. Janet only got elected because the pukes put up a Mormon freakazoid and even the "moderate" pukes couldn't handle that.

[defendandprotect]

15. I guess I thought Napolitano was a Dem . . . I'm confused . ..

[Tansy_Gold]

18. Napolitano's a Dem, Brewer is a puke.

They don't run as a "ticket." It's two different offices, Governor and Secretary of State. AZ has nothing like a Lieutenant Governor.

[defendandprotect]

21. Ah . . . I see . . . so that's how we went from a Dem to a Repug . . . hmmm....

[sutz12]

16. Hopefully, the RW extremism will result in some backlash.

Sorry to hear of your plight in AZ. I thought Napolitano was a decent choice for HSSec. Her experience as a border gov should help her manage the immigration side of that job. I know it sux for you guys, but she could have a future at the national level.

And, like I said, sometimes you have to let the fundies have their way for a while to let the general population see what dipshits they really are. They sound so pious and reasonable when they spout their shit. Their actions always reveal their inner meanness, though. Kind of what happened at the national level after 8 years of BushCo and his fundie asshole supporters.

Best of luck.

[thelordofhell]

17. They can pass this crap, yet they can't pass a budget

They're still hammering out the best way to screw the middle class, poor, elderly, and children so they can give a tax BREAK to businesses and the rich. God help us all, this state is just too beautiful to have such ugliness in charge.

[Tansy_Gold]

19. I hear you.

And I don't have a clue what to do about it.

[thelordofhell]

20. She also signed "B.Y.O.C.W. to a bar" into law

Bring
Your
Own
Concealed
Weapon

This means you can bring a concealed weapon into a bar, as long as you don't drink. Law enforcement AND the bars screamed at the top of their lungs to not pass this, but Republicans did it anyway.

Un-be-friggin'-leivable!!

[StarryNite]

43. It's so stupid

For one thing, if it's concealed then how do they know if a person who is drinking has a gun? By the time they would know somebody could already be dead. If this state keeps heading south the illegals won't even have to worry about crossing the border because Arizona will already be in Mexico.

[47of74]

22. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for the President to...

...name Janet Napolitano as the head of Homeland Security seeing as how it gave the people of Arizona this whack job.

[Umbral]

23. And I thought moving from Utah to Arizona would be a step-up. nt

[Believing Is Art]

25. "and the fetus' probable characteristics"

Geez, why don't they just hand out itty bitty widdle socks with ducks on them to their patients? Better yet, the consultation with an abortion doctor should double as a baby shower.

I don't know why this particular aspect pisses me off the most. Obviously, guilt-tripping women who have ended up in a terrible situation is just wrong. Showing them cute baby pictures isn't any way to prepare them for the reality of pregnancy and potentially motherhood. It's just manipulative. But exactly how are they going to determine the baby's likely characteristics? Extract DNA from the fetus and analyze it? Enormous cost and time. Pure conjecture based on the mother's appearance? Are doctors allowed to flat out lie now? Or will they just find clippings of the cutest, most adorable and spoiled babies with precious golden curls in an "I Heart Mommy" onesie with teeny tiny New Balance sneakers and shove it in the girls' faces until they agree to go through with the pregnancy? Then what? Who will buy those onesies and baby shoes? Who will change the diapers? Who will buy the diapers? Did they say anything about that in the bill?

Didn't think so.

[hayu_lol]

26. Makes two states that are now...

what I call forced-breeder states:

Arizona

Virginia: just passed stringent controls on abortion including banning access to mid and late term abortion.

And there is always Nebraska which has been teetering thanks to Nelson.

[tomm2thumbs]

27. Time to leave Arizona and head for the hills

Sorry to hear that for all the women in Arizona - if men could get pregnant, reproductive right to choice would be enshrined in the Constitution

[No Elephants]

29. Just like marriage between a man and a woman-(according to Palin).

How about movement to outlaw Viagra and make circumcision and vasectomies mandatory for males who vote anti-choice? Then again, none of those things involve what pregnancy involves, even if the baby daddy is not also your own daddy or a rapist.

[midnight]

28. I remember when this state voted to see if women could wear

pants to work. I remember the female teachers were so happy that the law was changed.

[JonLP24]

33. I miss Napolitano

:(

[GeorgeGist]

34. Phucking isn't a right ...

its' a responsibility.

[Ohio Joe]

35. Must... Control... Women...

Douchebags.

[Desertrose]

36. Oh boy, more dumpster babies in PHX.

If a pharmacist is hired to dispense...then he should keep his damn morals & religious opinions OUT OF HIS JOB and just do his job. Good grief.

[Tansy_Gold]

44. Years ago I had a friend whose daughter did that.

She and I were a couple weeks apart in age, just enough to be different zodiac signs.

Our daughters had the same first name, and were also just a few days apart in age. The family's politics were extremely liberal/progressive, especially in the area of women's reproductive rights. How she was unaware of her daughter's pregnancy, i don't know. What prevented the daughter from going to her parents with the situation, I don't know. Some kids found the baby's body in a dumpster a few blocks from her home and remembered seeing the daughter hanging around there.

Every other option was open to her. Her parents would never have questioned her choice to have an abortion, to keep the child and raise it, to give it up for adoption. They would have supported her no matter what. Why she chose that route I have no idea.

TG

[David__77]

39. It was a terrible strategic error taking away Napolitano.

That's just not fair to hand over executive authority to a right-wing reactionary in any state.

[alstephenson]

45. Another sad day for Arizona.