Ohio

irisblue

(34,269 posts) Tue Jul 19, 2022, 08:33 AM Jul 2022

The Ohio GOP

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/07/19/ohio-abortion-10-year-old-case-lead-rape-incest-exemptions/10059880002/

paywall, I do not know how to unblock it

snip-"In 2020, 521 minors got an abortion in Ohio, including 52 who were younger than 15, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The department does not track whether the pregnancies were the result of sexual assault. (bolding mine)

Doctors and advocates say forcing anyone to carry their rapist's baby – particularly a child or teenager – can cause trauma that leads to addiction or suicidal ideation. A 2001 study found children who suffer sexual abuse may be 10 times to 13 times more likely to attempt suicide.

snip-"A spokesman for Gov. Mike DeWine declined to say where the governor stands on rape and incest exemptions, saying he's focused on "supports for moms and babies." (bullshit bullshit bullshit)

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The Ohio GOP (Original Post) irisblue Jul 2022 OP

Posted too quick, part 2 irisblue Jul 2022 #1

Would they want a law that says multigraincracker Jul 2022 #2

Just 21 years and 9 months LogicFirst Jul 2022 #4

"think of the children" but never the pregnant ones Maeve Jul 2022 #3

irisblue

(34,269 posts)

1. Posted too quick, part 2

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2022, 08:39 AM

Jul 2022

Huffman, the Ohio Senate Majority Leader said "I don’t know because I'm not a medical person how that fits with exceptions already in the law," he said.

Huffman opposes blanket exceptions for cases of rape and incest. He said Monday that GOP senators drafting the Senate's bill may review the mental health impacts of rape victims – particularly minor victims – carrying to term.

He knows that he does not know, yet he will still keep on interfering with medical decisions.
In other words, nothing changes here in Ohio