The next line of attacks in banning abortion—giving the fetus anesthesia

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The next line of attacks in banning abortion—giving the fetus anesthesia
Mar 20, 2015 5:00pm PDT by Kerry Eleveld

Another misinformed, scientifically unsound approach from anti-abortion activists is on the march. They're going after 20-week abortion bans with a twist: mandating that anesthesia be given to fetuses after 20 weeks because, anti-abortion activists argue, they are capable of feeling pain. Naturally, their claim is completely unsupported by science, but that has never stopped them before. Tara Culp-Pressler has the details about a new bill in Montana.

Under House Bill 479, drafted by State Rep. Albert Olszewski, abortion doctors would be required to administer anesthesia to fetuses past the 20th week of pregnancy. The measure states that “substantial scientific evidence recognizes that an unborn child is capable of experiencing physical pain and suffering by not later than 20 weeks after fertilization” and the state has a “compelling interest” in preventing that.

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Similar to bills that require abortion clinics to meet certain building regulations that have nothing to do with patient safety, these new bills could amount to more bureaucratic red tape that either prevents or stifles abortions after 20 weeks—which are often the most critical to guarding the health of a mother.

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Another one of those anti-women's health Scam Laws. And to think Repubs declared War On Women was over (about as over as Iraq was after Shrub's 'mission accomplished' PR stunt)