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Louisiana lawmakers insist child rape victims must carry their pregnancy to term [View all]
Louisiana, goddamn! I suppose you can say that about most of the southern states. This one is so cruel and heartless I just don't see how it can stand, especially when 77% of Louisianans want exceptions in the case of rape or incest. How important is what citizens want? We know the GOP could not care less about what citizens want when it comes to gun control and several other things, but it cannot last forever. Obviously we have to get out the blue vote anywhere and everywhere so that we can reverse some of this cruelty. How much of this bullshit springs from their "good book?" Or from a perversion of it?
Louisiana lawmakers insist child rape victims must carry their pregnancy to term
JUDD LEGUM AND TESNIM ZEKERIA
MAY 14, 2024
Former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, boasts that he "broke Roe v. Wade." In the aftermath, according to Trump, "states are working very brilliantly" to impose various restrictions on abortion and creating "very beautiful harmony." Over the last few days, this process has played out in Louisiana. Lawmakers in the Pelican State voted to continue to require child rape victims to carry their pregnancy to term.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Louisiana, along with 13 other states, imposed a ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy. The only exceptions to Louisiana's ban are when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother or in cases of "medically futile" pregnancy, when the fetus has a fatal abnormality. Doctors in the state "who perform illegal abortions can face up to 15 years in prison and steep fines of $10,000 to $200,000."
In February, Louisana Representative Delisha Boyd (D) introduced legislation that proposed exceptions for rape and incest to Louisiana's abortion ban. When it became clear that the proposal would fail, Boyd narrowed her bill to allow persons 16 years old and younger to have an abortion if they were the victim of rape or incest. The legislation was grounded in Boyd's personal experience. She was born after her mother was raped by a man when she was 15 years old. Boyd said that her mother suffered years of trauma before dying at 30.
Neelima Sukhavasi, an obstetrician from Baton Rouge, urged the members of the Louisiana House Committee on Criminal Justice to approve Boyd's bill. Sukhavasi said that since Louisiana imposed its abortion ban in 2022, "[s]he and her colleagues have delivered babies for pregnant teenagers, including mothers as young as 13." She told the committee, "[o]ne of these teenagers delivered a baby while clutching a Teddy Bear — and that's an image that once you see that, you can't unsee it." According to Sukhavasi, these girls "can experience health complications that affect them for the rest of their lives."
JUDD LEGUM AND TESNIM ZEKERIA
MAY 14, 2024
Former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, boasts that he "broke Roe v. Wade." In the aftermath, according to Trump, "states are working very brilliantly" to impose various restrictions on abortion and creating "very beautiful harmony." Over the last few days, this process has played out in Louisiana. Lawmakers in the Pelican State voted to continue to require child rape victims to carry their pregnancy to term.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Louisiana, along with 13 other states, imposed a ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy. The only exceptions to Louisiana's ban are when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother or in cases of "medically futile" pregnancy, when the fetus has a fatal abnormality. Doctors in the state "who perform illegal abortions can face up to 15 years in prison and steep fines of $10,000 to $200,000."
In February, Louisana Representative Delisha Boyd (D) introduced legislation that proposed exceptions for rape and incest to Louisiana's abortion ban. When it became clear that the proposal would fail, Boyd narrowed her bill to allow persons 16 years old and younger to have an abortion if they were the victim of rape or incest. The legislation was grounded in Boyd's personal experience. She was born after her mother was raped by a man when she was 15 years old. Boyd said that her mother suffered years of trauma before dying at 30.
Neelima Sukhavasi, an obstetrician from Baton Rouge, urged the members of the Louisiana House Committee on Criminal Justice to approve Boyd's bill. Sukhavasi said that since Louisiana imposed its abortion ban in 2022, "[s]he and her colleagues have delivered babies for pregnant teenagers, including mothers as young as 13." She told the committee, "[o]ne of these teenagers delivered a baby while clutching a Teddy Bear — and that's an image that once you see that, you can't unsee it." According to Sukhavasi, these girls "can experience health complications that affect them for the rest of their lives."
https://popular.info/p/louisiana-lawmakers-insist-child
But Republicans don't seem to give a shit.
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