Iamsemisweet -> RE: Another example of the "war" (3/18/2012 5:49:13 PM)
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You gotta be kidding me. First of all, I am a pro choice, educated, professional woman. Second, I actually took the time on a Saturday night, as pathetic as that is, and looked up the Georgia code on Westlaw, including all the cross references. When I first read the law, I could see how someone could draw the conclusion that it required a woman to carry a dead fetus to term. Then, I read the definition of abortion in the Georgia Code. It specifically excludes the removal of a dead fetus, that has spontaneously died. That means that if a woman does something that induces the fetus to die, intentionally or negligently, then that is not excluded from the definition of abortion. It also doesn't say that she needs to carry the dead fetus, it just means that she can be prosecuted criminally. Now, all that is bad enough. Why claim that the law "might" do something that it really doesn't do? There are plenty of reasons to find this law to be an abomination, as well as unconstitutional. Creating some fanciful stretch just weakens the credibility of the opposition, and makes one look, well, hysterical. I don't know if you have ever been involved in legislation, but just because some fucked up mouth breather makes a stupid comment on the floor doesn't make it true, either. Read the whole bill, including the definitions currently used in the code, and incorporated in the law. quote:
ORIGINAL: tazzygirl I see it the way you do Lucy. For a few years now, we have been complaining about the treatment of women. Only to be told we were too "emotional". I am emotional. I am pissed that men are making the decisions for me... that they can decide what I can do with my body, that any decision I may make is dismissed.... unless its to vote them into office again. And I see it here. "This is not what the bill means" Medically, I know what it says, I know the implications, and I see the slippery slope to abuse. If the political climate were different, I might agree and believe I was worrying too much. But, I wont be silenced, I wont be told I am making something out of nothing. And, while I understand the reason behind the following... quote:
But claiming it does something that it doesn't is only going to hurt the cause f the opponents of the law. That pisses me off too. Because that is the prevailing thought. Be a good woman and dont push too hard, you might make things worse off How much worse does it have to get before women realize this is a war against us..... that does not include us?
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