In other news, an even more Christianist bill has been introduced to ban abortion: The so called “twinkle in dad’s eyes” bill will ban abortions from the time of pre-coital behavior. Men will be required to wear special eyeglasses to record pre-coital twinkles.
I wonder if there is a way to track how much money has been spent on this particular form of anti-abortion legislation. From the costs associated with time in committees, debates in state houses, and to defending those that get signed in the courts. I’m guessing it would be enough to rebuild a bridge or two, something that would help businesses, and citizens.
I know memories are short but haven’t Federal courts recently ruled that less than 24 weeks is an illegal impediment on a woman’s choice?
I’m too lazy to look it up this morning but I’m pretty sure its happened in the last 2 or 3 months…
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio said the move would block access to abortion before most women even know they’re pregnant.
This shouldn’t be a problem, especially if the doctor is hard of hearing, if the bill is interpreted pursuant to conservative-favored Constitutional Originalism since the heartbeat would have to be detectable using standard medical practices from the late 1700’s, i.e., immediate auscultation:
“[P]rior to the development of the stethoscope [in 1816], physicians would often perform physical examinations using techniques such as percussion and immediate auscultation. In immediate auscultation, physicians placed their ear directly on the patient to observe internal sounds.”