Five: The number of anti-choice bills introduced by Republican legislators in the first three days of the new session of Congress.
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) this week introduced four new anti-choice bills in the Senate, including a measure to defund Planned Parenthood at the federal level.Following the midterm election in November, Republicans have control of both the House and the Senate, meaning these proposals now have a greater chance of passing. Let's hope President Obama is ready with his veto pen.
...Vitter's proposed requirement that abortion providers obtain admitting privileges with a local hospital would likely close many safe, legal clinics for no sound medical reason, which has already happened in Texas and other states.
His proposed ban on sex-selective abortions is one that reproductive rights activists decry as being both unnecessary and racist.
And under the guise of "non-discrimination," another bill would allow health-care providers to refuse women abortion care even in cases of emergency.
Combined with the U.S. House's speedy introduction of a national 20-week abortion ban bill on Tuesday, Republican legislators introduced a total of five anti-choice bills in the first three days of the new Congress.
[H/T to Imani.]
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