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At 10%, Florida has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Rather than deal with the difficult issues, one Florida lawmaker chose to attack the real villains in todays world, doctors. By flinging red meat to the states rabid religious right (and presumably the for-profit prison industry), Florida State Rep. Charles Van Zant (R) hoped that he could distract people from their dollar menu diets and untreated illnesses.
Van Zant introduced a bill which would make providing abortions a felony, even in cases of rape and incest. The only exceptions would be when the womans life is in danger. The Bill, called the Florida for Life Act, says (from Think Progress):
A termination of pregnancy may not be performed unless:
(a) Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of pregnancy is necessary to prevent the death of the patient;
(b) Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of pregnancy is necessary because to continue the pregnancy would unreasonably reduce the likelihood of successful treatment of a life-threatening disease of the patient; or
(c) A physician certifies in writing that a medical emergency existed and another physician was not available for consultation prior to the time necessary to perform the termination of pregnancy. The physicians written certification must clearly describe the medical emergency.
The maximum penalty for the doctor would be life in prison.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/05/florida-republican-introduces-bill-criminalizing-abortion-calling-for-life-in-prison/
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
NathanTheGreat
(78 posts)I'm no constitutional scholar...but I'm pretty sure when the US Supreme Court says you can't make something a crime, you really can't.
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The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)This type of foolishness should not be part of any governmental concern. If abortions were forced then it would be our duty to stop those enforcing it, but outlawing professional doctors only drives desperate women to go underground. Life is more respected now that abortion is legal and the children born conceived in bad situations or unexpectedly are more desired because women are given a choice whether or not to accept the pregnancy.