Texas governor says rape victims can prevent pregnancy by taking Plan B

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

Texas governor says rape victims can prevent pregnancy by taking Plan B

BY JULIA SHAPERO - 09/03/22 11:40 AM ET

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said rape victims in the state can prevent pregnancies by using emergency contraception pills such as Plan B, The Dallas Morning News reported Friday.

In Texas, abortions are banned and do not include exceptions for rape or incest.

Late last month, a so-called “trigger law” went into effect following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this year. The trigger law makes it a felony to perform an abortion in the state with narrow exceptions when the pregnant person’s life is at risk.

“We want to support those victims, but also those victims can access health care immediately, as well as to report it,” Abbott told The Dallas Morning News and KXAS-TV’s “Lone Star Politics” in a segment obtained by the Morning News that will air on Sunday.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3627006-texas-governor-says-rape-victims-can-prevent-pregnancy-by-taking-plan-b/

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[flying_wahini]

1. Abbott is toast.

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2. So many republican idiots, so litte time to get enough...

women/voters registered to kick their asses out of office.

Abbott, what about the 10-year old girl raped? She can't get a prescription written for an abortion pill, much less drive to the pharmacy to get it filled.

Where do the republican party find these geniuses they put in office?

[IcyPeas]

3. Abbott promised to stop rape in texas.

how's that working?