Title Of North Carolina Motorcycle Bill: 123 Words On Abortion, 17 On Motorcycles

[meegbear]

North Carolina House Republicans are pushing controversial abortion restrictions through the state legislature without much public notice by tacking them onto a bill about motorcycle safety.

The title of the bill, SB353, is 140 words long: 123 of those words refer to the abortion measures, while the last 17 words relate to motorcycle safety.



http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/title-of-nc-motorcycle-bill-has-123-words

[Scurrilous]

1. K & R

[Pretzel_Warrior]

2. so is this what the Vagina Motorcycle thing is all about?

I was googling it based on Atrios comment but couldn't find it.

This is a sad, sad day in state politics/government. It looks like that is what the GOP is up to since they've not been doing too well on the national stage.

[Tx4obama]

4. NC legislators attached strict abortion regulations to a Motorcyle safety bill. See below

DU OP here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014532851

Also...

North Carolina House Passes New Abortion Restrictions

North Carolina's GOP-controlled House passed controversial abortion measures Thursday tucked in a motorcycle safety bill on a 74-41 vote, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Republicans argue that the bill is about ensuring women's safety, while Democrats say the bill forces abortion clinics to adhere to unneccessary regulations they can't afford to comply with, essentially forcing the clinics to shut down.

Republicans came under fire for attaching the measure to the motorcycle safety bill because it allowed them to quickly push through the bill with limited public input.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/nc-gop-house-passes-abortion-measures

Related...

Title Of North Carolina Motorcycle Bill: 123 Words On Abortion, 17 On Motorcycles

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10023227229

[Tx4obama]

3. Check this out...

h/t to Scuba http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023230174