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The War on Reproductive Rights Will Get a Lot Uglier Next Year
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/12/2015-abortion-bills-state-legislaturesAfter a record-shattering year in 2013, the pace of harsh anti-abortion bills introduced in 2014 slowed down. Elections cut short the legislative calendar in many states, and the general assemblies in Texas and North Dakota, two anti-abortion heavyweights, didn't meet....
Next year, Republicans will control 11 more legislative chambers than they did in 2014. Lawmakers in Texas and North Dakota are back in session, and there are no major elections to take up lawmakers' time or cause them worry about war-on-women attacks.
Women seeking abortions in Missouri could soon be required to watch a video that says that fetuses 22 weeks and older can feel pain—a scientifically inaccurate statement.
In at least nine states, abortion foes forces have already begun crafting restrictions for 2015. Below, Mother Jones has compiled a list of anti-abortion bills that have been prefiled in statehouses across the country. (Did we miss one? Shoot us an email.)
And this list only covers states where bills have actually been submitted. In other states, abortion foes are still scribbling away.
Next year, Republicans will control 11 more legislative chambers than they did in 2014. Lawmakers in Texas and North Dakota are back in session, and there are no major elections to take up lawmakers' time or cause them worry about war-on-women attacks.
Women seeking abortions in Missouri could soon be required to watch a video that says that fetuses 22 weeks and older can feel pain—a scientifically inaccurate statement.
In at least nine states, abortion foes forces have already begun crafting restrictions for 2015. Below, Mother Jones has compiled a list of anti-abortion bills that have been prefiled in statehouses across the country. (Did we miss one? Shoot us an email.)
And this list only covers states where bills have actually been submitted. In other states, abortion foes are still scribbling away.
