MA: Third Mideast Abortion Statute (Failed)

[afleitch]

Slight background for this.

The Third Statute was hotly contested at the time and was passed during a peak of moral posturing (at least the Right to Life Amendment was withdrawn). While I would be more than happy to return to the First Statute, this bill allows for abortions after the first trimester to the 180th day of pregnancy for reasons other than threat to life/rape etc. However unlike the First Statute it requried the consent of two physicians (a simplified version of the rules in Britain). I don't like such compromises usually but it may be the only way to relax our laws.

[afleitch]

Aye

[afleitch]

How about just going with this. No abortions after the first trimester except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother? Or even better, no abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother? What about promoting adoption?

That was passed once and the region struck it don

And would strike it down again.

[afleitch]

I respect your decision. I note that the Second Statute passed the Assembly and went to then public after a protest. The public voted to re-affirm the Assembly's decision. This could have happened with this bill. The bill was a genuine attempt to pull back from one extreme and instead of moving to another extreme reach a fairer compromise.

Given the likely failure of the passage of this bill I will consider whether or not to seek the necessary signatures to force a public vote.