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hotly contested at the time and was passed during a peak of moral posturing (at least the Right to Life Amendment was withdrawn).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.
I oppose this bill, then. The biggest problem with the bill:
Suppose the patient goes to an abortion clinic. Both physicians will obviously say yes. This is, pretty much, allowing all abortions during the specified period.
And the reason we politicians should overrule the consent of two licensed doctors and their willing patient is......?
