GOP Texas lawmaker introduces bill to allow death penalty for women who have abortions
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A Republican lawmaker in Texas has introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have abortions.
"Today, I filed HB 3326 to Abolish Abortion in Texas," Texas State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R) said on Twitter.
"The bill will end the discriminatory practice of terminating the life of innocent children, and will guarantee the equal protection of the laws to all Texans, no matter how small," he said.
Today, I filed HB 3326 to Abolish Abortion in Texas. The bill will end the discriminatory practice of terminating the life of innocent children, and will guarantee the equal protection of the laws to all Texans, no matter how small. #txlegepic.twitter.com/W1lpG4q6G1 - Bryan Slaton (@BryanforHD2) March 9, 2021
Under HB 3326, a person who has an abortion or performs an abortion could be charged with assault or homicide, which is punishable by death, the Texas Tribune reported.
Slaton's legislation also says that certain parties may have to testify in cases of death or "bodily injury to an unborn child," and offers immunity to those that do.
The legislation also directs the state's attorney general to "direct a state agency to enforce those laws, regardless of any contrary federal statute, regulation, treaty, order, or court decision," the newspaper reported.
The bill would also ban abortions at fertilization, whereas most abortions in Texas are prohibited after 20 weeks.
Slaton's proposal is not the first time a Texas lawmaker has proposed the death penalty for abortion. Texas state Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R) introduced a similar measure in 2019 classifying abortion as a homicide.
The legislation comes as GOP states seek to aggressively restrict or ban abortions in an effort to get the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed a bill into law on Tuesday banning abortions unless it is to save the life of the mother.
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Any questions about republican/conservative war on women?
If so...... try this next.
Arkansas passes ban on all abortions except in medical emergencies (msn.com)
The better question is, who in their right mind would actually support such a measure?
I read that. Basically a total ban.
I heard some talking that they actually want it to go through the courts. They think that now with a conservative majority, it is time to take their shot.
They'll be shooting blanks again.
I think that's the idea behind the Arkansas law.
Nobody who supports the death penalty is pro-life.
Unbelievable
Think State Rep. Slaton wants to do anything about all those that died in the state due to the deficiency of their power grid, and their energy sources?
81 deaths...
Considering it's Texas, not really. The same is true of Arkansas too.
So Texas isn't the ONLY backward State in the USA.
Of course not. There are several states that are socially ass-backwards.
No, there is OHIO too.
Alabama too if I am correct.
Just one day.
That’s all it would take. One day, outta the blue, all genders reassigned for a single 24 hour period. It would change the world.
There's very little gender gap on abortion.
Get raped by an inbred meth head and tell me how ya feel about the baby you’re growing. Then you can weigh judgement.
I'm sorry for trying to enlighten you. Stick to your myths.
Lol Sean, you believe that pregnancy resulting from rape is a myth. Ok.
So I suppose abortions due to the fetus being malformed and medically likely to not survive, or women who aren’t medically able to safely have a baby, are myths as well.
So?
Her body; her choice.
Any man who thinks he should control a woman is a fool who will always be unhappy.
Gave up trying to do that many years ago.
Am now happy as a confirmed bachelor and doing my best not to fall in love.
I have a friend who now has an 18 yo myth it would seem if anyone buys into that bs statement,
I have a friend with a 21 year old "myth" too.
But they're not myths. My own mother is a prime example.
Hear hear! As Bob famously said, "No woman, no cry"...
My husband told me that if men had to give birth, the world population would decrease significantly, because there would never be a second kid.
He’s correct MsAubrey; we probably would have already went extinct lol!
Imagine the reaction of a man in a woman’s body, having a baby forced into their womb.
Yeah... I'm pretty sure that would fly like a fart in church.
Maybe if a woman in Texas has an abortion they should execute the father.
That brings up a whole 'nother side to this debate. "Men" like the wanker who thought up this bill must think that women get pregnant spontaneously or something. Frankly, I don't want to know what goes on in their thinking process...anyway...
It takes 2 people...one of each sex...to make a baby. Let's leave out the artificial insemination and turkey basters. We're talking natural conception that involves a round of Mattress Mambo. Why can't these "men" ever consider the other men that are involved in all this so-called baby making going on?
I completely agree with you. I'd absolutely love for men to be accountable.
If this is enacted it probably will lead to more children in foster care and in Texas that isn't a good thing at all as the feds have shown.
Yup and more unsafe back alley abortions.
Pre Roe v. Wade all over again. It's sad how some people want to regress society to earlier times.
Mom once told me that those who try to control the lives of others should make sure that their own lives were squeaky clean.
My mother raped my father in college and stayed with him for the next 70+ years. "until death".
I grew up in a blissfully happy home. Mom taught me math and physics; Dad taught me camping.
As a paramedic on death watch, the doctors wanted me to call TOD on both mom and dad.
Mom stopped breathing and I wrote the time on my hand just like a paramedic should.
Everybody was looking at me and after an hour, I finally stopped the code on dad.
Weird to have called TOD on both parents.
As a paramedic I have written 'time of death' on my arm many times (we tend to write on ourselves).
I dutifully wrote TOD on my arm for both mom and dad.
That had to be tough. I know as paramedics, you have to do that more often than most, but to be your own parents, that's the tough part.
THAT is exactly the right question.
Was a paramedic in the small county/small town I grew up in.
There were many times I learned more about my neighbors than I wanted to.
What the fuck is with the fucktards in Texas? If this fucktard has a daughter and/or a mistress you can bet your bottom dollar he'd give his okay for them to have an abortion.
Republican/conservative fucktard war on women marches on.
Exactly. Same story over and again. You see would be asshole fathers willing to sacrifice ANYTHING to keep a child secret.
I propose the death penalty for idiotic Republicans who father bills like this.
Is there really a sweet spot in reality that people want time to stop at ?
IMO: This is the kind of crap that shows why it's so important to have a combination of ideologies and to respect both the laws that we have and work together on any new laws,amendments and/or public policies.
Many conservatives seem longing for yesteryear and many of the libs can't wait till the future.
Out of respect for previously enacted laws being changed much insight, consideration,debate and most of the time a lot of compromising should be crucial.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem like anything is being done with insight, consideration,debate and most of the time any compromising in anything that our politicians are doing STILL.
Sad.
Even sadder !
America has become a country where whatever party or person who has power at the time .... rules.
So as a large part of the world progresses forward we swing back and forth with no real unified set direction for our future.
I was hoping that this last election would be a start to a more unified government and populous. Boy was I wrong.
I just figured it out. If more idiots and others of low intelligence rape more girls and produce more intellectually challenged offspring because they cannot be aborted, it will increase the number of Trumpians in Texas.
The sad part is you're probably right.
....and in Arkansas.
Carved from polished alabaster the image of the fetus was placed on the golden alter as those in attendance lowered their heads in fear of that which was not yet among them.
So... Would "Plan B" be a part of that considering it halts ovulation after primary birth control "failed"?
SMH... these people thinking they're going to overturn R v W amaze me. They ate too many paint chips as a kid.
I wish TX would just secede already. We can take their federal funding and use it to wall them off.
If Texas did that Mexico would take back what is rightfully theirs.
Yes it is funny. But, Texas already has a large population that are not exactly enamored with some of the white folk that have been running the place for decades. And the worst invasion to repel is the invasion that is already there and not happy.
Lol! Our children, and many family, and friends are of red and brown persuasion. I shared this line of discussion with them and they gotta kick outta it!
To them imagine: white folks arguing over who gets Texas ,,,
The Alamo is a historical site.
NOW THAT IS HILARIOUS.
Holy crackers.
Sigh, just goes to show they want to go back in time EXCEPT when it comes to their gadgets. Gotta have that expensive new jet, greatest cell, biggest smart tv.... but women belong in the time of illegal abortions.
Societally, most of them want to devolve back to before coverture was abolished, technologically they want ultra modernity.
Questions;
1- will they be investigating "miscarriages" (RU 486)
2- will they be hiring more teachers/judges/special police units
3- how much will their taxes be raised
4- are their social services up to the task
Nope.. They are pro-birth, not pro-child. And you know not one of those dickheads will ever consider adopting a child they forced to be born.
It is not even pro-birth. It is I can have sex with my daughters and if they get pregnant, there is not a damned thing they can do about it.
IF the father gives his consent for the adoption to take place.
Not unheard of in recent history:
Since that would entail 'social justice' it's doubtful.
Once born, they are on their own...
They aren't now so we can conclude that they won't be.
On the other end of the spectrum dems have introduced, or will, a bill that provides tax payer funding for overseas abortion. America last.
Nah, we will pay for you to go to Canada, though...
nah, i love this country and don’t want to live anywhere else. But you are free to leave. Regarding your “nah” Here ya go, pal.
I'll take that over the foreign military industrial complex being taxpayer funded.
This bill is the worst thing proposed this year and that includes some very stupid things
No surprise it was proposed by a Republican/Conservative/Texas. Very stupid indeed!