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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWV House rejects exceptions for rape, incest, health of mother in abortion ban
@WVFREE · 57m 57 minutes ago
"FORCING a woman to bear children as a result of rape is inconsistent with a civil society." @DelegateBarbara #HB2568 #StandwithWVWomen
@WVFREE · 55m 55 minutes ago
"I'm having a hard time understanding why for something as hideous as this we wouldn't allow an exception." Del. Guthrie #standwithWVwomen
@WVFREE · 48m 48 minutes ago
"If you're a cow there are rules in place to protect you from pain." @KelliSobonya on why she opposes rape & incest exceptions. Whaa?
@WVFREE · 40m 40 minutes ago
.@delegateskinner says this is an incredibly narrow exception & only deals with a 2 week time period. It's time to do something moderate.
@WVFREE · 38m 38 minutes ago
Amendment to make an exception for rape & incest victims to #20weekban fails in #WV. 17 yes/ 78 no #HB2568
@WVFREE · 38m 38 minutes ago
.@DelegateBarbara introduces an amendment to include a risk to a "woman's health" specifically as an exception. #standwithWVwomen
@WVFREE · 22m 22 minutes ago
Amendment to allow for a woman's health exception fails 15 yes/ 79 no votes. #HB2568
@WVFREE · 15m 15 minutes ago
#HB2568 moves on with no change to it's 3rd reading & vote on the @wvhouse floor tmrw. Tell Delegates to vote NO: http://bit.ly/1zP6KSQ
https://twitter.com/WVFREE
This comes on the heels of this:
West Virginia Del. Brian Kurcaba (R) apologized Friday for a comment he made last week that pregnancy from rape could be "beautiful."
I apologize to anyone who took my comments about the sanctity of human life to mean anything other than that all children are precious regardless of circumstances, Kurcaba said in a statement Friday afternoon, according to WV Metro News. It is unfortunate that only portions of my statement were publicized resulting in misrepresentation.
Kurcaba's initial comment was made during a committee hearing on a new abortion restriction.
"Obviously rape is awful," Kurcaba said on Feb. 5. "What is beautiful is the child that could come from this."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/09/brian-kurcaba-apologizes_n_6645772.html
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WV House rejects exceptions for rape, incest, health of mother in abortion ban (Original Post)
Adenoid_Hynkel
Feb 2015
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What are these women HATERS doing discussing ANYTHING whatsoever to do with female bodies?
NoJusticeNoPeace
Feb 2015
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NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)1. What are these women HATERS doing discussing ANYTHING whatsoever to do with female bodies?
DO these idiots with the minds of 11 yr olds actually think they should have ONE WORD to say EVER about ANYTHING
ANY WOMAN does with her body???
Really?
You ignorant fucking bigots.
Your diseased brains are starting to piss me off
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. What is this bullshit?
Warpy
(111,267 posts)3. A woman simply ceases to exist when she is pregnant
These men view her as a perambulating flowerpot with no civil rights of her own. All rights belong to the fetus.