South Carolina GOP lawmakers propose death penalty for women who have abortions

[liberal N proud]

Republican lawmakers in South Carolina are considering a change to the state’s criminal code that would make a person who gets an abortion eligible for the death penalty.

The bill being considered in South Carolina, dubbed the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, would redefine “person” under state law to include a fertilized egg, giving it at the point of conception equal protection under the state’s homicide laws, including the death penalty.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3898383-south-carolina-gop-lawmakers-propose-death-penalty-for-women-who-have-abortions/amp/

Guess that pro-life this isn’t about life!

[NullTuples]

1. Normalizing extremism - it makes the slightly less extreme bills more likely to pass

Don't worry; they'll come back to the more extreme stuff later.

[lastlib]

2. They're pro-life, and they'll KILL you to prove it!

eom

[Behind the Aegis]

3. The male partners should also be held liable.

I mean, without their participation, the "crime" would have never happened, therefore, they are accessories to the "crime".

What century is this? I was just watching the new "Quantum Leap" and am wondering...did I jump?!

[allegorical oracle]

6. Yep, takes two. After viewing a documentary on the Murdoch family over the weekend, it was

apparent that at least the wealthiest SC males can get away with anything. It's amazing Murdoch got caught and prosecuted.

Just imagine if one of those wealthy dudes impregnated his wife or girlfriend and she needed/wanted to terminate (maybe because he was insisting) -- bet she'd be able to get the procedure. A poor woman, not so much. Afterall, as Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" film illustrated, every sperm is sacred.

[MagickMuffin]

4. Very progressive pro life stance, isn't it?

Nothing like small governments intrusion into a woman’s life.

If only all those mothers hadn’t pushed!

[Achilleaze]

5. Republicans have women in their sights

[Celerity]

8. +1

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. They don't consider themselves pro-life. They actively reject that label. This is being driven by

people who call themselves "abortion abolitionists" who hold that the biblical response to murder, unlawful killing, is the death penalty, which is lawful killing. They say pro-lifers compromise too much. Saying "guess you aren't pro-life" will get a response of "that's right! I'm following God's law."

[ananda]

10. Meaning their God is pro death.

Some god....

No thanks.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. For people they consider murderers, yes, they believe their God is pro-death.

[ananda]

12. Murder is not a very fine distinction for Republicans.

They love killing and harming people regardless.

[spanone]

9. Exceptions will be their immediate families and certain friends.