Perry adds abortion regulation to special session

[TexasTowelie]

Complying with pleas from abortion opponents, Gov. Rick Perry expanded the special session’s call Tuesday afternoon to include bills regulating “abortion procedures, providers and facilities.”

“We have an obligation to protect unborn children, and to hold those who peddle these abortions to standards that would minimize the death, disease and pain they cause,” Perry said.

During the regular legislative session that ended last month, 11 of the Senate’s 12 Democrats united to defeat three key abortion-related bills by taking advantage of a rule that requires support from 21 senators before most legislation can receive a vote. The body’s 19 Republicans were able to win over only one Democrat, Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. of Brownsville.

However, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst launched the special session without the 21-senator rule in force, meaning a simple majority can approve legislation — resuscitating the abortion bills during the Legislature’s overtime session.

More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/perry-adds-abortion-regulation-to-special-session/nYHzF/ .

[font color=green]Taxpayers are paying $35,000 per day for this crap.[/font]

[Just Saying]

1. Ugh

“We have an obligation to protect unborn children, and to hold those who peddle these abortions to standards that would minimize the death, disease and pain they cause,” Perry said.

"Peddle" as if they're pushing a cart around trying to convince women to have one. What a dumbass!

[CurtEastPoint]

2. what "disease"?

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Yeah, because abortion causes so much disease and pain and death. Not

at all like childbirth.

Abortion Safer for Women Than Childbirth, Study Claims

Risk of death, though small, is 14 times higher in full-term pregnancy

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/womens-health/articles/2012/01/23/abortion-safer-for-women-than-childbirth-study-claims

[Just Saying]

4. Lack of access to healthcare

Causes way more "death, disease and pain" then abortions!

[mbperrin]

5. There those Republicans go again with their small government!

Small enough to fit inside a woman's uterus!

[TexasTowelie]

6. More information and links:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13638/perry-adds-partisan-issues-to-special-session-call

[Bolo Boffin]

7. Just saw this over on Twitter - SB 5

It's got the medical facilities standard that would close all but 5 clinics in Texas. FIVE CLINICS LEFT IN TEXAS.

It forces medicated abortion pre and post testing to be administered in-house. So wherever you live, you've got to drive in three times for the medicated abortion.

No abortions after 20 weeks unless the baby would be guaranteed to die minutes to hours after delivery.

More here from Lilith Fund, which live-tweeted the session:

http://storify.com/lilithfund/lilith-reads-sb5-texas-omnibus-anti-abortion-bill

Somebody needs to tell Rick Perry and the Texas Lege: DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS WOMEN.