Case in point: The Wonder Guv just signed a law banning abortions of Down syndrome fetuses. The bill was written by anti-abortion nut group Ohio Right to Life, and it is a clearly unconstitutional piece of shit. The new law does not technically prohibit a Down's abortion. It prohibits Down's from being the woman's reason for seeking the abortion. Doctors face criminal penalties and loss of license for violations.
For decades, OB/GYN's have routinely offered pre-natal tests to detect Down syndrome, because most women want to know. (And so do their partners.) The new law will not stop such testing. You can't ban knowledge. Some people will welcome a Down's baby, some won't.
So, for now, until it's overturned, how in the hell is this bad law going to work in practice? I imagine it will turn all parties into expedient liars:
Doctor: "Ma'am, the fetus tests positive for Down syndrome. Is that why you want an abortion?"
Woman: "No, it's not."
Doctor: "Oh, OK. Just sign this waiver."
Anti-abortion nuts care nothing about law, constitutionality, women's rights, or the future of an unwanted child. They keep pushing for unconstitutional restrictions on abortion providers, and they keep finding enabling d'bags like Kasich to sign them into law. Then, while the lawyers fight it out in court, the lives of real people are impacted. What the crazoid crusaders fail to realize is that they're crusading to give more rights to a zygote than to a living adult human being; they're crusading to turn an unwanted pregnancy into a punishment.
Kasich be damned! Abortion is legal in the U.S. It must remain legal, accessible and affordable.
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