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"New Anti-Abortion Legislation Requires Doctors To Scale 18-Foot Wall Surrounding Clinic"
New Anti-Abortion Legislation Requires Doctors To Scale 18-Foot Wall Surrounding Clinic
News • government • law • healthcare • News • ISSUE 50•29 • Jul 22, 2014
JACKSON, MS—In an effort to make certain that physicians who perform the procedure are fully qualified to do so, a new state law passed Tuesday will require Mississippi doctors to climb an 18-foot wall before entering any medical facility providing abortions.
The Clinic Fortification and Physician Excellence Act calls for the construction of concrete barriers nearly two stories tall and 4 feet thick around all clinics offering abortion services, and for physicians working at these sites to scale such barricades unassisted, a landmark piece of legislation that supporters hailed as a victory for women’s health.
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“There’s not even any spikes or broken glass at the top, let alone electrified razor wire—any old doctor can get up and over it in no time,” added Chisholm. “Honestly, why even have a wall at all, for crying out loud?”
At press time, abortion rights activists predicted that many Mississippi women seeking an abortion would travel to neighboring Louisiana to take advantage of that state’s more lenient laws, including mandatory face-to-face counseling to discourage them from having the procedure, a 24-hour waiting period, and a compulsory ultrasound, during which they will have the fetus verbally described to them, as well as have the option of viewing it on a nearby screen and listening to its heartbeat.
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http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-antiabortion-legislation-requires-doctors-to-s,36514/
News • government • law • healthcare • News • ISSUE 50•29 • Jul 22, 2014
JACKSON, MS—In an effort to make certain that physicians who perform the procedure are fully qualified to do so, a new state law passed Tuesday will require Mississippi doctors to climb an 18-foot wall before entering any medical facility providing abortions.
The Clinic Fortification and Physician Excellence Act calls for the construction of concrete barriers nearly two stories tall and 4 feet thick around all clinics offering abortion services, and for physicians working at these sites to scale such barricades unassisted, a landmark piece of legislation that supporters hailed as a victory for women’s health.
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“There’s not even any spikes or broken glass at the top, let alone electrified razor wire—any old doctor can get up and over it in no time,” added Chisholm. “Honestly, why even have a wall at all, for crying out loud?”
At press time, abortion rights activists predicted that many Mississippi women seeking an abortion would travel to neighboring Louisiana to take advantage of that state’s more lenient laws, including mandatory face-to-face counseling to discourage them from having the procedure, a 24-hour waiting period, and a compulsory ultrasound, during which they will have the fetus verbally described to them, as well as have the option of viewing it on a nearby screen and listening to its heartbeat.
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http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-antiabortion-legislation-requires-doctors-to-s,36514/
I particularly love the Frank Luntz-inspired bill name, the "Clinic Fortification and Physician Excellence Act".
Apologies if this is a duplicate.
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... but a gate would be appreciated.
They forgot the part where the fetus has to be given a name.
-- Mal
