Oklahoma set to join Kansas in banning flashpoint abortion procedure

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US | Wed Apr 8, 2015 7:23pm EDT

Oklahoma set to join Kansas in banning flashpoint abortion procedure

BY JON HERSKOVITZ

(Reuters) - The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday passed a ban on the main procedure used for second trimester abortions, a day after neighboring Kansas became the first state to ban the practice that its critics call "dismemberment abortions."

The "Dismemberment Abortion Act" passed easily in both houses of the Republican-dominated Oklahoma legislature and should soon head to Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican, who has been a staunch supporter of abortion restrictions.

The procedure is set to be the newest political flashpoint in the U.S. debate over reproductive rights with groups opposed to abortions looking to introduce similar bans in other states.

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The process often referred to as dilation and evacuation is regarded by healthcare experts as the safest way to conduct a second trimester abortion. The fetus is typically removed with forceps, sometimes in pieces.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/us-usa-abortion-oklahoma-idUSKBN0MZ2FV20150408

[Smithryee]

1. Double injunctions will be filed tomorrow

and sustained until Governor Fucknut and Governor Fucknut II resigns or loses their next election.

Both laws are in violation of Roe v Wade, and will be thrown out in short order.

[PeaceNikki]

2. There will be a wave, I assure you. Walker will get on this Kochwagon.

Fuck, people, we need to keep the White House for the sake of SCOTUS. At all costs. For women. Please.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. And there you have it folks!

Just like the Indiana bill against the GLBT, we now have this claptrap that will be used as a model for even more states.