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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArkansas Repuke Proves Once again they are Unfeeling Assholes
?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70Arkansas women may soon be forced to notify their sexual partner or family members if they want to have an abortion, thanks to a provision passed in the state's 2017 legislative session. H.B. 1566, the Tissue Disposal Mandate, would make it illegal for a woman to have an abortion without communicating with the man who impregnated her whether that be her husband, boyfriend, a casual hook-up, or a perpetrator of sexual assault.
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Under current Arkansas law, the physician can dispose of the embryonic or fetal tissue following a surgical abortion or miscarriage through incineration or other means, while women who opt for a medical abortion can dispose of the tissue at home. Under the new provision, physicians will face criminal penalties if they fail to notify the woman's sexual partner about how he wants to dispose of the tissue.
"He (husband, boyfriend, a casual hook-up, or a perpetrator of sexual assault) was there at
conception so he ought to be there through the whole process," Republican Representative Kim Hammer, the bill's primary sponsor, tells Bustle. "I think that all life, from conception through birth and right up through death by natural causes, needs to be treated with dignity, respect, and also a unified approach to deal with the remains."
https://www.bustle.com/p/this-arkansas-bill-would-force-rape-survivors-to-notify-their-attacker-if-they-need-abortion-67717?utm_term=share
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Arkansas Repuke Proves Once again they are Unfeeling Assholes (Original Post)
packman
Jul 2017
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Solly Mack
(90,767 posts)1. I have a fantasy I always entertain after reading about such actions by men and complicit women.
I won't share that fantasy but it involves electrodes, turpentine, and rusty razors.
mountain grammy
(26,621 posts)2. Sooo, just where in the bible is that?
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)3. This state has turned 180 degrees since I moved here in 1991. I'm
now so ashamed to be from Arkansas.
eppur_se_muova
(36,263 posts)4. Say "I don't know who the father is" ... then what ? nt
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. Sad and sickening.
What is happening to this country?