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Related: About this forumRick Perry: Outlawing All Access To Abortion Is ‘My Goal’
At a press conference on Tuesday organized by the anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) reaffirmed that his ultimate legislative objective is to restrict all womens access to abortion services.
Members of Texas Right to Life are currently pushing their states legislators to pass a fetal pain bill that would ban abortions after just 20 weeks despite the fact that theres no scientific evidence that fetuses can actually feel pain at that point. As the Huffington Post reports, Perry not only enthusiastically endorsed such a measure, but also confirmed his goal to continue passing restrictive legislation to limit womens Constitutional right to choose:
To be clear, my goal, and the goal of many of those joining me here today, is to make abortion, at any stage, a thing of the past. While Roe v. Wade prevents us from taking that step, it does allow states to do some things to protect life if they can show there is a compelling state interest. I dont think there is any issue that better fits the definition of compelling state interest than preventing the suffering of our states unborn. [...]
Again, the ideal world is a world without abortion. Until then, however, we will continue to pass laws to ensure abortions are as rare as possible under existing law.
Members of Texas Right to Life are currently pushing their states legislators to pass a fetal pain bill that would ban abortions after just 20 weeks despite the fact that theres no scientific evidence that fetuses can actually feel pain at that point. As the Huffington Post reports, Perry not only enthusiastically endorsed such a measure, but also confirmed his goal to continue passing restrictive legislation to limit womens Constitutional right to choose:
To be clear, my goal, and the goal of many of those joining me here today, is to make abortion, at any stage, a thing of the past. While Roe v. Wade prevents us from taking that step, it does allow states to do some things to protect life if they can show there is a compelling state interest. I dont think there is any issue that better fits the definition of compelling state interest than preventing the suffering of our states unborn. [...]
Again, the ideal world is a world without abortion. Until then, however, we will continue to pass laws to ensure abortions are as rare as possible under existing law.
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Rick Perry: Outlawing All Access To Abortion Is ‘My Goal’ (Original Post)
ashling
Dec 2012
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Drale
(7,932 posts)1. "than preventing the suffering of our state’s unborn"
So Ricky boy why don't you extend that to the born as well?
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)2. From the State that ranks last in first trimester prenatal care
Double whammy
ROBROX
(392 posts)3. DO ANYTHING FOR SLAVE LABOR
Just another attempt to provide slave labor for the rich.