Unborn child to 'testify' on Ohio abortion bill

[AngryOldDem]

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-news/unborn-child-to-testify-on-ohio-abortion-bill-1093746.html

<<COLUMBUS, Ohio — A fetus has been scheduled as a legislative witness in Ohio on a unique bill that proposes outlawing abortions after the first heartbeat can be medically detected.

Faith2Action, the anti-abortion group that has targeted Ohio to pilot the measure, called the in-utero witness the youngest to ever come before the House Health Committee at 9 weeks old.

Faith2Action president Janet Folger Porter said the intent is to show lawmakers who will be affected by the bill, which abortion rights groups oppose. Ohio Right to Life has not endorsed the measure. An aide to committee Chairman Lynn Wachtmann said a pregnant woman will be brought before the committee and an ultrasound image of her uterus will be projected onto a screen. The heartbeat of the fetus will be visible in color.<<<

[Dappleganger]

1. Will they be interviewing sperm next?

[FSogol]

3. They can interview my sperm. Where should I sent it?

:woohoo:

[KittyWampus]

8. I really lol'd. Especially seeing your little smilie so happy. Sounds like a good protest>>>

send sperm to the courthouse.

[Dappleganger]

18. Oh god...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[azurnoir]

26. perhaps you should bring in person

that way it will be fresh for the jury:)

[OhioChick]

2. I heard this earlier and thought...

:wtf:

[AngryOldDem]

4. Really,

If you can't make your point with hard, solid facts then bring out the shameless ploys for sympathy.

[yellowcanine]

5. The Fetus Firsters and their political advocates have no class whatsoever.

That is it - no class and no shame.

[enlightenment]

6. If they had not already proven themselves incapable of

governing their state, allowing this ridiculous stunt should be the final straw.

I feel for the sentient people of Ohio - you have my sympathy and I wish you the very best of luck living in a state governed by complete and utter idiots.

[AngryOldDem]

13. The thing is, this group thinks that if this kind of bill gains traction elsewhere...

...it will mean the end of Roe.

[enlightenment]

23. I know what they think, I just don't think

they have two brain cells to rub together. Collectively.

This is a tide that will be hard to turn, both because of the increasing number of bat-shit crazy anti-women types and because of an increasing number of young women who simply cannot comprehend anything beyond their tiny bubble of reality.

I teach college and it is appalling to hear young women say that they want five or six babies and think that all abortion is murder. They don't know what Roe is; they lack the basic knowledge (and perhaps intelligence) to grasp the danger of a reversal. They can look at a picture of a woman dead on the floor after a back-street abortion and not bat an eyelash - probably because they have become so inured to images of violence that a grainy b&w crime scene photo is hardly a blip on their radar.

Then they'll say - "I just don't understand how she could kill her baby!"

If I sound blase, it is because I despair.

[LeftinOH]

7. "Hello ma baby, hello mah honey, hello ma ragtime gal..."

[Vinnie From Indy]

9. LOL!

Now that is funny! Cheers!

[AngryOldDem]

11. Actually, I had visions of the e-Trade baby doing a voice-over...

"Nooobody knooows the trouble I've seeeen...."

[pipi_k]

15. hahahaha!!! I love that baby!

"Apparently, riding the dog like it's a small horse is BANNED IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT!!!!"

hahahaha

[Poll_Blind]

10. I second the offer to let them interview my sperm. I just have to work out the angle and windage...

...so it arrives in Columbus.

PB

[EC]

12. All right if a fetus is going to testify in court

how do they swear it in? And since it cannot speak, how can it assert his/her rights to remain silent or anything else? How can this even be legal?

[MedicalAdmin]

17. It's legal if the law says it's legal...

... until and unless it is adjudicated as against either the state or federal constitution, bill of rights, etc...

So it may very well become the law initially. How to get around the issue of competance is another issue.

[pipi_k]

19. OMG good thing this wasn't done like 50 years ago!!!

That poor fetus would have been putty in the hands of this guy...

[woodsprite]

24. If they let that be admitted to the stand, they should admit

footage of our blown up kids on the battlefield to give testimony as to what happens to kids once they get out of the womb when Republicans run the country.

[Johonny]

14. what next callling the ghost that never lies

Don't point your finger at me

[spanone]

16. they're on a mission from god...sick fucks

[zazen]

20. could we call in a person dying due to no health insurance?

Bring 'em in on a gurney (purchased from an old military supply store for a few bucks, since insurance won't cover it) and ask them how they feel about not being able to afford healthcare that could have prolonged their life and mitigated their suffering?

Maybe they'll die during the hearing.

Think the Republicans would care?

[woodsprite]

25. No, they wouldn't care. They'd just say "1 down, 50 million to go" n/t

[Bozita]

21. Ouija board time?

[madmom]

22. Can it be held in contempt of court for not answering?