New Mexico Rep. wants to classify post-rape abortions as felonies for "tampering with evidence"
And the nation rolls its collective eyes at yet another moronic Republican.
Jesus, there seriously is no end to the stupidity of some on the Right. Sane, intelligent Republicans in leadership positions are an endangered species.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57565809/rape-abortion-bill-causes-uproar-in-n.m/
And the nation rolls its collective eyes at yet another moronic Republican.
SANTA FE, N.M. A Republican legislator came under fire for her proposed law that, critics said, could lead to felony charges against rape or incest victims seeking an abortion.
On Wednesday Rep. Cathrynn Brown, R-Carlsbad, introduced House Bill 206, which she said was intended to make it a crime for a rapist to force his pregnant victim to have an abortion.
Within hours the bill drew national attention for a section that reads:
"Tampering with evidence shall include procuring or facilitating an abortion, or compelling or coercing another to obtain an abortion, of a fetus that is the result of criminal sexual penetration or incest with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime."
That would appear to open up rape or incest victims to felony charges, punishable by up to three years in prison, if they obtain an abortion, reports CBS Affiliate KRQE.
Jesus, there seriously is no end to the stupidity of some on the Right. Sane, intelligent Republicans in leadership positions are an endangered species.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57565809/rape-abortion-bill-causes-uproar-in-n.m/