Ariz. lawmakers vote to ban abortions after 20 weeks

[BooRadley]

Arizona lawmakers have voted to ban abortions after 20 weeks except in medical emergencies, according to news reports from Phoenix.

The Republican-sponsored legislation passed the Senate by 20-10 and the House by 37-22, mostly along party lines. It heads to Gov. Jan Brewer, also a Republican, who has signed previous anti-abortion measures.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ter-20-weeks/1

Firing it up for the election year. It seemed like the GOP was trying to keep a lid on the abortion/gay marriage/government religion stuff, but it's still coming out. Change of tactic, maybe?

[Pho King]

Seems like Arizona may have a citizenry that by and large rejects liberal sacraments.

[Chachma v'Oz]

Gee, if states can ignore SC rulings (e.g., Roe v Wade), I guess the federal government can, too, if it decides to.

So much for the ruling on the ACA. It may not matter what its ruling is.

[hadit]

Gee, if states can ignore SC rulings (e.g., Roe v Wade), I guess the federal government can, too, if it decides to.

You want to make sure you know what Roe actually says before complaining about that.

So much for the ruling on the ACA. It may not matter what its ruling is.

I'm sure Obama intends to do ignore the court if it rules against him. That's why he has to go in the fall.

[Chachma v'Oz]

The courts decision affirmed abortion rights up to the point of perceived viability, which at the earliest is 24 weeks. Restricting them at 20 weeks would seem to be consistent with Arizona's pattern of thinking it can supersede federal law and ignore the SC.

[trgfbv]

The Republican War on Woman gets another chapter.

[hadit]

The Republican War on Woman gets another chapter.

That exists only in the fever swamps.

[Zordar]

Chachma v'Oz just severely spanked you for one of your lies, hadit. Why have you not retracted your statement?

[trgfbv]

That exists only in the fever swamps.

What's a fever swamp?

[hadit]

Chachma v'Oz just severely spanked you for one of your lies, hadit. Why have you not retracted your statement?

What lie? I merely told him to be sure he knew what Roe stated. There's no lie. I think I've figured out why you keep flinging that stupid thing around, you don't know what a lie actually is, because you have yet to find one.

[hadit]

What's a fever swamp?

It's a metaphorical state of mind modern American liberals seem to inhabit. Much of what they say seems to come from feverish, incoherent dreams.

[trgfbv]

It's a metaphorical state of mind modern American liberals seem to inhabit. Much of what they say seems to come from feverish, incoherent dreams.

Oh I get it. An imaginary place that you made up.

[Chachma v'Oz]

What lie? I merely told him to be sure he knew what Roe stated. There's no lie.

You falsely implied that my statement was incorrect. A lie by any other name is deceit.

[hadit]

Oh I get it. An imaginary place that you made up.

That aptly describes the aforementioned rhetoric.

[hadit]

You falsely implied that my statement was incorrect. A lie by any other name is deceit.

If that's what you want to think. It's up to the Court, though, isn't it, to determine if you are correct that they would be ignoring Roe? I mean, I would hate to think you were making a false statement and all.

[soylentgreen]

Gee, if states can ignore SC rulings (e.g., Roe v Wade), I guess the federal government can, too, if it decides to.

Yeah, why not? They've been ignoring the constitution for a very long time now...

[Chachma v'Oz]

If that's what you want to think.

Your statement served no purpose other than to mislead.

[soylentgreen]

Abortion should have "reasonable restrictions"...just like firearm ownership. The legislatures should decide what constitutes "reasonable".

[Chachma v'Oz]

The SC already did when it comes to complete prohibition. A person has a right to an artificially induced abortion up to 24 weeks gestation. Period.

[BooRadley]

Oh I get it. An imaginary place that you made up.

Bingo. He's basically projecting the fevered hysteria in the right-wing echo chamber onto liberals.