Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 20:12:28 GMT -6
The West Virginia Legislature's push to ban the most common second-trimester abortion procedure drew strong praise from anti-abortion activists Monday, while abortion rights supporters said the bill would put women's lives in danger and block doctors from doing their jobs.
“This bill is a mess,” said Lynn Clarke, a Charleston lawyer. “It is badly written and, clearly, unconstitutional.”
Abortion opponents described the dilation and evacuation procedure — considered the safest method to terminate a pregnancy after 13 weeks — as “barbaric” and “gruesome.”
“We have laws that protect dogs and cats,” said George Wallace, who heads the Cabell County chapter of West Virginians for Life. “We have humans here that are being butchered.”
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160222/at-hearing-speakers-sharply-divided-over-wv-abortion-bill
“This bill is a mess,” said Lynn Clarke, a Charleston lawyer. “It is badly written and, clearly, unconstitutional.”
Abortion opponents described the dilation and evacuation procedure — considered the safest method to terminate a pregnancy after 13 weeks — as “barbaric” and “gruesome.”
“We have laws that protect dogs and cats,” said George Wallace, who heads the Cabell County chapter of West Virginians for Life. “We have humans here that are being butchered.”
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160222/at-hearing-speakers-sharply-divided-over-wv-abortion-bill