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Thirty states ready to ban abortion if Roe overturned

- JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, October 5, 2004

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(10-05) 11:01 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

 

Thirty states are poised to make abortion illegal within a year if the

Supreme Court reversed its 1973 ruling establishing a woman's legal right to

an abortion, an advocacy group said Tuesday.

 

The Center for Reproductive Rights said some states have old laws on the

books that would be triggered by the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade

decision. Others have language in their state constitutions or strongly

anti-abortion legislatures that would act quickly if the federal protection

for abortion was ended and the issue reverted to the states.

 

" The building blocks are already in place to recriminalize abortion, " said

Nancy Northup, the center's president.

 

The group's report comes less than a month before the presidential election,

which those on both sides of the abortion issue say will be critical in

determining the future of the Roe decision.

 

Currently, it is believed that five of the nine justices support abortion

rights, but that balance could be tipped if President Bush, in a second

term, nominates a new justice who reflects his anti-abortion views.

Democratic contender John Kerry is a strong supporter of abortion rights.

 

The center found that 18 states had pre-Roe laws totally or partially

banning abortion. In some cases those laws have been blocked by a court, but

could easily be revived if Roe were overturned. Alabama is one state where

the abortion ban was never enjoined by the courts, and could be immediately

enforced.

 

Other states such as Ohio don't have abortion bans, but both the legislature

and the governor oppose abortion and without Roe there would likely be a

rush to pass legislation banning abortion, the center said.

 

It concluded that 21 states are at high risk, and nine states at middle

risk, of banning abortion within a year of Roe being overturned. More than

70 million women of childbearing age would be affected, the center said.

 

Another 20 states, including Massachusetts, which has a pre-Roe ban, would

likely retain abortion rights because of other statutory protections or the

makeup of their legislatures.

 

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a leading opponent

of abortions, agreed that 30 states or more would move to restrict or

curtail abortion if Roe was overturned. " The court is out of step with the

rest of America, " he said. " I have no doubt that you would see a majority of

the states take action to protect unborn children and their mothers. "

 

" We are really, I think, in some peril now, " said Rep. Louise Slaughter,

D-N.Y., one of 11 abortion rights lawmakers to attend the center's Capitol

Hill news conference.

 

The only Republican was Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn., who said that Roe v. Wade

was " an extraordinarily important document " and " we need to elect more

pro-choice Republicans to the Congress. "

 

The 21 states considered at high risk of banning abortion were: Alabama,

Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi,

Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode

Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

 

The nine at middle risk: Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,

Kansas, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

 

The 20 at lower risk: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii,

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New

Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and

Wyoming.

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Center for Reproductive Rights: www.crlp.org/

 

 

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A lot of the things that humans do are not pretty, are extremely

painful choices. A lot of the same people who want to force women to

bear all babies conceived are the same ones who have no qualms about

bombing a bunch of other countries around the world for very dubious

reasons. Hmmm... what might be going on here...?

 

I love that Timbuk3 song " Prey " :

 

You never pray for peace

You pray for victory

You never pray for love

You pray for abstinence

Your mind's stuck in reverse

And life keeps getting worse

You say you pray for blessings

But it works just like a curse

You pray for the godless ones

The ones who will not pray

You pray for a savior

Who will blow them all away

You pray on your Bible

You pray on bended knee

And every time you say a prayer

You prey on me, you prey on me

 

You pray to God each day

That your son won't turn out gay

And your daughter won't bring home

Someone like me

You pray with every breath

You love the Lord to death

You're killing him with your kindness

Don't you see?

You pray He'll crush the enemies

Of your sexual oppression

You pray He'll send a virus

That will teach us all a lesson

And for all the unwed mothers

In this whole knocked-up city

And all the unborn children

Who will never feel your pity

You pray on your Bible

You pray on bended knee

And every time you move your mouth

You prey on me, you prey on me

 

 

 

, Misty <misty3@p...> wrote:

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> Forum responses on url

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> Thirty states ready to ban abortion if Roe overturned

> - JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer

> Tuesday, October 5, 2004

>

http://www.osasleuths.org/Main/modules.php?name=Forums & file=viewtopic & t=3930

> & sid=79f5aa0cbd62862563423a39025303ef

> (10-05) 11:01 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

>

> Thirty states are poised to make abortion illegal within a year if the

> Supreme Court reversed its 1973 ruling establishing a woman's legal

right to

> an abortion, an advocacy group said Tuesday.

>

> The Center for Reproductive Rights said some states have old laws on the