• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Why do they even need a database of pregnant women? I get that GOP is trying to take away a woman’s autonomy and all that, but what’s the official public reason they’re giving?

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      6 months ago

      Prego but no live baby ? Jail!

      Still birth? Jail!

      Miscarriage? Jail!

      Crossing state lines while prego? Jail! (You might be trying to get an abortion)

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      6 months ago

      I also want to know their reasoning too, but what I REALLY want to know is if they are aware that pregnancy isn’t permanent? The more I think about this the more questions I have.

      Who is gonna update that database? How many tax dollars are they willing to spend paying people to deal with implementing this? I know the purpose is to convict women for abortions and miscarriages, which is fucking horrific…but then I think about how people keep cars for far longer than a person is pregnant and how the DMV is not the model for efficiency.

      Holy shit this whole thing is equal parts horrifying and laughably stupid.

      Sorry about my weird tangent… your question got my brain asking questions and I don’t think the actual answers will be much help.

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        6 months ago

        Thank you. I should’ve known better and looked it up. I appreciate you posting this for me and others.

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        6 months ago

        Thank you for posting this link. Good to know. The text includes this:

        The bill prohibits information from organizations, including any affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and clinics, that “perform, induce, refer for, or counsel in favor of abortions, or provide financial support to any other organization that conducts such activities.”

        Q: Does the bill also prohibit organizations that are against abortions?

        • SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org
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          The main point of the bill is to provide grants to organizations that provide resources for pregnant people. The bill specifically excludes organizations that offer abortion services from receiving those grants.