They named names.
"President [
"Without a vote, Rhode Islanders have no way of truly knowing where their own state senator and state representative stand on the fundamental issue of reproductive freedom. By refusing to allow a vote, we are forced to ask each of them ... What are you afraid of?" she asked, her remarks sparking a standing ovation from the like-minded thinkers who packed the
Their calls for action were focused on two bills, one championed in the 75-member House by Rep. Edith Ajelllo, which has 29 sponsors, and another in the 38-member
The matching bills say, in part: "Neither the state, nor any of its agencies, or political subdivisions shall: Restrict an individual person from preventing, commencing, continuing, or terminating that individual's pregnancy prior to fetal viability ... [or] terminating that individual's pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to preserve the health or life of that individual."
The legislation also seeks repeal of laws -- still on
One requires prior notice to a spouse. Another prohibits insurance coverage for an abortion. A third mandates the imprisonment for anyone who attempts to induce a "miscarriage" in a pregnant woman. A fourth says: "human life commences at the instant of conception."
"In 1973, immediately after the Roe v. Wade ruling, the [
"The
"What is now happening at the federal level is frightening," he said. "To paraphrase the House majority leader, it is time to put women at the table before the
But top Assembly leaders made it clear: they see no urgency.
Mattiello promised a hearing. Shekarchi said: "Abortion has been safe and legal in
In
Meanwhile, the antiabortion lobby has reintroduced a bill to prohibit what is described as "a dismemberment abortion on a living unborn child," except to save the life of the pregnant woman.
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