Anti-abortion politicians push efforts to prosecute women
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Politicians in states from
Targeting patients for punishment is a stance that traditionally has raised eyebrows even from staunch anti-abortion groups that tend to treat women as victims, not criminals, for choosing to end a pregnancy.
However, with President
Supporters of punitive legislation say that believing abortion is murder means the act must be punished as such, which could include life in prison or the death penalty.
The stance openly defies the
The high court legalized abortion in 1973, but anti-abortion advocates hope Roe v. Wade will soon be overruled if Trump gets the chance to appoint a justice who would cast the deciding vote against it.
In the meantime, a push for legislation punishing women has taken hold in
This year,
The group Abolish Abortion Idaho has launched a ballot initiative seeking to charge abortion providers and women who end pregnancies with first-degree murder, but it doesn't appear it will qualify for the November ballot. The group has not yet submitted any signatures to be verified before an
State Sen.
His comment attracted swift condemnation from groups who fight for abortion rights.
"What's pro-life about convicting women of first-degree murder for accessing abortion care? Absolutely nothing," national nonprofit
One of Nonini's Republican opponents, former state Rep.
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Ahlquist's campaign has since reiterated his stance to The Associated Press, assuming lawmakers passed the measure.
His challenger, Lt. Gov.
"From my standpoint, my right-to-life voting record is clear, and I would have to look at it, obviously," he said. "We have passed some of those bills that have gone to be judicially overrode by a federal court and that would be the risk that would appear there (with this bill)."
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