On Tuesday, two Republicans in Ohio's House of Representatives — Ron Hood and Nino Vitale — introduced a bill that would ban all abortions statewide, in all stages of pregnancy. The measure is believed to be largely symbolic, as it has a limited chance of passing.
HB 565 defines an "unborn human" as a person under Ohio's criminal code and would allow criminal charges to be brought against a woman who attempts to have an abortion, as well as doctors. Under the bill, abortions could be punishable by life in prison, and even the death penalty.
The Ohio affiliate of NARAL, the pro-abortion group, predictably voiced its immediate opposition to the bill. “Anti-choice extremists from the Ohio Statehouse to the White House are lining up their dominoes to topple Roe v. Wade and punish those who seek or provide abortion care,” read a statement from NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio executive director Kellie Copeland....
Dr. Alan Cairns | 6/22/2009
