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I watched a lot of the debate for this bill on C-Span this morning, so I think I have a pretty decent grasp on the two sides at issue here. They key thing to note is that this bill specifically states that it does not apply to anything wilfully done by the mother or to any abortions, and a few other things too. Not to mention that Roe v Wade mentions a womans right to choose to have an abortion. What it doesn't mention - and I hope I'm wording this accurately because I'm paraphrasing what I remember someone mentioning this morning - is anything against making other laws outside the woman's right to choose that recognize the fetus as a person.
I think this is a great bill, and, really, I think this concept of a "slippery slope" is more paranoia than anything else. I think as much as anyone else that a lot of our rights are under attack, but in this case I just don't see that. When someone tries to draw conclusions based on this bill against abortion, THEN start crying out, but this bill itself does nothing against roe v wade and does only good.
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