Yesterday morning, the Indiana House considered an anti-abortion bill that “would put some of the tightest abortion restrictions in the nation into Indiana law.” Introduced by state Rep. Eric Turner (R), HB 1210 would make most abortions illegal after 20 weeks. Current law restricts abortions after the fetus is viable, generally around 24 weeks.
In response to an amendment that would create an exception for victims of rape or incest, Turner had this to say:
I just want you to think about this, in my view, giant loophole that could be created where someone who could — now I want to be careful, I don’t want to disparage in any way someone who has gone through the experience of a rape or incest — but someone who is desirous of an abortion could simply say that they’ve been raped or there’s incest.
Thank god someone finally has the courage to stand up to the rape and incest cheats who, for too long, have been defrauding the system with their bogus allegations just to cash in on all the fabulous perks and benefits that come with being impregnated by a rapist.
It's about time someone finally closed that loophole. Hopefully, in the next round of legal assaults on women's reproductive rights, they'll get around to closing that pesky "life of the mother" loophole too.
