Mississippi abortion bill dies this session

[kpete]

March 27, 2006, 9:28PM
Mississippi abortion bill dies this session


Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. — A bill to ban most abortions in Mississippi died tonight after House and Senate negotiators failed to reach a compromise before a deadline.

The lawmakers were trying to reach common ground on a House-passed bill that would ban abortions in the state except when a woman's life is at risk or she is the victim of rape or incest.

The Senate voted for the negotiations to try to put language in the bill that would protect the state's current informed consent law if the new legislation was ever challenged in court.

Senators also wanted to include a provision requiring doctors to perform an ultrasound before an abortion. But Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, said the Senate was willing to drop the ultrasound language because House negotiators opposed it.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/3752138.html

[Ian David]

1. They'll probably ban all abortions except for women who aren't pregnant

[ourbluenation]

3. BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! No kidding! These people are

whack jobs.

[AllegroRondo]

2. If all abortions are banned except in case of rape....

will we see an increase in rape allegations by women seeking abortions? Will the abortion only be allowed with a police report? Many women do not go to the police after a rape - would they be out of luck?

What if someone is charged with rape, but later found not guilty. Would the abortion be 'on hold' until the trial is over? Or would the woman be allowed an abortion, but later charged with a crime for having one becasue the rape trial found the defendant not guilty?