Making ignorant and unscientific legislation based simply on stupidity is inexcusable.
Rep. Cathrynn Brown has re-written the legislation in crayon.
Maybe her constituents need a better education.
Middleboro Review This isn't meant to demean you, but your comment indicates that you weren't taught some basic things in school.
When a pregnant woman believes there is a possibility of a severe genetic defect in her fetus, doctors are able to do an 'amniocentisis' - extracting the fetus' DNA to analyze for that defect.
The same DNA exists in an aborted fetus - same thing.
Forcing a rape victim to bear a child is barbaric and scientifically unnecessary.
Facing an outcry over her controversial bill that would have charged rape victims who sought an abortion with “tampering with evidence,” New Mexico State Rep. Cathrynn Brown has offered revisions to the measure.
“House Bill 206 was never intended to punish or criminalize rape victims,” Rep. Brown told New Mexico Telegram. “Its intent is solely to deter rape and cases of incest. The rapist—not the victim—would be charged with tampering of evidence. I am submitting a substitute draft to make the intent of the legislation abundantly clear.”
The original wording of HB 206, which classified the “procuring of an abortion as tampering with evidence in cases of criminal sexual penetration or incest” as a third-degree felony.
Staunchly pro-life, Brown’s attempt to further limit the the number of abortions performed in her state did not go unnoticed.
“The bill turns victims of rape and incest, who have just been through a horrible sexual assault, into felons and forces them to become incubators of evidence for the state,” ProgressNow New Mexico executive director David said in a statement. “According to Republican philosophy, victims who are ‘legitimately raped’ will now have to carry the fetus to term in order to prove their case.”
After local news organizations printed stories about the bill, Brown received a flood of complaints, and removed her contact information from her website.
Finally, one day after introducing the bill in the state legislature, she posted an amended version of it that targets “a person who commits criminal sexual penetration or incest and who procures an abortion of a fetus resulting from the crime with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime is guilty of tampering with evidence,” the text of the revised bill states.
[Text of bill available on link]
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bill-criminalizing-abortions-rape-victims-revised-article-1.1247726#ixzz2JJxZtuLk
Do a google search for additional articles relating to the ignorance of this New Mexico Republican State Rep. Cathrynn Brown who needs an education.
When a pregnant woman believes there is a possibility of a severe genetic defect in her fetus, doctors are able to do an 'amniocentisis' - extracting the fetus' DNA to analyze for that defect.
The same DNA exists in an aborted fetus - same thing.
Forcing a rape victim to bear a child is barbaric and scientifically unnecessary.
Under pressure, New Mexico Rep. amends bill that would have charged rape victims who had abortions with “tampering with evidence”
One week after Republican lawmakers were advised not to talk about rape, a New Mexico state representative introduced a bill that would have criminalized abortions for rape victims. Facing intense criticism, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Cathrynn Brown, has now amended the measure.
Tim Korte/AP
New Mexico Rep., Cathrynn Brown has re-worded her controversial bill that would have criminalized abortions sought by rape victims. The new version of the bill goes after rapists who convince their victims to undergo the procedure.
Apparently, not every Republican politician received the memo advising the party to stop talking about rape.Facing an outcry over her controversial bill that would have charged rape victims who sought an abortion with “tampering with evidence,” New Mexico State Rep. Cathrynn Brown has offered revisions to the measure.
“House Bill 206 was never intended to punish or criminalize rape victims,” Rep. Brown told New Mexico Telegram. “Its intent is solely to deter rape and cases of incest. The rapist—not the victim—would be charged with tampering of evidence. I am submitting a substitute draft to make the intent of the legislation abundantly clear.”
The original wording of HB 206, which classified the “procuring of an abortion as tampering with evidence in cases of criminal sexual penetration or incest” as a third-degree felony.
Staunchly pro-life, Brown’s attempt to further limit the the number of abortions performed in her state did not go unnoticed.
“The bill turns victims of rape and incest, who have just been through a horrible sexual assault, into felons and forces them to become incubators of evidence for the state,” ProgressNow New Mexico executive director David said in a statement. “According to Republican philosophy, victims who are ‘legitimately raped’ will now have to carry the fetus to term in order to prove their case.”
After local news organizations printed stories about the bill, Brown received a flood of complaints, and removed her contact information from her website.
Finally, one day after introducing the bill in the state legislature, she posted an amended version of it that targets “a person who commits criminal sexual penetration or incest and who procures an abortion of a fetus resulting from the crime with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime is guilty of tampering with evidence,” the text of the revised bill states.
[Text of bill available on link]
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bill-criminalizing-abortions-rape-victims-revised-article-1.1247726#ixzz2JJxZtuLk
Do a google search for additional articles relating to the ignorance of this New Mexico Republican State Rep. Cathrynn Brown who needs an education.
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