Fla. House passes abortion clinic bill

[Rose Siding]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to tighten regulation of state clinics that perform second trimester abortions.

Supporters said the bill would enhance safety while opponents argued it would erode the constitutional right to abortion and could drive women to obtain the procedure illegally.

The 82-27 vote, largely along party lines, sent the legislation to the Senate, where a similar bill has cleared one committee and is pending in a second.

The bills spell out an array of regulations for the clinics, from rules about sterilizing equipment and training of employees to requirements for post-abortion care.
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The legislation could force abortion providers to close their doors or raise prices, she said, adding that the motivation was not women's health but anti-abortion politics. But Rep. D. Alan Hays, a Republican, said stricter regulations are needed.

"This is not about women's rights, this is about women's health," he said. "A vote against this bill is a vote in favor of allowing abortions to be done in an environment that is no better than the dreaded alleyway abortion."

http://www.fresnobee.com/24hour/nation/story/2308044p-10514964c.html

some of the yes voters...


some of the "no" voters...

[LostinVA]

1. Gosh, the photos REALLY surprise me.... NOT (n/t)

[Fenris]

2. Slowly heading back to where we began.

Abortions for those who can afford it.

[Solly Mack]

3. So, are they saying the clinics have been operating

with substandard practices all these years?

Since they feel the need for stricter rules and regulations?

(Even though evidence shows the clinics have been top notch in services and care)


I smell bullshit wrapped in a "for the women" label


and gee, look at who's voting against it...and look who's voting in favor of it...(I'm just saying)

[Book Lover]

4. That is a standard tactic of the opposition

They frame themselves as the ones saving women from these terrible, substandard clinics. Putting the extensive details pertaining to the daily operations into law ensures that the mechanism of the legal system can be brought down on a clinic at any politically appropriate time.

What are the effective countertactics?

[Solly Mack]

6. The best method is to stop it before it happens (I know, I know)

that's like getting angry at your already pregnant teen for not using birth control...it's a little beside the point now.

In situations like this, which have happened before, all you can do is make sure your operation is strictly by the book...not give them a single chance to close you down...but we both know they'll exploit every little thing until something sticks and they can close the clinics.

They'll "drop in" and upset the routine of the clinic...and then claim it's the clinics fault.


Do you have any ideas?

[Erika]

7. Tell the government to back off of abortion control

The women, as the consumer, can control the market. That is the true meaning of free enterprise without government regulation.

[VegasWolf]

5. These pols gotta show the fundies that they are getting their money's

worth.

[Lindacooks]

8. No more Florida vacations, probably EVER!!

[JohnLocke]

11. Don't punish the people of Florida for the Republicans' idiocy.

Most of us are good people.

[Lindacooks]

14. Sorry, I can't give any money to your state.

That will not change until the Repukes are out of office in Florida.

[ngGale]

9. They say when you can't think of something good...

to say, keep your mouth shut. #%&@*(*&%#!!!! <un-spoken expletive!

[derbstyron]

10. Well, I have another reason to be a proud Floridian.

Gosh knows there are already so many.

[WindRavenX]

12. they're getting earlier and earlier...

..first it was the third trimester...then the second...then the first...
And finally, birth control.
Women, are we PSYCHED to going back to the good ol' days of being breeders? :puke:

[rodeodance]

15. it is continuous chizzling away-the corrosive effect that is so

detramental to women's reproductive health that is the main problem. Overtunring Roe vs Wade is the outcome-not the dramatic of the SC doing this--but this creeping up, incidious tactics, new regulations, state by state that is doing it.

..Women, are we PSYCHED to going back to the good ol' days of being breeders? ......

[Horse with no Name]

13. I'm just waiting for the whacky moonbats to stand in front

of the abortion clinics that do somehow manage to stay open with guns shooting the women that enter...stating they were protecting the unborn babies by proxy from certain death.
You know it will happen.

[NVMojo]

16. The BushGestOPo continues its squeeze on citizens.