The repukes looking to ban abortion this year!

[cynatnite]

NEW YORK - While the national abortion debate is now focused on the Supreme Court, both sides expect crucial battles to unfold this year on the state level.

Lawmakers in two states are proposing broad abortion bans they hope will eventually win approval from a reconfigured, more conservative high court. Legislators elsewhere are seeking to tighten a range of abortion restrictions; one leading liberal advocacy group gave 19 states a failing grade on reproductive rights in a national status report issued Wednesday.

"It's a picking away at our freedom and privacy, legislature by legislature, law by law, with the ultimate goal of overturning Roe v. Wade," said Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Among the states getting F's in NARAL's report are Indiana and Ohio, where conservative lawmakers are introducing bills to ban abortion outright. They hope their measures become law and then face legal challenges that lead to a Supreme Court reconsideration of the 1973 Roe ruling that established abortion rights nationwide.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_go_su_co/abortion_states_2

[CTyankee]

1. Well, is everybody happy with their somewhat prochoice views?

All the nitpicking here on DU recently about whether or not the right to privacy is a constitutional right when it comes to abortion. All of the handwringing about whether or not this is just a right wing fundraising effort (nothing to worry about, Roe won't be overturned).

Well, we will see, won't we? I would love to believe that the RW will NEVER overturn Roe. However, I have seen these Looney Tunes at work before and they are crazy. I will not cede my granddaughters to crazy people!!!

[cynatnite]

2. They want Roe v Wade overturned and will do whatever it takes...

There is nothing these frightening people won't do in the name of gawd.

2006 is crucial for the dems to win. The RW is going to use abortion in 2006 like they did gay marriage in 2004.