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Pence says abortion should be banned for nonviable pregnancies (thehill.com)

submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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Former Vice President Mike Pence has taken a hard stance on abortion, saying that abortions should be banned even in cases of nonviable pregnancies. Pence is the only GOP presidential candidate to publicly support a national abortion ban at six weeks. Medical experts have criticized Pence's pledge, noting that forcing women to carry nonviable pregnancies to term carries unnecessary health risks and can be psychologically traumatic for the women involved. Despite this, Pence has made restricting abortion rights a key part of his campaign platform. Pence currently has around 7% support among GOP candidates in presidential polls.

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[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

It's entirely bullshit as well. They know it's bullshit because the IRS doesn't see a fetus as legally a person. 🤔hmm, so when it comes to collecting money, not a person but when it comes to restricting the rights of a fully alive human being, a fetus is totally a person. I see, I see. The inconsistency of our laws is outstanding. I bet if you asked any anti-abortion tool they'd try to justify the IRS rather than saying "Oh that should change too!" Some bullshit like "Well the fetus isn't really costing you money yet!" (Bullshit, being pregnant is expensive and difficult and prevents people from working.) or "We can't just give tax cuts to people who are only pregnant, what if they give the baby up for adoption." (Still costs them money to be pregnant and our federal laws acknowledge that with maternity leave.) Then they'd probably attack maternity leave. Saying we should get rid of that too.