North Dakota, rated the worst state in the country for women, is continuing to go downhill.
On Thursday, the state Senate passed a bill that could potentially close the only abortion clinic in the state, The Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo.
“Yes, this bill could possibly close the abortion clinic [in Fargo],” said republican Senator Margaret Sitte. “I’m not saying that’s the intention of the law. The intention of the law is to ensure that women have adequate health care and the follow-up care that they need.”
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The State Senate also passed a Personhood Constitutional Amendment Initiative that, if passed by the House in 2014, would give legal protection and rights to human embryos.
“We are intending that it be a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, since Scalia said that the Supreme Court is waiting for states to raise a case,” stated Senator Sitte.
However, not everyone will be going down without a fight.
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“Politicians in North Dakota are wasting taxpayer time advancing what would no doubt become another divisive constitutional amendment with dangerous unintended consequences for North Dakota families,” said Sarah Stoesz, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. “Planned Parenthood will continue to fight these legislative attacks on women’s health in partnership with a broad coalition of doctors, patients, teachers, lawyers and other concerned North Dakotans who do not want to see politicians inserting themselves into the private medical decision-making of women and families in our state.”
Tell em!
SOURCE: Huffington Post
