Women, please step to the back of the bus. “Thanks,” says Ohio state representative!

I continue to be amazed at how some in our society beleive that women are no more than birthing machines.

From TP:

State Rep. John Adams (R-OH) has re-introduced radical legislation that would prevent a woman from having an abortion until she gets written consent from the biological father. As proposed, the bill triggers criminal penalties against women for “providing a false biological father.” Adams says the “first-degree misdemeanor” would be punishable with up to “six months” in jail and a “$1,000 fine.” Labeled by Adams as a “father’s right bill,” the lawmaker would give men the final say on abortion in the state of Ohio:

In the case where the father isn’t known, House Bill 252 would compel the woman to provide a list of names of people who may be the father in an effort to determine paternity. The bill also would make it a crime for women to lie about who the father is, and make it illegal for doctors to perform abortions without the father’s consent.

The bill would force a woman to have a child if the father does not agree to an abortion.

“That child should be born, not killed,” Adams said.

Adams first introduced the legislation in 2007. Already, this bill has at least 15 co-sponsors. Pro-Choice Ohio issued a statement saying Adams’ bill “is a clear attack on a woman’s freedom and privacy.” AJ at Feminists For Choice says the bill is “another mechanism for demonizing and isolating women who have sex.” (HT: Pam’s House Blend)

  • margaret
    What Happens if the woman is raped? If she gives 50 names just for the heck of it who pays for the costs of the tests? What is the time limit to try and find the dad? All this stupidity does it make abortions go underground and the lives of the women at great risk. Of course if the rapist demands she have the baby just to produce more torment and anguish he will have his wish. Then what happens to the baby? Is the father then required to pay child support or will he simply disappear after he makes her have the baby? I wish these prolifers would think this out more and support adoption alternatives instead of punishing people.
  • margaret2
    What Happens if the woman is raped? If she gives 50 names just for the heck of it who pays for the costs of the tests? What is the time limit to try and find the dad? All this stupidity does it make abortions go underground and the lives of the women at great risk. Of course if the rapist demands she have the baby just to produce more torment and anguish he will have his wish. Then what happens to the baby? Is the father then required to pay child support or will he simply disappear after he makes her have the baby? I wish these prolifers would think this out more and support adoption alternatives instead of punishing people.
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