RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 27, 2013 at 12:23 pm
(June 27, 2013 at 9:56 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: 20 weeks is long enough to decide if you need an abortion or not. Not really that controversial of a law.
The concern of the bill was NOT the provision for 20 weeks. The real issue was the increased requirements for abortion clinics, which are unreachable for 37 of the 42 available clinics in ALL of Texas. Texas is fucking huge. The idea behind the bill is basically to close most all of the abortion clinics, ergo nearly removing access to abortions all together for those who cannot travel.
The decreased availability, coupled with inability to travel = Exactly what they want
