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Related: About this forumGov. Kasich signs incredibly restrictive abortion ban, worsening reproductive rights in Ohio
Governor John Kasich (R) banned one of the most common abortion procedures in the entire state of Ohio on Friday, when he signed Senate Bill 145 into law. The bill referred to abortions that typically take place in the second trimester (which is often the earliest pregnant people are able to access an abortion, for any number of reasons). Specifically, the bill makes D&E (dilation and evacuation) abortions illegal in the state.
And for physicians, performing this abortion now means committing a fourth-degree felony. That means possible fines and prison time.
There is oneoneexception to this horrendous law. That exception is if the person carrying the fetus is at risk of losing their life by carrying to term. Disturbingly, the law does not make exceptions even in cases of rape or incest, which is a new low, even for conservatives.
And for physicians, performing this abortion now means committing a fourth-degree felony. That means possible fines and prison time.
There is oneoneexception to this horrendous law. That exception is if the person carrying the fetus is at risk of losing their life by carrying to term. Disturbingly, the law does not make exceptions even in cases of rape or incest, which is a new low, even for conservatives.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/12/22/1821078/-Gov-Kasich-signs-incredibly-restrictive-abortion-ban-worsening-women-s-rights-in-Ohio
Even the ones that one you too think they are moderate are anything but when it comes to a woman's health choices....
					
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						Soph0571
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        "KKKasich JUST ruined..."?! That POS has never had a chance in hell of ever becoming President.
        InAbLuEsTaTe
        Dec 2018
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no_hypocrisy
(53,649 posts)1. Kasich just ruined any chance of being President in 2020
        unless Russia likes him.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(25,448 posts)2. "KKKasich JUST ruined..."?! That POS has never had a chance in hell of ever becoming President.
        duforsure
(11,885 posts)3. I agree
        He won't have any chance after this.
OrlandoDem2
(3,128 posts)4. I have always said he's dangerous because he doesn't sound like a maniac.
        The truth is that he is just as extreme as all the rest of the GOP, maybe even more. Keep your eye on him.
Bluepinky
(2,496 posts)5. D&Cs are done on women for a variety of reasons, including miscarriage.
        This ban sounds extreme, and it will endanger womens health.
donkeypoofed
(2,188 posts)6. And so it begins .......
        I sincerely hope this act torpedoes Kasich's chances of ever winning the WH!!