You read that headline right. The ticker below counts only the abortion-related bills in Congress. According to the Guttmacher Institute, there are almost a thousand abortion bills nationwide:
56% of the bills introduced so far this year seek to restrict abortion access, compared with 38% last year. Three topics—insurance coverage of abortion, restriction of abortion after a specific point in gestation and ultrasound requirements—are topping the agenda in several states. At the same time, legislators are proposing little in the way of proactive initiatives aimed at expanding access to reproductive health–related services; this stands in sharp contrast to recent years when a range of initiatives to promote comprehensive sex education, permit expedited STI treatment for patients’ partners and ensure insurance coverage of contraception were adopted. (Emphasis mine)
As I keep saying, the tea tide merely floated the same old culture warriors onto legislative shores. Not content to consolidate power, they’re making a “last stand” against abortion — and sacrificing reproductive health in the process. But hey, by not voting last November liberals really showed Obama and the Democrats, didn’t they?
Hat tip to EZKool
