Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a budget Sunday that cuts education and health clinics -- including Planned Parenthood clinics -- to plug a $3 billion shortfall without raising taxes, AP reported.More on that from Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers. Also, from the New York Times: Several States Forbid Abortion After 20 Weeks
The two-year, $66 billion budget passed in the state legislature without a single Democratic vote.
Dozens of new restrictions passed by states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics. But a new kind of law has gone beyond such restrictions, striking at the foundation of the abortion rules set out by the Supreme Court over the last four decades.Because, you know, actually seeing your baby before having him or her killed is a bad thing or something. Good grief, these people are sick in the head.
These laws, passed in six states in little more than a year, ban abortions at the 20th week after conception, based on the theory that the fetus can feel pain at that point — a notion disputed by mainstream medical organizations in the United States and Britain. Opponents of abortion say they expect that discussion of fetal pain — even in the face of scientific criticism — will alter public perception of abortion, and they have made support for the new laws a litmus test for Republicans seeking the presidency.As opposed to the liberal litmus test of abortion on demand for any reason or no reason throughout all 9 months of pregnancy. Thanks, but I'll stick with Republicans on this one. Related: Lila Rose interviewed on Huckabee
Plus this post that makes for a good read with the annotations: Planned Parenthood must close some shops. Griping ensues.
UPDATE: My wish in the headline came true already: Texas to defund Planned Parenthood
The Texas Legislature approved a bill Monday that would both compel the state to push the Obama administration to convert Texas's Medicaid program into a block grant and defund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
