Phillip Bump: What occurred in 2016 was that the Russian government and its agents attempted to influence the outcome of the presidential contest. Russia's intelligence service hacked a Democratic Party network and accessed the email account of a senior Hillary Clinton staffer. They gave the files they acquired to WikiLeaks, which released them before the Democratic convention and, more importantly, in October 2016, during the last weeks before the election. read more
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The person performing the abortion need not even be a doctor. The truth is, there is nothing preventing someone like Kermit Gosnel from legally setting up shop there, because there is no criminal code pertaining to abortion any longer.
It's appropriate that on a thread about lying about abortion that you chime in lying about New York's abortion laws.
No, abortion providers need not be doctors, but they do need to be "qualified health practioners" which is a far cry from your claim of "anyone."Yes, there is no criminal code for abortion providers and there's one big reason why: Physicians and health practionors are not going to risk losing their licenses by violating the RHA's restrictions. The New York legislature was more concerned with protecting the health and rights of their women than they were in codifying criminal codes that might impinge on those rights. The trust that healthcare professionals will continue to be professionals when offering their services.
Just like this thread is about, there is no industry of abortion providers giving truly late term abortions EXCEPT when either the baby's or the mother's health or well being is at risk. Selective late term abortion don't occur because women decide they don't want their babies. They happen because either the baby is not viable or the woman faces health risks should she deliver at full term. Doctors are the ones informing these women about their health status that may lead to the need for an abortion. Women are not making arbitrary "choices" that they no longer want their gestating child.