(Community Matters) When it’s the president of the Texas Conservative Coalition, a Craddick ally and a hero to the Texas Eagle Forum, one should look further inbetween the lines. In today’s AAS
New twist to abortion debate
Paul Burka, senior executive editor at Texas Monthly, spotted this first and reported it Thursday on his Burkablog: House Bill 3152, by Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, would make it a Class A misdemeanor to use drugs or medical instruments commonly used on women to perform abortions if the woman is not pregnant.
Yes, Christian would make it illegal to perform an abortion on a woman who is not pregnant.
What, pray tell, is the need for such legislation, Burka asked?
Some years ago, he was told by Christian’s staff, some abortion providers would take advantage of a woman who thought she might be pregnant but wasn’t. However, she would be told she was pregnant, the provider would pretend to perform an abortion and then charge the government for it.
(Of course, the government hasn’t paid for abortions for years.)
We’re guessing that it would be illegal already (fraud, perhaps?) to deliberately perform an unnecessary operation after lying to the patient about it, but you just never know.
I’d suggest examining the language to make sure Mr. Christian isn’t plotting against RU486 in Texas.
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