Luiz 4,253 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Washington (CNN)Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday vetoed a bill that would criminalize abortion procedures in the state. The decision to veto the bill, which likely would have opened up the state to lawsuits from abortion rights supporters, comes at a time when Fallin is considered a possible running mate for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. "The bill is so ambiguous and so vague that doctors cannot be certain what medical circumstances would be considered 'necessary to preserve the life of the mother,'" Fallin, a Republican, said in a statement. The Oklahoma state legislature passed the legislation on Thursday. According to the bill's language, anyone who is found to have performed an abortion -- except in instances to save the life of the mother -- would be found guilty of a felony and could receive up to three years in prison. "This bill is as direct an assault on Roe v. Wade -- and the Supreme Court's subsequent jurisprudence -- as anything we've seen before. If this law is upheld, then (the Roe decision) is meaningless," Steve Vladeck, a CNN contributor and law professor at the American University Washington College of Law, said Thursday. http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/20/politics/oklahoma-governor-vetoes-bill-that-would-criminalize-abortion/ I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,507 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Oh wow Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 35,091 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 **** yeah Every damn women should have the right to choose whether or not they want a ****ing person growing inside of them. Especially those that are victims of rape, incest, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Die 1,864 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Great. Nod if you wanna make love with the enemy. ❤ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 IMPEACH HER ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,888 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: IMPEACH HER This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,507 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, HOMODRAKE said: **** yeah Every damn women should have the right to choose whether or not they want a ****ing person growing inside of them. Especially those that are victims of rape, incest, etc. We have to have a cadaver's permission to use their organs and save a life but some people think it's appropriate to force a woman to incubate a child she doesn't want (or didn't ask for) Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole 1,809 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 This is great news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebit 6,264 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 This is possibly the one good thing Mary Fallin has done during her tenure as governor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH219 4,448 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Good for her. Unlike some US governors, she was smart enough to see this dumb law wouldn't stand a chance against the high courts and nipped it in the bud from the start. Take notes Patty 'All our dreams can come true IF we have the courage to pursue them'-Walt Disney Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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