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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it a realistic scenario in any state that a 9 year old would be forced against her will to carry a baby to term?[/quote]

In Texas it now is, yes, if the pregnancy is discovered after 6 weeks.[/quote]

Only if the family of the 9 year old fails to find a physician that will attest that a medical emergency exists. I think one lone kook in Texas is getting attention for her view that a 9 year old is able to carry to term precisely because it is an atypical view.

The Texas law will be struck down.  There is bipartisan support for abortion, as the majority of Americans (looking at both parties combined) support our current laws. Only 39% of Americans support more restrictions. https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-abortion/  I'm not saying people shouldn't be vigilent in keeping laws as they are, but we don't need to get worked up about random obgyns with fringe extreme views, even if they weasel their way in front of congress.  [/quote]

By calling her a "kook" you are minimizing her power -- this is someone who was brought to the US Congress to testify. She is the chair of a major anti-abortion doctor's group. She has a bullhorn and she uses it. And more and more anti-abortionists are saying aloud that they do not favor allowing exceptions in cases of rape or incest. It is a growing movement within the anti-abortion movement.[/quote]

Yeah... I personally know other kooks that have testified in front of congress and while they have an audience among certain people, they aren't exactly thought leaders. [/quote]

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