A Republican lawmaker in New Mexico introduced a bill on Wednesday that would legally require victims of rape to carry their pregnancies to term in order to use the fetus as evidence for a sexual assault trial.
House Bill 206, introduced by state Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R), would charge a rape victim who ended her pregnancy with a third-degree felony for "tampering with evidence."
“Tampering with evidence shall include procuring or facilitating an abortion, or compelling or coercing another to obtain an abortion, of a fetus that is the result of criminal sexual penetration or incest with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime," the bill says.
Third-degree felonies in New Mexico carry a sentence of up to three years in prison.
Pat Davis of ProgressNow New Mexico, a progressive nonprofit opposing the bill, called it "blatantly unconstitutional" on Thursday.
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That's the most fuct angle I've ever seen a person use on the subject, and I've heard some shit.
ReplyDeleteUm, thats weird.
ReplyDeleteyes it is, it's also pretty disgusting they are considering making a victim go through with a pregnancy with a child from their rapist. I can only imagine what that'd do to someone's psyche.
ReplyDeleteHow are states such as AZ and NM so backwards? The leadership needs to gain some diversity.
ReplyDeleteagreed
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