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Posted: October 19, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: abortion rights, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights, Republican politics, right wing hate grouups | Tags: , | 14 Comments

Would the conversation that we’re having right now be illegal if this Anti-Choice Senator has his way?  Does it just refer to doctors who want to discuss women’s reproductive health?  Just what exactly does the first amendment mean to right winger Senator Jim DeMint?  This should really show how extreme some of the religionists have become in our country.  This is something I’d expect to see in oppressive religious regimes like Iran.

Anti-choice Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) just filed an anti-choice amendment to a bill related to agriculture, transportation, housing, and other programs. The DeMint amendment could bar discussion of abortion over the Internet and through videoconferencing, even if a woman’s health is at risk and if this kind of communication with her doctor is her best option to receive care.

Under this amendment, women would need a separate, segregated Internet just for talking about abortion care with their doctors.

Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, called Sen. DeMint’s actions outrageous:

What about a woman experiencing a high-risk pregnancy who is talking with her doctor through video conferencing? Under Sen. DeMint’s extreme plan, if abortion came up in that doctor-patient conversation, the woman and her physician would have to go to a separate communications system. He’s calling for an abortion-only version of Skype. It is impractical, ridiculous, and, most importantly, bad for women in rural or remote areas who would not be able to discuss the full set of options with their doctor.

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.358, the “Let Women Die” bill. The House has now voted on more anti-choice measures this year than in any year since 2000.

And now, anti-choice senators are saying, “Me, too!”

I am so outraged about all these interferences in women’s lives, health, and  private decisions that I don’t even know what to say.  Who says the Republican party hate excessive regulation and government interference in businesses and individuals lives?