Absurd! Texas Lawmaker Wants The Death Penalty If Women Have An Abortion

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II'l start this off by simply giving you my belief on this topic:

A man should never have the power to tell a woman what to do with her body.

If a woman gets pregnant and decides she isn't fit to give birth to a child or doesn't want to bring the child into the world for whatever reason, it should stop there.

She should have the right to make whatever decision she wants, without any law interfering with that decision.

Got it?

What's Going On?

Last week, State Representative Bryan Slaton introduced a bill that would impose the death penalty for women and doctors who perform the procedure.

According to the Texas Tribune, the proposed bill would not include exceptions for rape or incest, but does exclude ectopic pregnancies that seriously threaten the life of the woman.

Slaton told the tribune: “It is time for Texas to protect the natural right to life for the tiniest and most innocent Texans, and this bill does just that, It’s time Republicans make it clear that we actually think abortion is murder. … Unborn children are dying at a faster rate in Texas than COVID patients, but Texas isn’t taking the abortion crisis seriously.”

Others Passionately Opposed This Bill In The Past

According to the Texas Tribune, this same bill was opposed by two republican lawmakers in the past.

Back in 2017 both representatives Tony Tinderholt and Jeff Leach received death threats, and had to seek protection from the Texas Department Of Safety based on "security concerns".

Simply Put, Abortion Procedures Should Be Up To Women, Not Male Lawmakers

First off, if I come across contradictory I understand.

I also completely understand the stance of abortion being murder and why people feel as strongly as they do about it.

I get it.

At the same time, irresponsible acts shouldn't be forgiven with abortion either.

And here's where I am personally on the side of the Republicans.

An irresponsible promiscuous woman, Democrat or Republican, sleeping with different men shouldn't be allowed to just get an abortion because she doesn't want to give birth, because she knew the consequences of having unprotected sex.

A woman who is no longer in a relationship with a man and decides she doesn't want to have the baby because the relationship is over shouldn't be allowed to get an abortion. Again, she knew the consequences.

But if your daughter was viciously raped by a stranger or, as if most often the case, a friend or family member and got pregnant, by law she has to give birth to the baby.

After that sort of violent trauma, you still want to give her the death penalty for making the decision to terminate the pregnancy?

If the woman doesn't want to carry out a pregnancy or give birth to a child who would be a constant reminder of the devastating trauma she experienced, why do you want to KILL HER?

It just doesn't make sense.