Kentucky Republican wants to redefine abortion as domestic violence

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/21/kentucky-republican-wants-to-redefine-abortion-as-domestic-violence/



Kentucky Republican wants to redefine abortion as domestic violence
By Travis Gettys
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 11:25 EST

A Kentucky Republican lawmaker wants to classify abortion as a form of domestic violence.

“The most brutal form of domestic violence is the violence against unborn children, and this particular bill would prohibit abortions after the fetus feels pain, which is 20 weeks and older,” said Rep. Joe Fischer (R-Fort Thomas).

The bill, HB 8, would allow victims of alleged abuse to seek domestic violence protection orders from the courts against former spouses and relative living with a child.

Kentucky law currently permits only married or cohabitating couples to seek protection orders.



unhappycamper comment: Where do republicans find douchebags like this?

[A Little Weird]

1. Sounds like he just wanted to screw up the original

The original bill had a lot of democratic support before he amended it. I hope they can find a way to just strip out his amendment and vote on it the way it was originally written. From what I understand, the original bill just allowed more people to qualify for domestic violence protection.