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The (Abortion) Empire Strikes Back — Preemptively
Dwight DuncanFearing the conceivable overturning of Roe v. Wade under the Trump presidency, the abortion industry and its legislative allies have proposed a preemptive remedy in Rhode Island called the Reproductive Health Care Act of 2017. (It's Senate Bill 274 and House Bill 5343.) Supposedly, according to the Planned Parenthood press release, "This Legislation replicates the central tenet of Roe v. Wade. The Act clearly states that the state shall not interfere with a woman's right to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability."
Not true. It does not replicate the central tenet of Roe, as I'll explain presently, nor does it clearly state non-interference before fetal viability. The proposed bill states "neither the state, nor any of its agencies, or political subdivisions shall interfere with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue or terminate a pregnancy provided the decision is made prior to fetal viability" (emphasis added). In other words, as long as the decision is made prior to fetal viability, the termination of pregnancy can take place at any time, even on the eve of live birth.