The new name that NOW has given the
Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (HR 4691/S.2008) sponsored by Michael Bilirakis (R-Fla.) in the House and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) in the Senate is more to the point.
This legislation is one of the most dangerous and burdensome of all of the many anti-abortion and anti-contraception bills being promoted by extremist opponents of women's reproductive health care.
An analysis of H.R. 469/S. 2008 shows how if were to become law it would have many dangerous consequences for women's health care:
1. Deny women who are clients of Title X health care providers access to information about abortion and referrals to abortion services.
2. Deny emergency contraception to women--even to rape victims.
3. Deny poor women in emergencies the right to abortion services.
4. Interfere with states' ability to (a) enforce their own laws on abortion; (b) create their own Medicaid service requirements related to abortion; and, (c) improve women's access to full reproductive health services.
When are people going to realize that rabidly anti-choice legislation is actually anti-public health legislation?
Cross-posted on
FlaPolitics.com