Friday, April 13, 2012

Did you know that in Arizona, a woman can be pregnant 2 weeks before fertilization?

In another step towards the insane, and to reaffirm Arizona as the number 1 state I refuse to set foot on*, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer just signed into law HB 2036, that bans abortion after 20 weeks. But this is not your run of the mill Republic anti-abortion law. No, no. It takes insanity to another level. This law
[starts] the clock on pregnancies at the woman’s last last menstrual period, which could be two weeks before fertilization.
So literally, for legal purposes, a non-pregnant woman could be considered pregnant. In legal limbo, we would have a lot of Virgin Marys then, I guess. WTF is wrong with this country?

*A year ago, my parents asked B. and I if we wanted to spend a week at the Gran Canyon, all expenses paid. I refused. So we ended up going to Mexico City, instead. That was money well spent!

2 comments:

  1. Ummm... All pregnancies are dated by medical professionals by the last menstrual period, or 2 wks prior to conception. (The law still sucks)

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  2. Since this is not a medical issue per se, the only point is to actually ban abortion at 18 weeks.

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