Rep. Brian Seitz wants to criminalize abortions for ectopic pregnancies, which are nonviable and life-threatening.
Republican politicians talk a big game about protecting the “sanctity of life,” but when it comes down to it, most of them are full of shit. The tip-off? When they propose antiabortion laws that could literally kill the pregnant women, as was the case in Missouri this week.
The first situation, which would effectively make abortions after 10 weeks illegal, is completely sickening but par for the Republican course. The second, though, is uniquely fucked up. For those who are unaware, an ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside of the main part of the uterus. These types of pregnancies are not viable, and will never result in the birth of a child—ever. Meanwhile, if left untreated—i.e. if they are not terminated—they can kill the woman carrying the pregnancy; according to the International Journal of Women’s Health, they are thein the first trimester.
Unfortunately for the women of Missouri, Seitz apparently has no idea how modern medicine works. On Wednesday, he insisted that doctors don’t have a way of determining if a pregnancy is ectopic, and are just performing abortions for the hell of it. “They don’t have the hospital machinery to tell if this is an ectopic pregnancy,” Seitz. “They might just think it’s a normal pregnancy, and they want to abort that child. I would like to see that sort of unlawful activity stopped.
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