A Republican lawmaker, a woman, has introduced a bill in the New Mexico legislature that would make abortion illegal for victims of rape.

Rep. Cathrynn M. Brown, who represents Carlsbad, would require victims of a sex assault to carry the fetus to term or be prosecuted for "tampering with evidence" if they sought an abortion.

House Bill 206 would make the abortion a third-degree felony and impose a three-year prison sentence on conviction.

"Tampering with evidence shall include procuring or facilitating an abortion, or compelling or coercing another to obtain an abortion, of a fetus that is the result of criminal sexual penetration or incest with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime," the bill states.

The bill is unlikely to pass given that New Mexico is overwhelmingly Democratic.

Soren wrote:“By lip-synching the national anthem, Beyoncé has cast a dark cloud over the President’s second term,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). “The only way President Obama can remove that cloud is by resigning from office at once.”

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I think that one might be HuffPo running away with things a little. seems like it's more aimed at date rapers coercing their victims

but I'm not pos

Soren wrote:I've seen plenty of people who think it's real. It's hilarious though.

thephan wrote:

Soren wrote:“By lip-synching the national anthem, Beyoncé has cast a dark cloud over the President’s second term,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). “The only way President Obama can remove that cloud is by resigning from office at once.”

This is one of those internet things that goes viral... its origin is a satire piece in the NYT New Yorker. Just wanted to make sure people know that. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/01/obama-urged-to-resign-over-beyonc-scandal.html

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I think that one might be HuffPo running away with things a little. seems like it's more aimed at date rapers coercing their victims

but I'm not pos

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I think that one might be HuffPo running away with things a little. seems like it's more aimed at date rapers coercing their victims

but I'm not pos

Yeah, I can definitely see that angle... but man talk about a terrible piece of drafting.

swishnicholson wrote:
Take it to the Sixers thread.

swishnicholson wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I think that one might be HuffPo running away with things a little. seems like it's more aimed at date rapers coercing their victims

but I'm not pos

Yeah, I can definitely see that angle... but man talk about a terrible piece of drafting.

Take it to the Sixers thread.

The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Charles W. Carrico Sr. (R-Grayson County), said he wants to give smaller communities a bigger voice. “The last election, constituents were concerned that it didn’t matter what they did, that more densely populated areas were going to outvote them,” he said.

“This is coming to me from not just my Republican constituents,” added Carrico, whose district voted overwhelmingly for Republican Mitt Romney in last year’s presidential election. “I want to be a voice for a region that feels they have no reason to come to the polls.”