TagsTagsRepublican Ohio State Rep. Robert Mecklenborg has been one of the biggest champions of the bizarre "heartbeat" bill, that would outlaw abortions as soon as the first heartbeat can be medically detected. Mecklenborg describes himself as a "Catholic boy from the west side of Cincinnati." This week we learned that two ...
Abortion, Women's Rights, War on Women, Heartbeat Bill, Ohio, Robert Mecklenborg, Hypocrisy
It turns out that the anti-choice group pushing Ohio's crazy "Heartbeat Bill" didn't just call one fetus as a witness to yesterday's hearing. They called two. If House Bill 125 is approved and signed into law, Ohio would have the most restrictive limits on abortion in the nation. "This bill would ...
Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Atavism, War on Women, Heartbeat Bill
Sometimes I can hardly believe how crazy the social conservative movement has gotten, and this is one of those times. As we reported last month, Republicans in Ohio launched their latest attack on women's reproductive rights by introducing the "Heartbeat Bill," which states that human life legally begins as soon as ...
Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Atavism, War on Women, Heartbeat Bill