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Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Utah Governor Signs Bill Requiring Abortion Anesthesia

Author:     Hallie Golden
Source:     Time/Associated Press
Publication Date:     28 March 2016 | 2:12 AM ET
 Link: Utah Governor Signs Bill Requiring Abortion Anesthesia
Stephan:   Further proof that Theocratic Rightism is a mental illness expressed in religious terms. Utah's Republican Rightist dominated legislature and its Republican Governor Gary Herbert make it very clear that their personal sexual dysfunction is so great they will put a woman's life at risk in their drive to subjugate her and control her body. These are fanatics untouched by the actual reality of medicine, as this story describes.
Utah Republican Governor Gary Herbert

Utah Republican Governor Gary Herbert

SALT LAKE CITY — The governor signed a bill Monday that makes Utah the first state to require doctors to give anesthesia to women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later.

The bill signed by Republican Gov. Gary Herbert is based on the disputed premise that a fetus can feel pain at that point.

“The governor is adamantly pro-life. He believes in not only erring on the side of life, but also minimizing any pain that may be caused to an unborn child,” Herbert spokesman Jon Cox said.

Many doctors in Utah and across the country are concerned that the requirement could increase the health risks to women by giving them unnecessary heavy sedation in order to protect a fetus from pain that it may or may not feel.

 Dr. Sean Esplin of Intermountain Healthcare in Utah said anesthesia or an analgesic would need to go through the woman in order to reach the fetus. Doctors could give a woman general anesthesia, which would make her unconscious and likely require […]

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