Ohio Republican bill would put abortion doctors on death row

In which “pro-lifers” yet again illustrate the irony in their chosen label by trying put people they don’t like to death, this time on Ohio:

A bill from two Republican lawmakers, introduced Monday, would ban all abortions in Ohio. Doctors could be charged with murder or sued for the wrongful deaths of aborted fetuses, according to the proposal. […]

Opponents of the bill fear it could charge doctors with murder, punishable by life in prison or the death penalty.

There’s basically zero chance this bill will become law – even the majority of the state House GOP caucus haven’t signed on, likely because they know it would be challenged and struck down quasi-instantly, and even the famously anti-abortion Gov. John Kasich (R) previously vetoed a “heartbeat bill” that was similarly doomed. But there’s also basically zero chance these zealots will give up their attempts to curtail women’s bodily autonomy, at least not until they finally get their long-awaited Supreme Court challenge. And Roe v. Wade is quite likely one single justice death or retirement away from being overturned.

(via Friendly Atheist)