N.M. bill calls abortion after rape 'evidence tampering'

[newarkhiphop]

A New Mexico lawmaker has drawn fire for proposing legislation to classify an abortion after a sexual assault as "tampering with evidence."

Critics pounced on House Bill 206, introduced Wednesday by Republican state Rep. Cathrynn N. Brown, of Carlsbad, saying victims of sexual assault could be charged with a felony if they sought an abortion after rape or incest. But Brown said Thursday that the legislation was aimed at attackers, not victims.

"House Bill 206 was never intended to punish or criminalize rape victims," Brown said in a statement. "Its intent is solely to deter rape and cases of incest. The rapist — not the victim — would be charged with tampering of evidence.

N.M. bill calls abortion after rape 'evidence tampering'

 

[88m3]

awful

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

posted this earlier, but still i cant get over the fact that a woman pitched this idea

this broad must have a barren desert uterus

 

[daze23]

I guess the wording got fuct up, but what they were trying to do makes sense. they wanted it so that in incest cases, or other situations where the victim is close to the rapist, the rapist couldn't 'force' the victim to get an abortion... to destroy the evidence

but yeah, I guess they didn't word it right...

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

THAT IS CRAZY.

 

[Brown_Pride]

So if the girl doesn't report the case she can get an abortion right?

Is this a way to "curb rape" too? (i.e. curb reported rapes)

 

[QuintessentialBM]