Legislators in Vermont and Virginia are considering bills that would expand abortion rights up to the point of birth, while New Mexico is considering an assisted suicide bill that would allow non-physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medication.
New York recently enacted the Reproductive Health Act, which broadens late-term abortion rights in the state. Pro-life advocates feared other states would follow suit.
Vermont’s bill strips the unborn of any “independent rights,” while Virginia’s bill would give discretion for late-term abortions to a single physican and the mother.
Opponents of New Mexico’s proposed assisted suicide bill say it lacks safeguards and does nothing to protect the vulnerable. (TAB)
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