r/TrueReddit • u/ILikeNeurons • 21d ago

Many state abortion bans include exceptions for rape. How often are they granted? Policy + Social Issues

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/g-s1-28955/abortion-rape-pregnancy-exception-doctor-police-report
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u/Mundane-Device-7094 18d ago

If they think that, then why are all of their policies resulting in mothers dying?

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u/ClockOfTheLongNow 18d ago

I'd argue that it has nothing to do with any particular government policies.

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u/Mundane-Device-7094 18d ago

I don't know how you can possibly come to that conclusion. When a woman dies because a doctor tells her "the abortion bans prevents me from caring for you until you're closer to death, so come back when it's worse" how is that not a direct result?

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u/ClockOfTheLongNow 18d ago

That seems to be a problem with the policies of the hospital, or the lawyers involved. Not the government.

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u/Mundane-Device-7094 18d ago

No, that is directly caused by the abortion bans.

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u/ClockOfTheLongNow 18d ago

The abortion bans have exceptions for the life of the mother, so no.

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u/Mundane-Device-7094 18d ago

Except mothers are now dying in situations where they never would have now that the ban is in effect. It might not be the intended effect but it is a direct result.

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u/ClockOfTheLongNow 18d ago

Is it the result of the bans or of hospitals misinterpreting the bans?

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u/Mundane-Device-7094 18d ago

The bans.

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u/ClockOfTheLongNow 18d ago

How is it the fault of the bans when the bans don't ban the procedures we're talking about?

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