Naija people, gather here! Wetin dey happen for South Carolina no be small tin. Dem lawmakers, Senator Lee Bright and Rep. Bob Harris don carry wahala come again. Dem wan ban abortion completely and dem don organize press conference to yarn am on top dis matter.
As e stand now, abortion dey banned once heartbeat don show, and dat na around six weeks. But hear dis, dem dey give small chance for rape, incest, and to save mother life for up to 12 weeks. But dis new bill weh dem dey push go make am say abortion no go fit happen at all, except if mother life dey hang for neck.
Rep. Harris talk say him believe say life start as e dey you dey start belle. E no wan hear say dem fit remove baby even if e be say na small time matter. E mean say, dem dey regulate abortion like na dem dey play ball for pitch.
Abby Johnson, wey dey fight against abortion, even help dem shout say dis stricter laws fit change many pipo decision. She say if abortion for Texas fit carry ‘murder’ label, she go fit avoid table wey go involve her body.
But no be all pipo dey support this bill; some people dey vex say e dey disturb women autonomy. Vicki Ringer from Planned Parenthood dey fume say dem no sabi wetin dem dey talk, as e concern who dey take abortion and why dem dey do am. She call dem out say ideas wey dem dey drop na just false information.
On top dis, dem lawmakers dey also target drugs wey fit help people do abortion like Mifepristone, and Senate Republican leaders don show say dem go take action. Supporters dey yan say dem wan ‘end innocent murder of pre-born,’ but opponents dey shout say medication abortion don dey safe for decades.
For Wednesday, dem go gather for two-hour hearing wey dey important, as each bill go collect one hour of serious discussion. Make we see how dis wahala go end, because na big matter this be.
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