Just speechless.

It doesn’t have to occur anywhere outside an anti-choicer’s overheated imagination in order for doctors who perform abortions to have something to worry about. How many times has Dr. Tiller been dragged into court on charges that proved groundless now? How much money has he spent defending himself and his clinic? How much time has he had to waste that could otherwise have been spent with patients or managing the facility? And that’s just one (admittedly high-profile) person.

Of course, much like in that Virginia bill that would have turned women who didn’t report an unattended miscarriage to the police within 72 hours into felons–you know, just in case somebody did something wrong–the collateral damage is pretty grim. Women who have suffered a late-term miscarriage or stillbirth could quite easily wind up getting dragged into a bullshit investigation by a witch-hunting prosecutor. Mothers who’ve just delivered a terminal infant would no longer have the option of just letting the child go with minimal suffering. Whatever ass-covering mechanism hospitals developed to make absolutely, positively sure that no one could charge anyone with anything would be imposed on the parents’ grieving process.

Since you mentioned it here Cara, I’ll post the South Carolina State House switchboard info right here if you want to take action and demand the state Senate to defeat this proposal: 1-803-771-0131, Extension 102, or toll free at 1-866-340-7105.