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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Tomasky

No, this wasn't an Onion headline

I refer to this headline, from HuffPo:


Fetus Set to 'Testify' in Favor of Ohio Abortion Bill

The article:


A Christian pro-life group in Ohio is touting their plan to coordinate testimony of a nine-week old fetus -- the "youngest to ever testify" -- in favor of an anti-abortion bill.

"For the first time in a committee hearing, legislators will be able to see and hear the beating heart of a baby in the womb--just like the ones the Heartbeat Bill will protect," Janet (Folger) Porter, President of the group Faith2Action, said in a release.

In February, Ohio state Rep. Lynn Wachtmann (R) introduced a piece of legislation that would forbid abortions in any case in which the fetus had a detectable heartbeat, a development that can come as early as 18 days into a pregnancy.

It seems that the bill won't pass, or at least won't hold up in court. But my oh my. I admit to being a tad disappointed when I read the whole article, because it was my hope that the fetus was going to speak out against the bloated salaries and high living habits of the state's public employees.

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