"If there was only one that we could save with this bill, it would be worth the effort."
—Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, referring to a bill that would outlaw abortions more than 20 weeks after conception in most cases.
Why it stinks: Rep. Gipson, who is a lawyer and a minister, has a warped perception of salvation and the law. Although the legislation he was defending contains exceptions where the mother's life is danger, it does not make an exception for rape or incest. Apparently, he doesn't think much of saving women from the spiritual and emotional damage of delivering a baby that resulted from a sexual assault.
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