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Do Not Pass Recommendation on Personhood bill
Senate Judiciary Committee Gives Sweeping and Intrusive HB1572 a Do Not Pass Recommendation Today the North Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee gave HB 1572 a 5- 0 Do Not Pass recommendation. The legislation now moves to the full senate for a vote. If passed by the Senate HB 1572 could outlaw contraception as well as medical procedures used to treat tubal pregnancies and infertility, potentially impacting thousands of laws in the North Dakota Century Code. "We thank the judiciary committee for seeing 1572 as a broad, overreaching, bill, which would embroil the state in a legal, medical and bureaucratic nightmare," said Tim Stanley, Executive Director for Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund. "We have every hope that the state Senate will follow the lead of the Judiciary Committee, quickly discharge 1572 and help get the legislature back to the business of moving the state forward on the numerous issues before it," Stanley said. North Dakotans from across the state testified against the bill, including in vitro fertilization doctors, an attorney, a member of the religious community and North Dakotans working on behalf of women and families. The senate is expected to vote on the measure in the coming weeks. Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD will keep you informed of opportunities to contact your Senator as well as the final vote verdict. The members of the Senate Judiciary should be commended for standing up against a bill as extreme and intrusive as HB 1572. Please take a moment to send this thank you letter to the members of the committee.
Dear [ Decision Maker ] , I wanted to take a few minutes today to contact you and say thank you for your "Do Not Pass" recommendation on HB 1572 the "Personhood" bill. If passed HB 1572 could outlaw contraception as well as medical procedures used to treat tubal pregnancies and infertility, and potentially impact thousands of laws in North Dakota. Again, as a North Dakotan and a supporter of womens health, I thank you for your Do Not Pass recommendation on HB 1572.
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| Background Information |
* It would ban all abortion, even for rape and incest victims or to save the life of the woman.
* Some forms of birth control including the Pill and IUD could be outlawed.
* It could prohibit medical procedures that affect a fertilized egg, including treatment for cancer, tubal pregnancies, and infertility.
* It would mire North Dakota in drawn-out, expensive legal battles.
* It would force a showdown over Roe v. Wade.
