It insults the competence of physicians. I think doctors should provide that kind of information for any procedure. Sen. Mark Shearer, D-Washington, said a study in Mississippi of the effects of a similar law indicated that the incidence of available abortions dropped 10 to 12 percent, but abortions in the second trimester rose by 42 percent. Sen. Steve King, R-Kiron, said he does not care when an abortion takes place. The life is the same, so when it is ended is irrelevant.
Life begins at conception.
Sen. Elaine Syzmoniak, D-Des Moines, said she was raised as a Roman Catholic and believes, as the church taught her, that each person is responsible for his or her own conscience. Sen. Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines, who voted against the measure, called the bill part of a social agenda and said it polarizes and divides lawmakers. This is a joke.