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All due respect to the three progressive Democrats here championing this bill, I didn't see any misinformation that was proven as dishonest or false. I've heard from several of my family and friends that they are concerned about this bill. The one point I have heard repeated is that women already have plenty of options, so why is there a need to expand abortions in Rhode Island and remove oversight protections?

This bill removes all abortion oversight by the State of Rhode Island and its health regulatory agencies. It gives the abortion clinic police powers over themselves. The abortionist, not the Dept of Health or any other State authority, decides whether they are performing a lawful procedure by considering "fetal viability.". Fetal viability by definition provides no sharp limit of development, age, or weight at which a human fetus automatically becomes viable. There are generally accepted success percentages at different development milestones, but ultimately and FOR LEGAL PURPOSES, " fetal viability" is a declaration (an opinion) of the abortionist. In removing the protections of State regulators oversight, no one has any authority under law to question the abortionists determination of existence of fetal viability. The abortionist now has the power to approve an abortion at any day in the pregnancy, and there's no limit on how late in the pregnancy an abortion would be permitted. Its ALL up to the doctor under this bill.

I stand in opposition to this bill. I think a majority of the people of Warwick do as well.

Dan Elliott

Greenwood