FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2014

CONTACT: Brooke Anderson, (Direct) 334-265-2754 ext. 205, [email protected]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The following is a comment from Susan Watson, executive director of the ACLU of Alabama, regarding the four abortion bills passed today by the Alabama House Health Committee. (HB 489, HB 490, HB 493, HB 494)

“All four of these highly controversial bills are a disrespectful affront to the health and well-being of Alabamian women.  They have nothing to do with health care at all.  They are bills that intend to intrusively impose politicians’ religious beliefs on women who may or may not share that faith. We support an individual’s right to practice or not practice a faith of his or her choosing, but it is unethical to impose one’s beliefs on others and deny critical care on its basis.

“These bills demoralize and dehumanize women and turns them into hostages. By hostages I mean they need and want healthcare, but they can’t get it unless they meet a career politician’s criteria.  What exactly gives a politician the right to decide what a woman needs or doesn’t need or what procedures she can and can’t have?

“I’ve said it once and I will say it again: these bills a shameful attempt to make good on the politicians’ running platforms and garner votes in the upcoming election at a woman’s expense.”

 

For media inquiries and additional information, please contact:
Brooke Anderson, Communications Manager, 334-265-2754 ext. 205

 

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