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來源于《美國》版塊
Abortion laws
墮胎法案
Alabama shakes
阿拉巴馬州的大新聞
Republican states are longing to challenge Roe v Wade
紅洲渴望挑戰羅伊訴韋德案
Never has the war sparked by Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that declared abortion a constitutional right, been as intense as it is now. Lawmakers in conservative states are passing ”heartbeat” bills banning abortion from the moment a heartbeat is detectable, around the sixth week of pregnancy—flagrantly violating Roe. To defend abortion rights, some liberal states are extending them, making it easier to have abortions in the third trimester. That has encouraged President Donald Trump to mount a fresh assault on late abortions, which he routinely characterises as babies being “ripped” from their mothers’ wombs.
1973年，最高法院由羅伊訴韋德案裁定墮胎是憲法賦予的一項權利，現在對此的爭論可謂是史上最激烈。保守州的立法者正陸續通過“心跳”法案，禁止從胎兒心跳被檢測到的那一刻起墮胎，這是在懷孕的第六周左右——公然違反羅伊訴韋德案的判決。為了捍衛墮胎的權利，一些自由派州正在延長墮胎的期限，這使得在妊娠晚期墮胎變得更加容易。這促使美國總統唐納德•特朗普對晚期流產發起新一輪攻擊。他經常將晚期流產描述為嬰兒從母親的子宮中“被撕裂”。
The most uncompromising attack on Roe has been launched in Alabama. On May 14th the state’s Senate passed a bill that would, in effect, ban abortion outright. Signed into law by the governor the following day, it constitutes the harshest abortion legislation passed in America in half a century. “The heartbeat bills don’t really tackle what Roe is about,” says Eric Johnston, president of the Alabama Pro-life Coalition, alluding to Roe’s protection of abortion until a fetus is viable, at around 24 weeks. “It seemed like the right time to challenge it properly.”
對羅伊案件判決最不妥協的抨擊發生在阿拉巴馬州。5月14日，該州參議院通過了一項法案，該法案將直接禁止墮胎。該法案在第二天由州長簽署成為法律，這是半個世紀以來美國通過的最嚴厲的墮胎法案?！靶奶ò覆]有真正解決羅伊的問題，”阿拉巴馬反墮胎聯盟主席埃里克·約翰斯頓說。他指的是羅伊在懷孕24周左右的時候，對墮胎的保護，直到胎兒能夠存活。
The bill, which the softly spoken Mr Johnston wrote, does not mess around. Comparing abortion to the most murderous atrocities of the 20th century—“German death camps, Chinese purges, Stalin’s gulags, Cambodian killing fields, and the Rwandan genocide”—it makes performing one a felony, punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
約翰斯頓先生用溫和的語調寫下了這份法案，這并不是胡鬧。將墮胎比作20世紀最殘忍的暴行——“德國的死亡集中營，中國的大屠殺，斯大林的古拉格集中營，柬埔寨的殺戮場，盧旺達的種族滅絕”——這使得墮胎成為重罪，最高可判處99年監禁。
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