Texas Republicans Propose Abortion Restrictions That Are Too Liberal For France, Germany, Sweden, Russia and Japan

Don’t ever expect to see that headline in the United States.  Not because it isn’t true though, because believe it or not, it is true!  Texas Republicans more liberal than France?!?!?  Indeed.

Texas Senator Wendy Davis recently became a national “abortion rights” icon when she filibustered a bill that would restrict, among other things, abortions in Texas performed after 20 weeks.  She did this even while the case against Dr. Douglas Karpen – “The Kermit Gosnell of Texas” – was developing in Houston.

Curiosity got the best of me as I followed the news though, and I was floored to discover – with the help of Google, of course – that nations all across the world place restrictions on abortion that are far more restrictive that those proposed in Texas and opposed by Senator Davis and her supporters.  Look at the list below to see what I found astonishing.  

France – 12 weeks – Wikipedia link -
Germany – 12 weeks – Wikipedia link -
Sweden – 18 weeks – Wikipedia link -
Denmark – 12 weeks – Wikipedia link -
Japan – Abortion is illegal – Wikipedia link -
Russia – 12 weeks – Wikipedia link - By the way, Russian typically has typically had the highest number of abortions per woman of child-bearing age in the world.  Now there’s a distinction.
England – 24 weeks – Wikipedia link

Some nations require an additional waiting period.  Some make specific allowances past the limit.  I’ve included links to Wikipedia for each country so you can easily dig deeper into those details, because they vary.  Still, the point remains.  At 20 weeks, the Texas restrictions seem absolutely liberal when compared to other industrialized nations.

Here’s blog post that I found insightful about this news event as well: I Don’t Stand with Wendy Davis by Justin Taylor  - Click Here For Post