[Analysis] Abortion Bills Motivated by Politics?
The Associated Press is analyzing last week’s abortion bills by quoting Sen. Gloria Williamson saying that it was all about getting votes in an election year.
When the Mississippi House debated a bill to ban most abortions in the state, 16 of the 121 members eventually voted no, but none of them stood up to argue against the plan. Some lawmakers say it was no coincidence that the contentious issue came up for debate just a week before candidates’ qualifying deadline for this year’s elections.
“I think this was done in a political year for political reasons,” Sen. Gloria Williamson, D-Philadelphia, said the day after the bill passed the House. Thursday is the final day for candidates to file qualifying papers for a host of offices in Mississippi, from governor to county supervisor.
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