Ohio Senate Schedules a Fetus to Testify About Abortion Bill
In support of a bill that proposes banning abortions after the first heartbeat (something that can happen within eighteen days of conception), the anti-abortion group Faith2Action has scheduled a nine-week-old fetus to testify as a legislative witness before Ohio's House Health Committee. ...
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This is a 5-week-old human fetus.
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Man, I hope the Dems tear that fetus apart during cross-examination.
Well, I can somewhat understand Faith2Action's choice of witness: at 6 weeks a fetus has a heart and a few grams of working brain cells - that's a lot more than can be said for Janet Folger.
They'll need a ventriloquist to help him take the oath.
Facilitated speaking?
I think that means using a medium to talk to it.
I've been waiting for The Onion to issue a press release saying they're closing up shop: "It's just too hard. We can't compete with the real news anymore. Nobody can tell the difference."
I just hope this stunt looks just as foolish to everyone in their audience as it does to me....but I'm afraid it won't.
An individual cell of heart muscle will beat. It's kinda what heart muscle does for a living.
paulmurray @ #8:
And doesn't do for a dead.