Eric Zorn: The cynical 'logic' of anti-abortion laws that excuse women who get abortions
by Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2019
2 minutes
It makes perfect political sense that the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation, signed Wednesday by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, contains a reassuring passage stating "that a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable."
Foes of abortion rights know that the vast majority of the public recoils at the idea of locking up women who choose to end their pregnancies, and that
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