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"  As you probably know by now, despite Senator Wendy Davis&amp;#039;s temporary filibuster, the omnibus abortion bill being pushed through in Texas was passed by the state House on a 19-11 vote Friday night.  Hundreds of protestors and opponents of HB2 were prevented from testifying against the bill on the floor, and even their extreme efforts (pouring fake blood on themselves and crying &amp;quot;Shame on you!&amp;quot;) came to naught. Republicans also threw out a potential exception in the bill \u2014 which prohibits abortion after 20 weeks and limits the procedure to specialists who have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles \u2014 on behalf of women whose pregnancies were the result of rape or incest.  So what now? Once Governor Rick Perry signs the bill in the next few days, certain fast-action elements of the law will take effect within 90 days of the end of that legislative session. (We can always hope that temporary injunctions and pure bureaucracy will delay the full-on shuttering of 90 percent of Texas clinics as ordered by the bill.) Planned Parenthood plans to come back at the legislation on the legal front based on PP&amp;#039;s President Cecile Richards&amp;#039; claims that it&amp;#039;s unconstitutional. There&amp;#039;s no doubt that women will be resorting to myriad unsafer options to self-perform abortions: Over the last year, as the restrictions have become more stringent statewide, women in the early stages of pregnancy have taken to crossing the border to Mexico to buy over-the-counter misoprostol to induce their period.  The drug is intended for ulcer prevention, so pharmacists are often unaware of the dosage necessary to terminate pregnancies or the age of the woman they&amp;#039;re selling it to. This has been steadily increasing since September of 2012, but you can bet that shutting down all but five of Texas&amp;#039;s 42 abortion clinics will force women to cross the border in droves, leading to medical mishaps and fatalities. Even the New York Times has predicted a surge. Not to mention the rate of self-performed abortions women can attempt without even leaving their bathroom. (Which Fox correspondent Erick Erickson thinks is hilarious, incidentally. What an a*swipe.) Are other states headed in this direction? Urgh. Yup. Ohio&amp;#039;s Gov. John Kasich is in favor of restricting abortions until 48 hours after a woman decides to get one and made massive budget cuts to federal Planned Parenthood money as well as women&amp;#039;s clinics in the state. And North Dakota actually headed up the pack in March with a whole bundle of abortion restrictions, most notably axing the right to have one if the fetus has a pulse (typically around 12 weeks). Can&amp;#039;t everyone just take a cue from Maryland, yo? What can I do? Besides have a rage blackout and rant to strangers on the subway? If you click here, you can make a donation to #StandWithTexasWomen via Planned Parenthood. Or buy the What Would Tami Taylor Do shirt that goes to women&amp;#039;s reproductive rights. You can even head down to Austin and follow Senator Wendy Davis and co. on the protest trail! (Just call it a vacation with purpose.) And don&amp;#039;t forget about your own state&amp;#039;s abortion legislation \u2014 not to mention familiarizing yourself with your state leaders&amp;#039; positions on the matter. Let the Don&amp;#039;t Vote For A*sholes campaign begin. Follow Anna on Twitter. Image via https://www.flickr.com/photos/afpmb/ "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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