North Carolina Republican wants "rape panels" to decide whether victims can get abortions
Bo Hines, a Republican candidate for US Representative is seen during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington on September 23, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Bo Hines pushes "community-level review" of whether individual survivors can terminate their pregnancies
A North Carolina Republican congressional candidate floated a proposal to create a community review process that would determine whether survivors of rape and incest can get abortions.
Bo Hines, the GOP candidate for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District, wants to outlaw all abortions unless the mother's life is at risk.
"He wants victims of rape and incest to be allowed to get an abortion on a case-by-case basis through a community-level review process outside the jurisdiction of the federal government," local news outlet WRAL reported.
The proposal was widely panned by critics.
Talking Points Memo editor Josh Marshall described the proposed review boards as "rape panels."
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