The "Less Government" GOP In Action

"Under a GOP-backed bill expected to sail through the House of Representatives, the Internal Revenue Service would be forced to police how Americans have paid for their abortions. To ensure that taxpayers complied with the law, IRS agents would have to investigate whether certain terminated pregnancies were the result of rape or incest. And one tax expert says that the measure could even lead to questions on tax forms: Have you had an abortion? Did you keep your receipt?"

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A comment left on the Mother Jones website bears repeating:

"I hate myself when I get vindictive, but I just found myself envisaging that every person voting for this bill should be raped, so that they at least know what they are talking about, and then having to describe the experience to the possibly sceptical [sic] and in this department untrained police officer, relive the experience in court and maybe see the rapist get off, and then have to go through it all again in a written statement on their tax form."

Oh my, that sounds harsh, but it would certainly give House Weeper and leading bill backer Boehner something to cry about.