In one of the most bizarre moves from any Republican state government yet, Texas GOP have introduced a bill that would require water utilities to test waste water for chemical byproducts in urine related to the use of the abortion pill and birth control. SB 1976 would gather data on abortion pill and birth control urinary metabolites in water by area, but the bill also, strangely, requires testing for pregnanediol, the hormone that appears in urine when a person is pregnant. Why is the Texas GOP trying to require water testing for pregnancy and abortion pill usage in municipalities? They say it is for environmental protection. Anti-choice extremists have long argued, without scientific evidence, that chemicals in the abortion pill mifepristone are harmful to water. However; Republicans, and especially Texas Republicans, are not known for their tough stances on protecting the environment. WTF !? Texas GOP Bill SB 1976 Testing Waste Water for Abortion Pill Byproducts #trending #news #democracy