CA by way of OH

Pope Francis just condemned the sinful practice of spreading fake news

The Pope just compared the media industry to coprophilia and coprophagia — the acts of loving and consuming feces — in an intense condemnation of fake news, scandal and smear tactics.

In an interview with the Belgian Catholic publication Tertio, Francis denounced fake news with ferocity.

Francis called disseminating lies “probably the greatest damage that the media can do,” according to Reuters, because “it directs opinion in only one direction and omits the other part of the truth.”

With colorful language, Francis also warned against the media’s focus on “scandals and nasty things.”

“I think the media have to be very clear, very transparent, and not fall into … the sickness of coprophilia,” said the Pope, referring to sexual arousal to human feces.

Ohio legislators passed a “Heartbeat Bill” Wednesday that bans abortion after a fetus’ heartbeat can be heard — on average around six weeks into a pregnancy. The bill has no exception for cases of rape, incest, fetal abnormalities, or the health of the pregnant woman.

The bill was tacked on at the last minute to another bill addressing child abuse. It was approved in the Republican-dominated state House and Senate, and will now move on to Republican and anti-abortion Governor John Kasich’s desk. He will sign or veto it within the next 10 days.

“A hallmark of lame duck” — a term used to describe sessions of lawmakers that sit between when elections are over and the new lawmakers take office — “is a flood of bills, including bills inside of bills, and we will closely examine everything we receive,” said Kasich press secretary, Emmalee Kalmbach.

The American Civil Liberties Union has said that they would challenge the bill in court should it become law.

Many women do not know they are pregnant until they have missed two periods, which can often be around eight weeks. Others may find out before the six-week mark, but might still be unable to get an abortion in time because there are a lack of clinics in Ohio and state laws require women wait 24 hours between an informational appointment about abortion and having the procedure done.