Some Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are proving just how far they’re willing to go to control women’s bodies.

On May 13, state Reps. Keith Kidwell and Ben Moss filed a bill stating that life begins at "fertilization" – an extreme position, but not an uncommon one. Yet things took a turn when they described how they intended to protect the rights of the unborn.

“Any person who willfully seeks to destroy the life of another person, by any means, at any stage of life, or succeeds in doing so, shall be held accountable for attempted murder or for first degree murder, respectively,” the bill reads. “Any person has the right to defend his or her own life or the life of another person, even by the use of deadly force if necessary, from willful destruction by another person.”

Yes, you read that right. If this bill were to pass, those seeking an abortion in North Carolina could be charged with attempted murder for doing so, and anyone caught trying to obtain an abortion could be killed by someone who believes they are defending the life of another person.

To be clear, the bill isn’t going to pass. It seeks to amend the state constitution, which would require a three-fifths majority........

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