2019年经济学人 阿拉巴马州的大新闻:堕胎法案(1)

 

United States

来源于《美国》版块

Abortion¹ laws

堕胎法案

Alabama shakes

阿拉巴马州的大新闻

Republican states are longing² to challenge Roe³ v Wade⁴

红洲渴望挑战罗伊诉韦德案

Never has the war sparked by Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme⁵ Court ruling that declared abortion a constitutional right, been as intense as it is now. Lawmakers in conservative states are passing ”heartbeat” bills banning abortion from the moment a heartbeat is detectable⁶, around the sixth week of pregnancy—flagrantly violating Roe. To defend abortion rights, some liberal states are extending them, making it easier to have abortions⁷ in the third trimester. That has encouraged President Donald Trump⁸ to mount a fresh assault on late abortions, which he routinely characterises as babies being “ripped” from their mothers’ wombs.

1973年，最高法院由罗伊诉韦德案裁定堕胎是宪法赋予的一项权利，现在对此的争论可谓是史上最激烈。保守州的立法者正陆续通过“心跳”法案，禁止从胎儿心跳被检测到的那一刻起堕胎，这是在怀孕的第六周左右——公然违反罗伊诉韦德案的判决。为了捍卫堕胎的权利，一些自由派州正在延长堕胎的期限，这使得在妊娠晚期堕胎变得更加容易。这促使美国总统唐纳德?特朗普对晚期流产发起新一轮攻击。他经常将晚期流产描述为婴儿从母亲的子宫中“被撕裂”。

The most uncompromising attack on Roe has been launched in Alabama. On May 14th the state’s Senate passed a bill that would, in effect, ban abortion outright⁹. Signed into law by the governor the following day, it constitutes the harshest abortion legislation passed in America in half a century. “The heartbeat bills don’t really tackle what Roe is about,” says Eric Johnston, president of the Alabama Pro-life Coalition¹⁰, alluding¹¹ to Roe’s protection of abortion until a fetus¹² is viable¹³, at around 24 weeks. “It seemed like the right time to challenge it properly.”

对罗伊案件判决最不妥协的抨击发生在阿拉巴马州。5月14日，该州参议院通过了一项法案，该法案将直接禁止堕胎。该法案在第二天由州长签署成为法律，这是半个世纪以来美国通过的最严厉的堕胎法案。“心跳法案并没有真正解决罗伊的问题，”阿拉巴马反堕胎联盟主席埃里克·约翰斯顿说。他指的是罗伊在怀孕24周左右的时候，对堕胎的保护，直到胎儿能够存活。

The bill, which the softly spoken Mr Johnston wrote, does not mess around. Comparing abortion to the most murderous atrocities¹⁴ of the 20th century—“German death camps, Chinese purges¹⁵, Stalin’s gulags, Cambodian killing¹⁶ fields, and the Rwandan genocide”—it makes performing one a felony, punishable by up to 99 years in prison.

约翰斯顿先生用温和的语调写下了这份法案，这并不是胡闹。将堕胎比作20世纪最残忍的暴行——“德国的死亡集中营，中国的大屠杀，斯大林的古拉格集中营，柬埔寨的杀戮场，卢旺达的种族灭绝”——这使得堕胎成为重罪，最高可判处99年监禁。

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

3 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

4 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 detectable   

adj.可发觉的；可查明的

参考例句：

• The noise is barely detectable by the human ear.人的耳朵几乎是察觉不到这种噪音的。
• The inflection point at this PH is barely detectable.在此PH值下，拐点不易发现。

7 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

8 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

9 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

10 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

11 alluding   

提及，暗指( allude的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He didn't mention your name but I was sure he was alluding to you. 他没提你的名字，但是我确信他是暗指你的。
• But in fact I was alluding to my physical deficiencies. 可我实在是为自己的容貌寒心。

12 fetus   

n.胎，胎儿

参考例句：

• In the fetus,blood cells are formed in different sites at different ages.胎儿的血细胞在不同时期生成在不同的部位。
• No one knows why a fetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system. 没有人知道为什么母亲的免疫系统不会自动排斥胎儿。

13 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

14 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 purges   

清除异己( purge的名词复数 )； 整肃（行动）； 清洗； 泻药

参考例句：

• Mandelshtam perished in the purges of the 1930s, Akhmatova remained silent. 曼杰利什坦姆在30年代的清洗中死去，阿赫玛托娃也销声匿迹。
• He purges his subconscious and meditates only on God. 他净化他的潜意识且只思念上帝。

16 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。