doola
10-03-03, 08:10 AM
I didn't know exactly where to put this, but I find that an interesting piece of information.
"President Bush may soon sign legislation that bans abortions -- with no exception for the mother's health -- and would jail doctors for providing what is in some cases life-and-death reproductive health care to women across America. Late Tuesday night, members from the House and Senate met in conference and resolved their differences in the two versions of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.
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This draconian abortion ban bill is unconstitutional because it does not have an adequate exception for the health of the woman, which is required according to Stenberg. Democrats on the conference panel tried twice yesterday to create a health exception to the ban, but Republicans defeated them in two sets of party-line votes. Earlier this year, Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sponsored amendments to the Senate bill that would have provided family planning initiatives to reduce unintended pregnancy and improve access to prenatal and post-partum care for women. How can legislators who abhor abortion reject amendments that would reduce the need for abortion?
I wonder what the Bob Barrs and Rick Santorums of the world really want when they question the moral integrity of women to make their own childbearing decisions. They can’t argue that they want improved lives for women and children. A study conducted by Catholics for a Free Choice found that members of Congress who oppose abortion are also more likely to vote against social programs that benefit women, children and families.
It is not an act of conscience to refuse to provide family planning and abortion services. It is an act of discrimination. Often it is an act of medical malpractice. Always it is a refusal to provide legal and medically appropriate options to a patient whose conscience should be considered above all others.
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entire article: http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/9028
"President Bush may soon sign legislation that bans abortions -- with no exception for the mother's health -- and would jail doctors for providing what is in some cases life-and-death reproductive health care to women across America. Late Tuesday night, members from the House and Senate met in conference and resolved their differences in the two versions of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.
...
This draconian abortion ban bill is unconstitutional because it does not have an adequate exception for the health of the woman, which is required according to Stenberg. Democrats on the conference panel tried twice yesterday to create a health exception to the ban, but Republicans defeated them in two sets of party-line votes. Earlier this year, Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sponsored amendments to the Senate bill that would have provided family planning initiatives to reduce unintended pregnancy and improve access to prenatal and post-partum care for women. How can legislators who abhor abortion reject amendments that would reduce the need for abortion?
I wonder what the Bob Barrs and Rick Santorums of the world really want when they question the moral integrity of women to make their own childbearing decisions. They can’t argue that they want improved lives for women and children. A study conducted by Catholics for a Free Choice found that members of Congress who oppose abortion are also more likely to vote against social programs that benefit women, children and families.
It is not an act of conscience to refuse to provide family planning and abortion services. It is an act of discrimination. Often it is an act of medical malpractice. Always it is a refusal to provide legal and medically appropriate options to a patient whose conscience should be considered above all others.
..."
entire article: http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/9028