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PA House Passes Bill Banning Abortions on Down Syndrome Babies |
2018-04-18 |
[Townhall] The Pennsylvania House passed a bill Monday banning abortions on babies who’ve been diagnosed with Down syndrome. "The future has never been brighter for babies born with Down syndrome," said state Rep. Judy Ward, one of the lead sponsors of the bill. "We’ve learned too much to accept that Down syndrome citizens should be considered anything less than full members of the community. They deserve respect and the protection of our laws." Even if the bill, which passed with bipartisan support 139-56, also passes the Republican-controlled Senate, it will unlikely become law, as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has expressed his opposition to the legislation. A spokeswoman for Wolf said the bill is "another example of Harrisburg Republicans exploiting vulnerable families and trying to undermine the doctor-patient relationship to score political points." "Pennsylvania Republicans are trying once again to criminalize a health care decision that Gov. Wolf has been clear should be made by a woman and her doctor, not politicians in Harrisburg," said Wolf’s deputy press secretary Sara Goulet. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#9 Since the "when does it become a person" question is nearly impossible to answer, stick with "its it human life?" 1. Biology says life. 2. DNA Says Human. 3. Would otherwise live if not interfered with. 4. defenseless. So is it right to destroy defenseless human life just for the convenience or profit of someone else? Obvious not. This is a just law. |
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2018-04-18 23:53 |
#8 It comes down to when is the kid its own person and when is it just a tissue mass of the mothers: conception? detectable heartbeat? viability? birth? independence? Start paying taxes too late? |
Posted by: bbrewer126 2018-04-18 21:14 |
#7 Before |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-04-18 15:31 |
#6 It is stupid to force a woman to have a kid she does not want. I suspect most women know how children are conceived. If you don't want one, there are some pretty obvious ways to avoid having one. |
Posted by: Tom 2018-04-18 13:11 |
#5 It is stupid to force a woman to have a kid she does not want. It is wrong to force a woman to conceive a kid she does not want, but once conceived, it is wrong to kill the kid because she does not want it. It comes down to when is the kid its own person and when is it just a tissue mass of the mothers: conception? detectable heartbeat? viability? birth? independence? |
Posted by: Glenmore 2018-04-18 10:38 |
#4 It is stupid to force a woman to have a kid she does not want. Virtue signalling - regardless of costs (as long as it to other people) - is hardly the exclusive province of the Left |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-04-18 10:11 |
#3 #1 Its also stupid to force a man to pay for a child that is not his. I notice the federal judiciary refuses to strike down old law and precedent in face of modern DNA evidence even though continuing the practice obviously is contrary to the 13th Amendment. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-18 08:57 |
#2 It is stupid to force a woman to have a kid she does not want. Posted by: Bernardz Some outcomes are unavoidable and attributable only to nature. Once they have arrived, most people don't 'want' to one day depart this old ball we call earth. 'Wants' or not, life's end, similar to life's beginning, appears to be baked into the process. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-18 07:26 |
#1 It is stupid to force a woman to have a kid she does not want. |
Posted by: Bernardz 2018-04-18 05:19 |