Beyond that, there has been a concerted effort to engage in the process of public education. This has not been easy, for the media generally supports an unlimited access to abortion. Only infrequently is this heinous procedure referred to in the media as a partial-birth abortion. By using this term, the media is able immediately to present the issue in terms of a woman's right to choose an abortion. In the case of partial-birth abortion, this is really not the issue.
Abortion is a matter which certainly needs a much clearer public debate.
But with partial-birth abortion, we are really dealing with what is, in effect, an act of infanticide. This is why many proponents of a woman's right to choose an abortion voted in Congress to override the President's veto. Infanticide is not something they are willing to accept. What has been particularly distressing is to hear what some senators and congresspersons have said after their vote to sustain the President's veto. They continue to repeat misinformation, even after a massive effort of communication with them, even after hearings at the U.S. Capitol by physicians bringing them medical facts to the discussion.