Americans should not be fooled by legislation that passed last week in the U.S. House of Representatives that would make it a federal crime to harm a fetus during an assault on a pregnant woman. It is indeed a terrible thing to commit such mayhem. But this is how opponents of women's right to end a pregnancy are hoping to trick reasonable people into supporting a law that could lead directly to the criminalization of abortion. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which is much like Senate Bill 815 pending in the Texas Legislature, is dangerous to abortion rights because it would define a fetus as an individual person, with special protections separate from its mother.
Supporters argue the bills have nothing to do with abortion.
That is straight from the anti-abortion play book. Also telling is the fact that organizations that work to combat domestic violence wholeheartedly oppose the bill, even though assault on a pregnant woman often stems from an abusive relationship. Return to top Click on banner for more information Atelier Hair Salon The Art Of Cut section D, page 14 Tix.