In the last week, there have been two moves in state legislatures with regard to legalizing "late term abortions." New York passed a new law that allows abortions to be performed by doctors, dentists, chiropractors, and podiatrists up to delivery. Virginia attempted to pass a similar bill allowing abortion up to delivery, but it was defeated. These are horrible and immoral laws.
The true horror of the law was made clear by VA governor Northam. He explained what would happen if during labor an abortion were attempted. He actually said that if the baby were delivered alive, it would be "kept confortable" but then the mother and her doctor would decide what should happen next. Think what that means. A baby would be born alive and the mother would then be able to decide to have the child killed. This is not abortion one month into a pregnancy. The argument has gone on for decades whether or not a fetus only one month old has a right to life. Until now, however, no one has argued that a full term baby who has been delivered alive does not have a right to life. Governor Northam also said that the law would only apply to babies who were not viable or who suffered deformities. Those babies could be murdered.
I admit to being horrified by these bills. I believe that both laws are unconstitutional. The baby has a constitutional right to life; it is the most fundamental right of any American. No action by a state legislature can take that right away. Beyond the Constitution, however, these bill are allowing homicide. But, the other side says, these laws only apply to infants with deformities or who are not viable. As for viability, the only way to know if the baby is viable is to try to keep the child alive and then to see if the child survives. No mother and no doctor should be allowed to just decide to give up on treatment and instead to have the child killed.
The true horror of the law was made clear by VA governor Northam. He explained what would happen if during labor an abortion were attempted. He actually said that if the baby were delivered alive, it would be "kept confortable" but then the mother and her doctor would decide what should happen next. Think what that means. A baby would be born alive and the mother would then be able to decide to have the child killed. This is not abortion one month into a pregnancy. The argument has gone on for decades whether or not a fetus only one month old has a right to life. Until now, however, no one has argued that a full term baby who has been delivered alive does not have a right to life. Governor Northam also said that the law would only apply to babies who were not viable or who suffered deformities. Those babies could be murdered.
I admit to being horrified by these bills. I believe that both laws are unconstitutional. The baby has a constitutional right to life; it is the most fundamental right of any American. No action by a state legislature can take that right away. Beyond the Constitution, however, these bill are allowing homicide. But, the other side says, these laws only apply to infants with deformities or who are not viable. As for viability, the only way to know if the baby is viable is to try to keep the child alive and then to see if the child survives. No mother and no doctor should be allowed to just decide to give up on treatment and instead to have the child killed.
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