Here's FRC's press release:
FRC Praises Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
April 18, 2007
Washington D.C. - Today, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement welcoming the Supreme Court decision upholding the Partial-birth Abortion Ban.
"This is a victory for a commonsense measure that is overwhelmingly favored by over 70 percent of the American people who increasingly support protections for unborn children. This brings the nation's abortion policy one step closer to the views of the American people. Americans are against unlimited abortion and the partial-abortion ban is the first meaningful limitation on abortion in over thirty years.
"We applaud the Court for recognizing the legitimate interest that Congress has 'in ensuring so grave a choice is well informed.' The Court rejected the idea that a group of partial-birth abortion doctors should hold veto power over the abortion policy of the entire country. The Majority is to be commended for respecting the intent of Congress who represent the American people. This is a violent and inhumane act that is never medically necessary according to the American Medical Association.
"I want to thank President Bush, Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), and former Senator Rick Santorum for all their hard work over the years to pass this legislation."
Comments (1)
Tony,
I find it sad that you think that this supreme court ruling is good.
""We applaud the Court for recognizing the legitimate interest that Congress has 'in ensuring so grave a choice is well informed.' "
This comment is particularly scary as you have a large bully pulpit and with comments like this you are misleading pro-lifers.
Legitimate interest that "ensuring so grave a choice is well informed." This ban will not SAVE ONE CHILDS LIFE! it does nothing it is a false hollow victory for some who love the process and the battle to pat themselves on the back. All that will happen the abortion doctor will kill the child in a different way. This law doesn't up hold the child's innate right to life nor will it save ONE CHILD"S life.
You by thanking ""I want to thank President Bush, Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), and former Senator Rick Santorum for all their hard work over the years to pass this legislation.""
Help to deceive the naive people into believing that these men are pro-life and that they care about the lives of children. They don't and the supreme court only up held the ban on this specific procedure because it didn't put an undo burden on the woman's right to have an abortion since they can kill the child by another method.
You support such and evil ruling and taught it as a victory for pro-lifers sad so sad but from what I have heard in the washington watch radio program you have been infected by the yeast of washington (the process).
Until you change your strategy you will not help the pro-life movement but only handicap it.
April 23, 2007 10:58 PM | Comment Permalink