"The South Dakota legislature sent a bold statement to the rest of the nation that the day of judicial intimidation is over," says FRC's Tony Perkins.
Today, South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signed into law the Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act, which bans abortion except to save a woman's life. Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released the following statement:
"This is how our system of government should work. The elected representatives of the people set policy that is reflective of the people they represent. For far too long, elected leaders have based their policy decisions upon how a judge or judges might react to the enacted policy. The South Dakota legislature sent a bold statement to the rest of the nation that the day of judicial intimidation is over; human life will be protected in South Dakota.Rounds issued a written statement saying he expects the law will be tied up in court for years and will not take effect unless the U.S. Supreme Court upholds it (AP):"The passage of this law is a reflection of growing pro-life sentiment across the country and points toward a post-Roe era. Technology and information about embryonic and prenatal development have steadily overcome the myths and lies about abortion and the millions of babies whose lives have been destroyed by it. Give the people or their elected representatives a voice and you will find that most of America wants major changes in the abortion-on-demand regime that has stood only by judicial fiat for 33 years."
"In the history of the world, the true test of a civilization is how well people treat the most vulnerable and most helpless in their society. The sponsors and supporters of this bill believe that abortion is wrong because unborn children are the most vulnerable and most helpless persons in our society. I agree with them.We've reproduced the full statement here.
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LifeNews has published an article: South Dakota Gov Signs Abortion Ban, Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Expected
The discrepency in this effort to ban abortion is that it is coming from the same politicians that are taking away funding for education, student loans, child welfare and social work budgets that protect and help children lead better lives... If they care so much about children and their lives, why are they making cuts that make it harder to raise a child in this country? After working with abused children, in a home that received so little funding (they relied on donations to feed the children and made the kids suffer in 90 degree summer class because they could not afford ari conditioning) I am heartbroken that so much energy is spent bringing unwanted children into the world while completely ignoring the needs of the millions of unwanted children already here. I beg you, if you truly are pro life- be a foster parent. There aren't enough as it is.