Abortion Survivors Speak to the High Court

By plb on May 25, 2006 11:34 PM | No Comments

When justices consider challenge to partial-birth abortion ban, they will know stories of children who survived the gruesome procedure. - CitizenLink

The mistake that saved her baby's life:

"When I woke up, Dr. Rubel walked over to me and he said, 'Tina,' � and he was shaking his head and he took his little surgical mask off," she said. "And he said, 'I just want to tell you this is a miracle. You have a three-pound, three-ounce baby girl.' "

Agape Press reports:

Texas-based Liberty Legal Institute has filed a brief on behalf of two victims who survived late-term abortions and who now speak out on the partial-birth abortion case. The case, Gonzales v. Carhart, was picked up by the high court when the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the federal abortion ban, also known as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.

Hiram Sasser, director of litigation at Liberty Legal, says his firm's brief is unique. "This is the first time in this partial-birth abortion arena that the U.S. Supreme Court's going to hear from survivors of late-term abortions," he explains.

"One of our clients was a victim of saline abortion," Sasser continues. "Her mother thought that she was dead, and the doctor thought she was dead. [But] when she came out she was alive and, miraculously, was able to be saved and go into a nice family home." The abortion survivor is now 30 years old.

According to the Liberty Legal attorney, members of the Supreme Court -- for the first time -- are going to be see the faces of children who are affected by late-term abortions.

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