The second in a series of posts written by a lawyer who works for a major pro-life organization.
Women are Harmed by Obama's Stances
Sadly, the real losers with Obama are women. Abortion has been proven in numerous medical studies to pose drastic risks for women. Even Planned Parenthood has acknowledged some of these risks (such as the increased risk of infection due to retained fetal parts, the increased risk of uterine laceration, etc.). But if Obama signs FOCA (see yesterday's post), all regulations that are in place for the safety of women will be wiped out. Example: clinic regulations, which do not prohibit abortion, require that clinics maintain certain standards. Without such standards, most clinics operate at a substandard level (those are the clinics where you hear of women dying--just google the name "Lou Ann Herron"--a young mother who was left to die by an abortionist). Women's lives are put at risk by not having commonsense regulations in place.
If you are interested, I can provide you with detailed information regarding the increased risks of placenta previa, life-threatening infection, deadly lacerations, pre-term birth in subsequent pregnancies (a large number of women who abort do want to maintain pregnancies in the future; yet the CDC reports that the number one killer of infants is premature (pre-term) birth), and depression and other mental conditions. Even the U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged that "severe depression" can follow abortion.
Yet Obama opposes every law that has been put into place in the interest of protecting women. Each of these state laws will be wiped out with the signing of FOCA.
Tomorrow: Who will really "reduce" abortions? plus the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act
If you're interested to learn about all the protections of young women that would be erased by FOCA, you will want to check this out:
http://dontdrinkthekingswine.com/2008/10/08/know-obama-a-pro-life-lawyers-perspective-part-2-women-are-harmed/#comment-327