5-4 ruling seen as significant victory for the pro-life movement
Washington DC — Operation Rescue celebrates the long-awaited ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that has upheld the Federal ban on the grisly late-term abortion procedure known as partial-birth abortion, and hails the victory as the first step toward outlawing all abortion.
“Today’s decision justifies our faith in the new composition of the court,” Newman said. “The time is now right to launch aggressive legal challenges across America to abortion on demand.”
“This is the first legal crack in the crumbling Roe v. Wade foundation, and is the first, necessary step toward banning the horrific practice of abortion in this nation,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “If partial-birth abortions are unconstitutional, then all abortion should be as well. There is little difference between a second-trimester partial-birth abortion and a 12-week suction abortion. In fact, the suction abortion is probably more gruesome because it involves complete dismemberment of a live baby.”
“This decision is another in a string of recent victories for the pro-life movement,” said Newman. “We are seeing a remarkable decrease of in the number of yearly abortions* and an amazing increase in the number of closed abortion mills**,” continued Newman. “In addition, polls are showing that America is becoming more and more pro-life, especially among the younger generations. A recent Zogby Poll indicated that the majority of Americans, 59 percent, agree that abortion ends a human life. Local groups across America are having tremendous success in promoting a culture of life and providing practical alternatives to abortion.”
*Abortion rates have decreased every year since 1990, and the number of abortion decreased 7% from 1996 to 2002.
** 15 years ago there were 2,000 abortion clinics nationwide. Today there are under 750.
Praise the LORD! This is good news. Now we just need Sam Brownback to win the Presidency in the next Election and we would at least have someone who would veto any pro abortion / pro planned parenthood bills & appoint good justices once the proabort ones retire.
Outlaw abortion!
I can’t for the life of me figure out why people who have been in the battle to save the lives of innocent unborn children cannot understand why the recent partial birth abortion ban is evil. The ruling says a child can be delivered to the belly button and then his legs can be ripped off. In what world is that not evil?????
Is it in the political realm? Okay, if you have a political world view it might work. If you believe that opening the door to discussion on the subject of abortion can be wrought on the backs of slaughtered babies it works. The political world view allows for collateral damage and that is evil in God’s book. Tiny innocent baby boys and girls suffer under this gruesome ruling that some pro-lifers are celebrating.
Please, someone explain to me why it’s okay to rip the legs off an innocent children to open a discussion in the courts? Would Jesus approve of this barbaric attempt to move a few Supreme Court justices a tiny bit to the right? I think not.
According to Obama, Yes.
According to the Bible, No.
Unfortunately, there are more that turn to slick politicians and the View for moral answers.
Wow, this is our world.
Oh Steven. Thank you for the post. I wasn’t aware of that.