By Dave Andrusko
The Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives got bogged down Tuesday and did not vote on the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803), which is patterned on an NRLC-originated model bill that has already been enacted in seven states. The vote could be re-scheduled for as early as Wednesday, July 11 (check the NRLC Legislative Action Center for further scheduling updates: http://www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/alert/?alertid=60793686&type=CO
That gives NRL News Today readers more time to have their voices heard before votes are actually cast on NRLC’s #1 priority —and to remind pro-life family and friends that they still have time to do likewise.
In H.R. 3803 Congress adopts “findings” (declarations of fact) that by 20 weeks after fertilization (if not earlier), the unborn child has the capacity to experience great pain. The bill then prohibits abortion after that except when an acute physical condition endangers the life of the mother.
If you go to the Legislative Alert at www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/alert/?alertid=60793686&type=CO you’ll see the current list of cosponsors arranged by state. There is also a reminder that “Until this bill is enacted, in our nation’s capital, abortion will remain legal, for any reason, until the very moment of birth. A vote against this bill amounts to a vote in favor of continuing this radical policy.”
If you are pro-abortionist, how can you justify voting to allow unborn babies capable of feeling pain from being torn apart? There are many of the usual verbal shenanigans but also the assertion that there is no proof that a baby at 20 weeks fetal age can experience pain.
The NRLC website contains much documentation on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and on the scientific evidence that unborn children, by 20 weeks if not before, have the capacity to experience great pain (www.nrlc.org/abortion/Fetal_Pain/index.html). The abortion method most often used at this stage, the “D&E,” is depicted in a medical illustration posted at www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/DEabortiongraphic.html
While it’s not for the faint of heart, there is also a YouTube video that carries the potential to move any fence sitters in our direction. It is a video of the congressional testimony of Dr. Anthony Levatino and it appears at www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-MhKiaD7c&feature=youtu.be
I wrote about Dr. Levatino’s appearance before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Judiciary Committee, (www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2012/05/thank-goodness-i-can-still-cringe/#more-14141). Years ago he performed abortions before he became pro-life.
In his testimony Dr. Levatino went into considerable detail in describing a “D&E” abortion–-an abortion technique that dismembers the baby-the technique that I mentioned above. It is no exaggeration to say that his description is both deeply unsettling and mesmerizing.
To come full circle, please take a moment to go to www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/alert/?alertid=60793686&type=CO
It is important that you make your pro-life voice heard.
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