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Abortion Supporters Sink Low to Derail Efforts to Protect Unborn Babies that Feel Pain
June 17, 2013
By Cheryl Sullenger
 Washington,
DC - A new Federal law that would protect pre-born babies that can
feel pain from abortion is set for a vote in the full House on Tuesday,
June 18, 2013, while its primary sponsor falls under attack by
pro-abortion fanatics that support late-term abortion without
restriction.
Rep.
Trent Franks (R-AZ) expanded the proposed law, which would have
initially only applied to Washington, DC, to apply nationwide in
response to the conviction of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell on
three counts of First Degree Murder for severing the spinal cords of
late-term babies born alive during shoddy abortions at his squalid West
Philadelphia abortion clinic.
The
legislation, HR 1797, known as the Pain Capable Unborn Child
Protection Act would ban abortions after 22 weeks gestation, when babies
are known to experience pain.
Rep.
Franks was taken to task by abortion supporters after noting during a
hearing last week, "The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy (is)
very low" at a committee hearing.
Feminists
and abortion apologists immediately began howling about Frank's
statement for being "foolish and out of touch" in an effort to vilify
Franks and deflect attention from the grisly late-term abortion horrors
that men like Gosnell and others inflict on babies that generally
could survive outside the womb if born.
However, statistics posted by the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network
show that 95% of women who are raped do not become pregnant. This
statistic supports Frank's statement that the incidence of pregnancy as
the result of rape is very low and shows that the abortion lobby's
indignation is contrived.
As for public opinion about late-term abortions, a recent Gallup Poll indicates that 64% of Americans oppose 2nd trimester abortion, while an overwhelming 80% oppose 3rd trimester abortion.
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"Those
who favor late-term abortions are the ones who are out of touch," said
Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "These fanatical abortion
supporters are attempting to vilify Rep. Franks through name-calling
and false accusations in an effort to derail legislation that would
protect babies that can feel pain from a barbaric and inhumane death.
They know if the public were allowed to actually consider late-term
abortion on its own merits, the abortion lobby would lose - and lose
badly."
During a hearing
held in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil
Justice earlier this month, Rep. Franks boldly displayed photos that
dramatically demonstrated the need for HR 1797 in the wake of
revelations brought forth during the Gosnell trial. The pictures,
obtained by Operation Rescue from a former employee of abortionist
Douglas Karpen in Houston, Texas, depict the bodies of two very large
babies aborted by Karpen that showed large gashes in their necks and
pained expressions on their faces.
One
former Karpen employee told Operation Rescue that the neck wounds were
the result of the abortionist forcefully twisting the necks of the
babies. These accusations were repeated in a video interview with
three of Karpen's former clinic workers released by Life Dynamics, Inc.
Operation Rescue published a full report
of abortion abuses similar to Gosnell's horrific practice, the Karpen
informants say occur on a daily-basis. This information clearly
demonstrates that Gosnell is not an outlier and abortion abuses similar
to his occur in America on an all-to frequent basis.
Meanwhile,
when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about the Gosnell case last
week, she responded that late-term abortions were "sacred ground" to
her, revealing how fanatical and out of touch she is when it comes to
the barbaric practice of late-term abortions that is rejected by the
vast majority of Americans.
"Pelosi
has vilified herself by making such an insensitive and inhumane
statement. Late-term abortions are nothing less than gross human
rights abuses. Pelosi has shamefully aligned herself with abortion
policies embraced by Communist China over the deeply-held opinions of
the American people on this issue," said Newman.
Today,
pro-life groups are conducting a "tweet-up" in support of Rep. Franks
and HR 1797, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act using the
hash tag #theyfeelpain.
"We
encourage everyone to post their support for HR 1797 and Rep. Trent
Franks today on Twitter and other social networking sites and to
contact their Congressmen and Senators in support of ending the barbaric
practice of late-term abortions. Today is the day to let our voices be
heard," said Newman.
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