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Georgia Right to Life Praises Historic Pro-life Effort
Contact: Genevieve Wilson, Georgia Right to Life, 770-339-6880
NORCROSS, Ga., Jan. 28, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- Georgia Right to Life
(GRTL) today praised eight Georgia Republican Congressmen for leading
an effort to enact historic pro-life legislation in Washington.
Sponsored
by U.S. Rep. Jody Hice (R-10th), the Sanctity of Human Life Act (H.R.
426) declares that the right to life guaranteed by the U.S.
Constitution "for us and our prosperity" is vested in each human being
at the moment of fertilization.
If it becomes law, it would end abortion on demand, which has killed nearly 57 million innocent children since 1973.
"This
greatly-needed, groundbreaking legislation has the strong support of
pro-life organizations across the country," explained GRTL President,
Dan Becker. "It's time for Congress to recognize what the majority of
Americans already understand--all innocent human life is sacred and
deserves legal protection."
Joining Congressman Hice as
co-sponsors were: Rep. Earl "Buddy" Carter (R-1st), Rep. Lynn
Westmoreland (R-3rd), Rep. Austin Scott (R-8th), Rep. Doug Collins
(R-9th), Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-11th), Rep. Rick Allen (R-12th), and
Rep. Tom Graves (R-14th).
"I praise those who have cosponsored
the bill and urge every Georgia congressman to join their colleagues,
especially Congressmen Tom Price (R-6th) and Rob Woodall (R-7th) who
should join their fellow GOP caucus members in supporting this effort,"
Becker said.
The measure would replace the deeply-flawed Pain
Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), which would have banned
abortion after the 20th week fetal age.
That measure, which
included rape and incest exceptions and a flawed health of the mother
loophole, was withdrawn after drawing fierce opposition by grassroots
pro-life groups across the country.
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, criticized the premise of the bill, calling it "preposterous" and "ridiculous."
Cardinal
Dolan also disagreed with the rape and incest exceptions. "Every life
counts," he told "Save The1" founder, Rebecca Kiessling, in a nationally broadcast radio interview.
Warning
of a slippery slope, Cardinal Dolan added: "if we make an exception
for rape and incest, then next year won't they demand an exception for
Down syndrome babies...?"
Georgia Right to Life promotes
respect and effective legal protection for all innocent human life from
earliest biological beginning through natural death. GRTL is one of a
number of organizations that have adopted Personhood as the most
effective pro-life strategy for the 21st century.
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