Posted on 04/12/2016 12:20:07 PM PDT by Morgana
Hundreds of abortion activists gathered at the Indiana state capital on Saturday to protest a law that protects unborn babies with disabilities like Down syndrome.
The new law, signed by Gov. Mike Pence in March, is the second in the nation to ban abortions because of a genetic disability such as Down syndrome. It also bans abortions based solely on the unborn baby’s race or sex. The law includes several other abortion-related measures, such as a requirement that aborted or miscarried babies’ bodies be cremated or buried and another requirement that abortionists who have hospital admitting privileges renew them annually.
Despite strong support in the legislature and among the general public, the law and its supporters have faced a heavy backlash from abortion activists. The pro-abortion rally on Saturday in front of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis drew national media attention, as did a juvenile campaign called “Periods for Pence” that encouraged women to call the governor’s office to talk about their menstrual cycles.
According to the Associated Press, hundreds of abortion supporters gathered for the rally, holding signs that read “Fire Mike Pence” and “Stop This Pencestrual Cycle.” Pro-abortion leaders blasted the 97 state legislators who voted in favor of the protective law, and a woman talked about aborting her unborn baby after discovering the child had a potentially fatal brain disorder, the Indiana Daily Student reports.
After the rally, the student newspaper described the state lawn as “littered with evidence” of the abortion activists’ presence: “Bernie pins, Hillary stickers, ‘Fire Mike Pence’ signs.”
Some pro-lifers held a counter-protest on the statehouse lawn, and Indiana Right to Life held an event at a nearby hotel, highlighting the value of people with disabilities, according to the Indy Star.
Here is more from the report:
Sue Swayze, vice president of public affairs for Indiana Right to Life, said the rally is “a reminder of the hate that’s directed at vulnerable unborn children.” She said opponents of HEA 1337 only think about how it would impact women’s rights, but not “how they’re discriminating against the child.”
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Katie Shaw, a 30-year-old woman born with Down syndrome, sat next to Swayze in a conference room at the hotel. Shaw said aborting a fetus because of a disability is a form of discrimination against someone like her.
“These women at the rally would have aborted me, but I am really against that,” said Shaw, a resident of Indianapolis. “I believe a person is a person no matter how small.”
“From the get-go, my mom chose to keep me,” she said. “And that’s why I love my parents and my mom and my entire family.”
In a statement, Mike Fichter, president and CEO of the pro-life group, said almost 90 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted partly because of the attitude that some lives have more value than others.
“Planned Parenthood is rallying today because it believes in abortion on-demand through all nine months of pregnancy,” Fichter added. “This idea is simply radical to Hoosiers. Planned Parenthood should at least be honest enough to admit it has a vested financial interest in keeping abortion unregulated as evidenced by the $2 million in revenue it makes from abortions each year in Indiana alone.”
He continued: “The media’s wall-to-wall coverage of [Saturday’s] pro-abortion rally plays into Planned Parenthood’s hand. The abortion giant wants media outlets to ignore the majority of Hoosiers who believe abortions targeting the vulnerable are racist, sexist and discriminatory. Just last night nearly one thousand pro-life citizens gathered in Lake County and later this month thousands will attend the nation’s largest pro-life banquet in Evansville, Ind. The full weight of Indiana’s pro-life community is felt every year at the polls and that will be the case again this election.”
Abortion activists failed to convince the general public to oppose the regulations, so now they hope to convince a court. Last week, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a lawsuit to block the law, claiming the restrictions are unconstitutional because they infringe on a woman’s “right” to a first-trimester abortion, according to the Indy Star.
In 2013, North Dakota became the first state to pass a similar bill to protect unborn babies from abortions because of disabilities. A handful of states also ban abortions based solely on the baby’s sex.
Swine.
And God sees what they do.
Well...they are retarded children so I guess it’s a self-loathing thing!
Joseph Mengele would be proud of these activists...
When I retire, somewhere way up in a small town in northern New England, I think I’m going to dump ALL media & never look back....this culture is sick & dying & it’s going to end poorly. Sick of even being tangentially involved with the current state of things.
This took my breath away.
I am shocked
Wow, what the absence of God allows.
Many of them might object to the word “retarded” but killing them is fine.
Not meaning to offend anyone with trisomy 21 this one time I used an old fashion word to get my point across. This child can’t harm them yet they would kill him/her?
Especially Black babies with Downs. And Blacks will happily vote for Hillary, proud winner of the Margaret Sanger Award, even though Sanger considered Blacks to be inferior and encouraged aborting them. Horrible and stupid.
SICK.
No. That's an insult to actual retards, who can't help it. Down Syndrome people are not particularly intelligent: room temperature IQ, they will never really get abstract concepts most of take for granted. Most that I have met are/were better people than any leftist. These abortionist monsters are as intelligent as anyone, but they have given themselves over to hideous evil.
And, no more selling off baby body parts...aborted or miscarried babies must be either cremated or buried...oh, the horrors of such a law!
I’ve started to see “Fire Pence” signs popping up in the neighborhood...
No offense taken, I was being somewhat sarcastic, referring to the PC crowd’s hypocrisy. Thanks for all your Life posts!
You know what NM, most people with Trisomy 21 are not intelligent this is true but that is now why they are hated. That is not why these people want to kill them.
It is not because they are “retarded” it is because they are so loving. With few exceptions people with this syndrome are the most loving children on earth. That is why they want to murder them, they hate that love.
It’s coming. Faster, if Hillary wins.
Which is why we must fight and pray harder if Hillary wins.
I’ve been around developmentally disabled people all my life, family members, neighbors, church members. One girl I know is named Kara. She’s in her mid forties and is very ill. Alzheimers and physical issues, her parents are taking care of her as best they can. I’d trade her for any one of these useless protesters in a heartbeat.
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