Bush Signs Law Against Harming Fetus

Reuters via Yahoo ^ | 4/1/04 | Caren Bohan

[B-bone]

Repeat after me "There's not a dime's bit of difference between the two parties"

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[MegaSilver]

Bush Signs Law Against Harming Fetus

BABY. An innocent, precious BABY.

[The Other Harry]

Now that the election is approahing, Bush is obviously trying to "energize his base".

It would have been nice if he had started earlier.

He ain't Kerry, but he's another spoiled rich kid. A decent one, but not much better.

[RKB-AFG]

"If Kerry were president, today would be a veto ceremony, not a signing ceremony"

Worth repeating

[ChocChipCookie]

The Feinstein proposal, defeated by a vote of 50-49, would have punished violence against pregnant women without treating an unborn child as a separate person.

What difference is that from what we already have on the books. How utterly asinine, and SOOOOO Democrat.

[Integrityrocks]

"The measure has stirred controversy because abortion-rights supporters say it may open the door to an erosion of reproductive rights by assigning a separate legal status to an "unborn child." "

We all know it will open the door and I for one, Praise God for it!!!

[Constantine XIII]

See this? This is me rolling my eyes. *rolls eyes*

Seriesly, though, W has been working on this for a long time. Not paying attention to events while whining that he's "a spoiled rich kid" probably isn't going to fly in a place like this. :D

[Mark was here]

This bill is a fine law as long as it is passed by a State.

As a Federal Law, it is just another step towards aborting the Constitution.

[Right_in_Virginia]

How does this abort the Constitution?

[Integrityrocks]

Aborting the constitution? What ever happened to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. LIFE is LIFE... not death.

[Former Fetus]

This bill is a fine law as long as it is passed by a State

Twenty nine states have passed unborn victims of violence laws. My state, SC, is currently debating one in the senate. Little by little, unborn babies are getting the legal protection they are entitled to.

[proudmilitarymrs]

A step forward in the "unalienable" rights of the not yet born. A step in the right direction.

Praise God!!

[what's up]

First partial birth, now this.

Bush is showing himself to be the pro-life President.

Glory to God.

[don-o]

The measure has stirred controversy because abortion-rights supporters murderers of children say it may open the door to an erosion of reproductive rights paridgm shift, once some cases of child murder are prosecuted by assigning a separate legal status law that punishes a crime to an "unborn child."

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[Alberta's Child]

I agree with Mrs. Mark on this.

While I agree with the underlying principle at work here (the protection of an unborn child), this is simply the latest in a long line of laws passed as an emotional, reflexive reaction to this feeling that the Federal government must "do something" about one issue or another.

Pick up the U.S. Constitution and try to find any reference that might remotely suggest that assault and battery should be considered a Federal offense. As it stands now with this law in place, we have a bizarre situation in which someone who assaults a pregnant woman will be tried once in a state criminal court (for assaulting the mother) and a second time in Federal court (for assaulting the child).

In addition, I would make the case that this law should be overturned as a blatant violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution -- for we now have an utterly irrational situation in which one person who kills an unborn child (an assailant) is prosecuted under Federal law while another person who kills an unborn child (the mother) is permitted to do so with the full protection of any number of Federal statutes.

Logic ought to dictate that Congress only had two choices in this matter -- either codify the full protection of the unborn child under the Fourteenth Amendment, or eliminate any legal protection the child may have had under state statutes. Anything in between is irrational nonsense.

[mystery-ak]

They are afraid to use the word *baby*...might imply that it's a tiny live human....

[Mark was here]

Aborting the constitution? What ever happened to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. LIFE is LIFE... not death.

Take a deep breath.

I agree that abortion is murder when done for convince.

Murder is the realm of the STATES, not the Feds. When all State laws are made in DC, the Constitution will be gone.

[don-o]

Anything in between is irrational nonsense.

It may well be. But Roe v Wade irrational nonsense started it. Plunged us all the way down the Rabbit Hole.

How to get out?

This is a start.

[Mark was here]

How does this abort the Constitution?

Everyday laws such as murder were reserved to the States. It is all about division of power and responsibility among the different governments. The States retained certain responsibilities while ceding other responsibilities to the Federal government. This started when the thirteen original states created the Federal government. When the Federal government takes over State responsibilities the divisions agreed to in the constitution become a meaningless joke.

States passing laws outlawing abortions of convince is just fine by me.