How quickly they have forgotten the risks that Jeb Bush has taken already.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0522/p03s01-uspo.html A silent mother, a fetus, and a state's prerogative
Gov. Jeb Bush's call to name a guardian for a fetus could test the legal definition of when human life begins.
By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
MIAMI – A controversial decision by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has thrust a young Orlando woman known only as J.D.S. into the national debate over abortion. The 22-year-old is severely retarded, unable to speak or care for herself. She was raped while in state care and is now more than five months pregnant.
Earlier this month, Governor Bush announced the state would attempt to have a guardian appointed for the young woman's fetus, a move that was originally opposed by state lawyers because it violates a 1989 Florida Supreme Court ruling.
The Bush move ignited a political firestorm. Antiabortion activists have long advocated recognizing the fetus as a person in their fight to ban the medical procedure. Pro-abortion forces are just as adamant that current law be upheld, so that abortion rights are not eroded.
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