Thanks for this, bourbon.
It surely is good to see you. ;o)
Posted on 03/02/2006 11:34:31 PM PST by WKB
Jackson, MS (LifeNews.com) -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, says he will sign a measure that bans virtually all abortions in the state should it make its way through the legislature and reach his desk. A state House committee approved the ban on a wide margin.
The measure would prohibit all abortions except in very rare cases when the life of the mother is in jeopardy. It does not allow exceptions for abortions in cases of rape or incest -- something Barbour says he favors.
"It hasn't gotten to my desk yet. When one gets there, we'll find out, and I suspect I'll sign it," Barbour told the Associated Press.
"But I would certainly rather it come to my desk with an exception for rape and incest. I think that's consistent with the opinion of the vast majority of Mississippians and Americans," he added.
The measure is now headed to the full state House which is slated to hold a debate and vote on the measure next week. Speaker Billy McCoy, a Democrat, told AP he believes the measure will be approved and advance to the Senate.
Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck, a pro-life Republican, says she hasn't had a chance to read the text of the abortion ban but suspects the Senate will be supportive.
"I think this body will look very strongly on pro-life issues," Tuck, who runs the Senate, said.
Like abortion advocates in South Dakota, those in Mississippi say they would immediately file a lawsuit against the legislation should Barbour sign it into law.
Nsombi Lambright, executive director of the American Civil Liberties in Mississippi, told AP outside pro-abortion groups have contacted her about suing.
In committee the lawmakers turned a bill to help women avoid abortions by allowing them to view an ultrasound of their unborn child beforehand into an abortion ban.
Terri Herring, president of Pro-Life Mississippi, said residents of her state would love to ban abortions. However, she worried the Supreme Court doesn't have the votes necessary to uphold an abortion ban and said that the ultrasound bill would have helped stopped abortions immediately, unlike the abortion ban which will be tied up in courts for years.
"We don't know that the current Supreme Court is up to meet the challenge of overturning Roe v. Wade," she explained. "To have a law in the courts would, in effect, not make any substantive change in Mississippi's abortion practices."
The Mississippi measure comes just one week after South Dakota lawmakers gave final approval to the same kind of abortion ban there. Gov. Mike Rounds is expected to sign the legislation soon.
Like South Dakota, Mississippi has just one abortion business. Located in Jackson, it does about 3,000 abortions annually.
Susan Hill, president of the North-Carolina-based National Women's Health Organization, which owns the abortion center, told the Jackson newspaper she thinks the bill is simply election year pandering. She also condemned lawmakers for excluding rape and incest exceptions.
The committee approved the abortion ban on a 19-4 vote.
But he's from Massachusetts where degeneracy is a virtue.
I don't care if this measure stands little chance of succeeding. The reward (stopping 3000 abortions/year) is definitely worth the risk of temporary failure. I am proud my state is at the forefront of the pro-life movement along w/ South Dakota.
Kudos to MS for having a great leader as Governor.
BTTT!
"Haley rocks."
"Not if you read some of the nay sayers on this thread
who think this is a "bad" thing."
BTTT to you, both!
God bless Haley!
Thanks for this, bourbon.
It surely is good to see you. ;o)
South Dakota is leaning toward passing a similar law and now Mississippi is too - I think other states will soon follow and I think that is a Good Thing. I'm all for a trend that protects the life of the unborn.
Thanks again and May God Bless this Movement...
i still say he is a good possibility for president.....he has balls and toughness
I think it's GREAT that any state legislature could and would get enough votes to do this, and that any Governor would sign it.
But look at it this way - Somebody's in my house at night, coming for my family. All I've got is ONE bullet. IT'S A GOOD THING THAT I'VE GOT A GUN, AND NOT AFRAID TO USE IT, but I'm not going to shoot if he's all the way at the end of the hall, just peeking out from behind something, I'm going to wait until he's a lot closer and in the open.
If these laws get struck down, it will be worse, and more innocent children will die. You have to consider the possibility that we MIGHT miss with that one bullet.
Let's get some more bullets: I'm in favor of starting with banning partial birth abortions, requiring parental notification, and requiring "mothers" to view a sonogram of their own child in the womb. We could probably save at least half of the future victims that way, and when we get another justice, finish the job of banning them altogether...
I didn't make any arguments; just an observation. I hope he does sign it. A peanut butter sandwich isn't a T-Bone steak, but both are edible.
Thanks. Don't know if you are familiar with the numbers, but I think rape and incest account for less than 1% of the cases why women get abortions. But even if it were as much as 10%, allowing only those exceptions would eliminate 90% of abortions!
First, in regards to the one bullet idea, a friend of mine taught me how to reload ammunition about 25 years ago - I will never be in a position where I have only one bullet should someone decide to visit me in the middle of the night (or at any other time of the day or night) with nefarious intent! Additionally, I should note that reloading ammunition at home is long and tedious procedure, but then so to is picking, choosing, and campaigning for Pro-Life legislators. It is worthwhile -- even if it takes a while. I think we need to keep electing more and more Pro-Life candidates.
The second thought that comes to mind is that it took nearly a hundred years for a President, a Congress and a Supreme Court to decide that Slavery should not only be morally reprehensible but illegal as well. They kept trying and eventually the South Seceded from the Union and then those who had fought for Abolition of Slavery were faced with the consequences of their actions. They had to fight to keep the Union whole and intact inspire of the fact that there were still people in the South who thought it was perfectly permissible to own other human beings (and just like, today, there are people who think they should have the choice to kill unborn children because they are inconvenient. Most (and yes, I know, not all) have already exercised their choice when they chose to engage in unprotected, pre-, post-, or extra- marital sex.
I don't think we will ever be able to legislate morality but Abortion is not about morality, it's about the killing of unborn children and that is or at least should be criminal (in my humble opinion).
You didn't finish reading. I said - let's get more bullets.
We're shooting too soon.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.