[NYer]

Thanks for the bump, Maeve!!

I refer the Senator to the State of Kansas where they have to report the reason for a partial-birth abortion; 182 were done last year, or the year before, and of those 182, none--zero--were done because of a problem with the child or a physical problem with the mother. They were classified as mental health.

Herein lies the truth!! It is quite common for politicians, be they at the state or federal level, to drag in the one exception, to justify their position. Senator Santorum cited factual statistics. I once dated a very wonderful guy with a cleft palate. To think that someone would choose to abort their baby for this reason, is criminal. This needs to be reflected in our laws.

Truly frightening, however, is a case in France. Last year, a disabled person sued the state for not allowing him to be aborted. And, he won. Now that is sick!!!

[RnMomof7]

I really believe that the reason for the decline of NYS is its fpromotion of infant muder and preversion..I await the fire and brimstone..Thanks for the transcript I missed it on TV

[RnMomof7]

   Mr. SANTORUM. Please, let me finish. If a child is not perfect, then that child can be aborted under any circumstances. But if that child is perfect, we are going to protect that child more. I do not think the Americans with Disabilities Act would fit very well into that definition. The Americans with Disabilities Act--of which I know the Senator from Iowa has been a great advocate, and I respect him greatly for it--says we treat all of God's children the same. We look at all--perfect and imperfect--as creatures of God created in his image.

   What the Senator from New York is asking me to do is separate those who are somehow not the way our society sees people as they should be today and put them somewhat a peg below legal protection than the perfect child. I hope the Senator is not recommending that because I think that would set a horrible precedent that could be extrapolated, I know probably to the disgust of the Senator from Iowa, certainly to me.

Priceless God bless Rick