To: nunya bidness
CHAPTER 74--PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS
`Sec.
`1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited.
`Sec. 1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited
`(a) Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. This subsection does not apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. This subsection takes effect 1 day after the date of enactment of this chapter.
`(b) As used in this section--
`(1) the term `partial-birth abortion' means an abortion in which--
`(A) the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head- first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus; and
757 posted on
08/06/2003 11:41:18 PM PDT by
Luis Gonzalez
(Free evil moderator!!!)
To: Luis Gonzalez
(A) the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head- first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus; andNot nearly enough. Sophistry. Legalese. And pontificating.
This is not what we sent them there to do. If you can't see it than you're not paying attention. We're talking about inches defining life.
On the plus side, the Supremes have to deal with viability in order to render a decision in the future.
762 posted on
08/06/2003 11:49:57 PM PDT by
nunya bidness
(sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas)
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