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HLI Encourages Passage of Bill Protecting Minor GirlsFRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Sept. 26 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International, issued the following statement regarding the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), H.R. 748, and its Senate companion bill S.403, the Child Custody Protection Act (CCPA): “At issue in today’s debate is Senate Democrats continued meddling in the efforts of the U.S. House to protect young girls from sexual abuse and exploitation. “The House has consistently passed its interstate abortion notification bill, which would impose criminal penalties on any adult who transports a minor girl...

The abortion issue has long undergirded some of the biggest political questions of the day - from how federal judges are confirmed to whether a politician can credibly compete for the presidency. Now, with little fanfare, the House of Representatives is set to take up legislation Wednesday that would impose new restrictions on access to abortion itself, specifically, in the case of minors. The bill, called the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, or CIANA, would make it a federal offense to transport a minor across state lines for an abortion in order to evade a parental notification law, unless she...

NRLC Alert: Federal parental notification bill Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA) (H.R. 748) Take Action! Urge your representative to cosponsor now!   UPDATED FEBRUARY 11, 2005 -- All members of the U.S. House of Representatives should be urged to immediately cosponsor the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (H.R. 748). The bill is a top priority of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA, pronounced "SEE-anna") was introduced on February 10, 2005, by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fl.), with 105 original cosponsors. You can check the always-current list of cosponsors, arranged by state here....