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An effort to bring some mercy to infants who survive their attempted abortion was shot down by Oregon Democrats. Rep. Court Boice's (R-District 1) motion to bring HB 4087, the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act," to the full House out of the Committee on Health Care was voted down with 34 Democrats voting no and 22 Republicans voting yes. The decision came after testimony from abortion survivor Amy Miles. Rep. Cyrus Javadi (D-District 32), a former Republican who previously sponsored the same legislation, explained "since the intent of the abortion is to terminate the life of the unwanted child, it...

Desperate to present their side in a controversial fetal-rights case, four abortion-rights groups filed an emergency request in court Thursday to argue against appointing a guardian for the fetus of a retarded rape victim. The national and statewide organizations filed the motion because the 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach is poised to hold oral arguments next week where the only two participants -- the woman appealing the case and the state -- both favor fetal guardianship. Ironically, the pregnant woman, known as J.D.S., won't be represented at the hearing and likely will have given birth before the...