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  • Senate Passes Parental Notification Bill

    07/25/2006 7:27:02 PM PDT · by Aussie Dasher · 29 replies · 777+ views
    NewsMax ^ | 26 July 2006
    WASHINGTON -- A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk. The 65-34 vote gave the Senate's approval to the bill, which would make taking a pregnant girl to another state for the purposes of evading parental notification laws punishable by fines and up to a year in jail. The girl and her parents would be exempt from prosecution, and the bill contains an exception for abortions...
  • Senate Passes Interstate Abortion Bill

    07/25/2006 6:45:29 PM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 28 replies · 731+ views
    WFRV.COM ^ | 25 JULY 2006 | AP
    Senate Passes Interstate Abortion Bill (AP) WASHINGTON A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk. The 65-34 vote gave the Senate's approval to the bill, which would make taking a pregnant girl to another state for the purposes of evading parental notification laws punishable by fines and up to a year in jail. The girl and her parents would be exempt from prosecution, and the bill...
  • Senate wades back into abortion debate

    07/21/2006 2:21:09 PM PDT · by Mr. Silverback · 25 replies · 601+ views
    Yahoo/AP ^ | 7/21/06 | LAURIE KELLMAN
    The Senate reopened the abortion debate Friday in advance of the midterm elections, this time over a bill that would make it a federal crime to take a teenager across state lines to end a pregnancy without a parent's knowledge. Supporters of the bill say such incidents often occur when a girl, or the man involved, wants to evade homestate parental consent laws. Opponents say the bill would make criminals of well-meaning confidants, such as relatives and clergy members, who might help a pregnant teen whose parents are abusive. Much of the discussion Friday concerned how to balance a parent's...