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Important Federal Legislation Focuses on Pain of Unborn Child, Discrimination in the Womb and Conscience Rights

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Wisconsin Right to Life is working with the National Right to Life Committee on passage of H.R. 3803/S. 2103, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, legislation to prohibit abortions after 20 weeks. Two facts underscore the importance and need for this legislation:

• Substantial scientific evidence exists that the unborn child is capable of experiencing great pain during an abortion procedure conducted at 20 weeks after fertilization and beyond.
• Two late-term abortionists operating in the District of Columbia openly advertise late-term abortions – in one case up to 24 weeks after fertilization, and in the other during the third trimester, with no limitations stated.

Wisconsin congressmen Duffy, Petri, Ribble, Ryan and Sensenbrenner are co-sponsors of this important, ground-breaking legislation.

Another bill moving forward is H.R. 3451, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (known as PRENDA). This bill would apply federal criminal penalties to anyone who performs an abortion based on the sex, gender, color or race of the unborn child. Incredibly, all pro-abortion organizations are opposing this bill.

The third bill is the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act (S. 1467, H.R. 1179). This legislation will restore conscience rights for medical professionals and facilities and overturn the Obama mandate which forces religious institutions and employers to provide drugs and treatments that violate conscience.

Wisconsin Right to Life strongly favors all of this legislation. Watch for future developments.

Barbara Lyons

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