Bill to protect unborn children from pain introduced in US Senate
Thursday, Nov 7, 2013
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Casey Mattox regarding the introduction in the U.S. Senate of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would restrict elective abortions at 20 weeks or later because of overwhelming scientific evidence that shows that children experience pain beginning at least at that stage:
“Every innocent life deserves to be protected. This bill would protect children who experience horrific pain during a late-term abortion and the women whose physical and mental health is in greater danger from such abortions. We commend Sen. Graham and other leaders in the Senate for taking this step, as the House and numerous states have already done, to protect children from the excruciating pain of such abortions.”
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys are co-counsel in defense of an Arizona law similar to the one proposed in the U.S. Senate. The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether to review the case, Horne v. Isaacson.
“Every innocent life deserves to be protected. This bill would protect children who experience horrific pain during a late-term abortion and the women whose physical and mental health is in greater danger from such abortions. We commend Sen. Graham and other leaders in the Senate for taking this step, as the House and numerous states have already done, to protect children from the excruciating pain of such abortions.”
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys are co-counsel in defense of an Arizona law similar to the one proposed in the U.S. Senate. The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether to review the case, Horne v. Isaacson.
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.