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504 Cannon House Office
Building · Washington, DC 20515 For Immediate
Release Rep.
Pitts' decries Supreme Court ruling on partial birth abortion Washington—Rep. Joe Pitts (R, PA-16)
condemned a Supreme Court ruling issued today that struck down a
Nebraska law banning partial birth abortion. The decision was
issued on a narrow vote of 5 to 4. “Partial birth
abortion is so gruesome and barbaric that it is beyond the pale of
any nation wishing to be known as civilized,” said Rep. Pitts. “It is in every case
unjustifiable and is in no case the lesser of two evils. It violates every principle
of dignity, morality, ethics, and law that this nation has stood for
since its founding. “The Supreme
Court, acting as an oligarchy of nine, has by this ruling imposed
infanticide on a decent nation. It has declared the murder
of innocent, healthy newborns to be within the bounds of the
law. There is no sound
constitutional basis for this decision. Those who drafted the words
that have been interpreted to justify this ruling would be livid at
their abuse. “The law, which
ought to protect the innocent, has by this decision been twisted to
condemn the innocent.
Let me be clear: this is not about abortion as it is usually
practiced. This is
about the killing of late-term, usually healthy, and almost fully
delivered children. “The American
people overwhelmingly believe partial-birth Abortion is legalized
murder. The majority of
the Supreme Court believes that the Constitution supports
infanticide, and we should all remember that Vice President Al Gore
agrees with them.” # # # |
