NCJW Deplores Passage Of The So-Called “Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act Of 1999”

October 22, 1999m Washington, DC -- The National Council of Jewish Women’s (NCJW) President Jan Schneiderman issued the following statement deploring the passage of S.1692, the so-called “Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1999:”

“The National Council of Jewish Women decries Senate passage of S.1692, the so-called ‘Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1999.’ Once again, legislators who oppose abortion would prefer to play politics with women’s reproductive health rather than address the serious business of Congress such as passing the required 13 appropriations bills, most of which are already overdue. It is appalling that after the Senate agreed to the Sense of the Senate amendment which endorsed the Roe v. Wade court decision affirming a woman’s right to reproductive choice, that the Senate would pass S.1692 which clearly violates Roe.

As this debate comes before Congress for the third time, it is clear that this is yet another vehicle to further the agenda of those who oppose all abortions. S.1692 devalues women and their families, deeming them incapable of being moral decision makers, who make choices based on their diverse religious beliefs and traditions as well as their consciences.

The members of NCJW strongly support a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions in consultation with her family, her doctor and in accordance with her own religious beliefs. These personal decisions belong within a family or doctor’s office, not on the floor of Congress.”

NCJW is a volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values, that works to improve the quality of life for women, children, and families and to ensure individual rights and freedoms through research, education, and community service programs initiated by our network of volunteers nationwide.

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Emily Felt
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