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Liberals Defending Sex-Selection Abortion

Jun 1, 2012JerryAbortionAbortion, File Cabinet, PRENDA

Writes the Family Research Council: “Chen Guangcheng may have escaped China, but he hasn’t escaped the anti-girl barbarism. Here in America, some leaders are still defending the sexist violence of his homeland–a violence that Chen spent his life fighting. Imagine his surprise this week when even the President of the United States wouldn’t take a stand against the intentional targeting of baby girls in the womb. After yesterday’s House debate, Chen must have wondered if he was still in communist China, as members like Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) tried to legitimize sex-selection abortion as an expression of women’s freedom! If America outlaws gendercide, Conyers argued, it would ‘trample the rights of women.'”

This entire piece is a must-read, and you can check it out by clicking here.

The PRENDA Vote Breakdown

Jun 1, 2012JerryAbortionAbortion

Yesterday, the U.S. House Representatives voted on The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA). In short, this bill would have prohibited abortions based upon gender—a noble and necessary goal. You’d think that such a proposal would have sailed through the House, but it needed a two-thirds vote since it was proposed under suspension of the rules. This allowed for liberals to band together and defeat the bill, despite the conservative majority.

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Sex-Selection Abortion in the United States

May 30, 2012JerryAbortionAbortion, File Cabinet

Breanne Howe over at RedState discusses sex-selection abortion, a current federal bill seeking to ban the practice, and more Planned Parenthood cover-ups. Her short column is a must-read, and you can check it out here.