Video: Does Rape Justify Abortion?

You’re in a conversation about abortion and someone says “abortion should be legal because a woman should never be forced to carry the child of her rapist.”

What would you say?

That’s the difficult question that our friends at the Colson Center tackle in this week’s installment of their “What Would You Say?” video series.

You can watch the video below.

Federal Abortion Reporting Measure Picks Up Co-Sponsors

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that federal legislation requiring states to report abortion data is gaining support in Congress.

The bill is S.2585, the “Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019,” sponsored by Arkansas’ U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton.

The law requires each state to report botched abortions to the Federal Center for Disease Control in order to qualify for Medicaid funding.

This reporting could help the CDC gain insight into the number of botched abortions, and it would shed light on the effectiveness of state and federal pro-life laws, like Arkansas’ Born-Alive Infant Protection Act that protects babies from being denied medical care if they survive a botched abortion.

The bill now has a total of 13 sponsors in the U.S. Senate, and it has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration.

Companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives has a total of 53 sponsors — including Arkansas Congressman Bruce Westerman.