"WHITE HOUSE TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS"
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Posted on 04/23/2005 8:26:14 AM PDT by kingattax
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration said Friday that it would enforce a nearly 3-year-old federal law that requires doctors to attempt to keep alive a fetus that survives an abortion.
In making the announcement, the Department of Health and Human Services Department said it was an attempt to educate the public about the little-known law. Officials said they didn't know how often a fetus survives an abortion and would not say whether there have been any complaints about a lack of enforcement.
"As a matter of law and policy, the (department) will investigate all circumstances where individuals and entities are reported to be withholding medical care from an infant born alive in potential violation of federal statutes for which we are responsible," HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said in a statement.
"We will also take proactive steps to educate state officials, health care providers, hospitals and child protection agencies about their obligation to born-alive infants under federal law," Leavitt said.
The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act of 2002 amends the legal definitions of "person,""human being,""child" and "individual" to include any fetus that survives an abortion procedure.
Those who meet the definition of "individual" are entitled to certain protections under federal law. In particular, hospitals can't refuse to treat them.
HHS spokesman Kevin Keane said the department's action was not politically motivated. He said Leavitt had been asked about the issue at his confirmation hearing.
The National Right to Life Committee welcomed the department's move.
"The 2002 law and today's actions by the agency were both badly needed, because there are those in our society who have convinced themselves that some newborn infants - particularly those born alive during abortions, or with handicaps - are not really legal persons," said Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the group.
A spokesman for NARAL Pro-Choice America said the group had no comment and that it did not oppose the 2002 legislation because it did not impede on a woman's right to have an abortion.
Now that I think of it. Are abortionists "doctors"?
we better check on that.
Indeed. If they are not considered "doctors", then this law does not apply to them.
Wouldn't it be nice if the headline instead read....
"WHITE HOUSE TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS"
they are "women's reproductive health specialists"
AMEN, brother !
"WHITE HOUSE TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS"
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"A spokesman for NARAL Pro-Choice America said the group had no comment and that it did not oppose the 2002 legislation because it did not impede on a woman's right to have an abortion." In other words, they don't ever care a whit about the other human beings effected by abortion, the little ones, so long as and because of a woman's right to hire the serial killer is not infringed. Filthy ghouls ...
Heyyyyyy. You might be onto something here. Instead of calling them "fetuses", let's call them "illegal immigrants".
I mean, they both come here uninvited and are immediately totally dependent on others for their survival and subsistance.
you guys are really onto something here....let's email our "real" presidente vicente fox and have him threaten these "doctores" if they mess with these "entrants".
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Sorry my friend but it does have a nice ring to it...
sadly, you're probably right
The law does not deny that most abortions result in a dead baby. What it does say is that those few that survive have to be treated as living human beings.
This enforcement just gets the troops excited. Bush is just saying Hi remember me I am doing something for you guys.
"A fetus that survives an abortion"?! There is no such thing as a born fetus! That would be a neonate for someone insisting on medical terminology, or a baby, infant or child for someone speaking normally. Interesting article, though.
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