{"id":1081,"date":"2010-06-07T17:09:13","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T22:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/blog\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2013-03-29T05:49:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T09:49:24","slug":"states-continue-to-pass-pro-life-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/states-continue-to-pass-pro-life-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"States continue to pass pro-life legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/06\/03\/health\/policy\/03abortion.html?ref=health\">New York Times<\/a>, more pro-life legislation has been introduced into state legislatures than ever before, and twenty-four pro-life laws have already been passed this legislative year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/50states.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1087\" title=\"50states\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/50states.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOf the eleven states passing pro-life legislation so far, there are a couple that are notable.\u00a0 Readers of this site have already heard of the landmark legislation passed by Nebraska, which is likely to go to the Supreme Court.\u00a0 It bans abortions after 20 weeks on the grounds that the fetus can feel pain at that age, and is noteworthy because it actually takes into account the best interest of the unborn baby.\u00a0 If it is allowed to stand, it will seriously undermine Roe vs Wade\u2019s complete ban on abortion restrictions.\u00a0 With new justice Sonia Sotomayor currently a bit of an unknown when it comes to abortion, there is an outside possibility that it would, in fact, stand.<\/p>\n<p>The other notable state is Tennessee, which passed its first pro-life legislation in seven years.\u00a0\u00a0 Other than the law that several states have passed that ban abortion funding through state health insurance exchanges, Tennessee passed a law that \u201crequires clinics to post signs stating it is illegal to coerce a woman to have an abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the goal of the pro-life movement has to be a constitutional amendment.\u00a0 Legislation is too malleable and subject to the whims of states.\u00a0 Even when Roe is overturned, the result of that will likely be a spectrum of state abortion laws, from outright bans in conservative states, to some restrictions in moderate states, to no restrictions in liberal states.\u00a0 Even federal legislation could be overturned by a tremendously liberal majority.<\/p>\n<p>However, the current work at the state level is tremendously important for several reasons.\u00a0 First, when one state comes up with a creative way to challenge or circumvent Roe, other states often follow suit and adopt the legislation as well.\u00a0 Secondly, if there is ever going to be a constitutional amendment, we will need three-fourths of the states, since getting a supermajority in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives is a long shot at best.\u00a0 The more restrictions states place on abortions, the more likely they become to support a personhood-type amendment.\u00a0 The fact that there is so much progress at the state level is very good news for the pro-life cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the New York Times, more pro-life legislation has been introduced into state legislatures than ever before, and twenty-four pro-life laws have already been passed this legislative year. 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