{"id":50699,"date":"2014-06-16T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=50699"},"modified":"2014-06-18T04:18:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T08:18:53","slug":"are-american-girls-somehow-less-valuable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/are-american-girls-somehow-less-valuable\/","title":{"rendered":"Are American Girls Somehow Less Valuable\u2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cAre American girls somehow less valuable<\/a>, or do they deserve less dignity, less worth?\u201d Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) proffered this question to the California Assembly Health Committee on May 6, 2014 in response to the growing trend of sex-selective abortion taking place in the Golden State. Grove introduced Assembly Bill 2336, entitled the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which would \u201cprohibit a person<\/a> from intentionally performing or attempting to perform an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion because of the gender of the unborn child.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to Breitbart<\/a>, \u201c[t]he Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act ran into opposition and was ultimately rejected by all of the Democrats on the committee, who saw the bill as a preclude to broader abortion restrictions.\u201d One such assemblyman, Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), stated, \u201cThe way the bill is crafted, it seems to be a very significant roll-back<\/a> on a woman\u2019s right to choose and that\u2019s not something I\u2019m prepared to support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonta\u2019s argument of infringing on a woman\u2019s right to her own body appeals to the fact that legally, there cannot be an undue burden on a woman\u2019s ability to govern her bodily decisions. From a legal standpoint, Planned Parenthood v. Casey<\/em> (505 U.S. 833 [1992])gave the standard that the \u201cundue burden test should be used in evaluating abortion restrictions before viability.\u201d The state has the authority to regulate and make laws regarding abortion so long as the laws do not \u201cimpose a substantial obstacle\u201d (Id at 2829) for women to get an abortion. Justice Stevens, in his opinion in the case, attempts to shed further light on the nebulous undue burden standard by explaining, \u201cA burden may be \u2018undue\u2019 either because the burden is too severe or because it lacks a legitimate, rational justification\u201d (Id at 2844).<\/p>\n

In the landmark case, five regulations were examined: a requirement of doctors to inform women of abortion procedures and risks, parental notification and consent of minors, a 24-hour waiting period before obtaining an abortion, certain reporting mandates on abortion facilities, and spousal notification and consent before having an abortion. Of these five regulations, the spousal notification and consent for an abortion was deemed an undue burden. The rational for it being labeled as such was the potential for spousal abuse or impediment by the spouse upon knowing the woman\u2019s intent to abort the child.<\/p>\n

Bonta, along with fellow California Health Committee Democrats, defeated the bill under false pretenses \u2013 namely, that it allegedly restricted a woman\u2019s ability to govern her body. AB 2336 does not restrict or impose a substantial obstacle on a woman to receive an abortion. The bill would have placed a ban only on a particular reason for wanting an abortion, not on the procedure itself.<\/p>\n

Further, the bill is not too severe and is rooted in a legitimate, rational justification: it was an effort to end sex discrimination toward baby girls and the favoring of baby boys. The bill would have aided in preventing sex ratio disparities, which, as demonstrated by China, have devastating societal consequences. There is also no evidence to support findings of severity in AB 2336, because the bill in no way restricts the abortion procedure.<\/p>\n

With the unfortunate rejection of this bill, the highest form of observable discrimination will continue on American soil in the State of California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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