Dubya and Congress just opened a back door to reversing Roe vs. Wade.
Now signed into law, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act gives legal status as a person to an unborn child killed by someone committing violence against its mother.
The law doesn’t speak of trimesters. The fetus now is a human being from the moment of conception.
While supporters of the law say that legal abortion is not affected, it’s only a matter of time before religious zealots go on the attack.
Some right-to-lifer in the Bible Belt will claim that abortion is an act of violence against an unborn child and use the law to pursue murder charges against healthcare providers, clinics and patients terminating pregnancies.
Pro-choice advocates need to begin stockpiling revenues to once again fund lengthy and expensive defenses and appeals in America’s legal systems. (11 APRIL 2004)
