Monthly Archives: April 2015

Bills to Deny Medical Treatment Introduced in New York Senate

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Four bills regarding the denial of life-preserving medical treatment  have been introduced to the New York State Senate by Kemp Hannon (R-6th SD), chair of the Senate Committee on Health.

These bills would weaken the safeguards currently in place for the very ill and developmentally disabled patients.

Below you’ll find the “Opposition Memo” from the New York State Right to Life Committee, who strongly opposes these measures and has fought for years to protect from euthanasia those who can no longer make health decisions for themselves. The links will take you to the text of the bills. Continue reading →

Kansas Gov. Signs Law Banning Dismemberment Abortions

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This morning Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas signed into law a bill banning abortions in which the unborn child is dismembered. The new law was based on model legislation drafted by the National Right to Life Committee. It’s being considered in other states as well. Like partial-birth abortion ban, the Kansas law will make it clear to the American people how brutal abortion is. The ensuing debate could have the power to transform the landscape of abortion policy in the U.S. Read more about it here.

UPDATE:  April 14 — Oklahoma Becomes Second State to Ban Dismemberment Abortions

UPDATE: June 25 — Judge Halts Kansas Ban on Dismemberment Abortions Tearing Babies Limb From Limb