Quote:Virginia Democrats are attempting to celebrate abortionists by designating March 10 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.”

The Alexandria City Council will consider a proposed proclamation on March 8 that calls on Alexandria residents to “celebrate the courage, compassion, and the high-quality care that abortion providers and clinic staff provide.”

(03-08-2022 11:12 AM)Gamenole Wrote:  Stupid idea. I get that they are doing a thankless job and sometimes have to face obstacles that other healthcare providers do not, but I imagine the people who actually work in those clinics prefer not to have this kind of meaningless attention drawn to them. I would think the main achievement of a stunt like this would be to make the healthcare workers more likely to end up as targets of extremists, as Dr. Gunn who was mentioned in the story was.

If Alexandria wants to show appreciation for healthcare workers, the date could be better used as an appreciation day for ALL of our healthcare workers. The pandemic has placed unprecedented strain of these workers for the past 2 years now and most have performed heroically under the pressure.

(03-08-2022 11:26 AM)RuckleSt Wrote:  Dia de los muertes

Quote:Babies could be killed 28 days after birth under proposed Maryland law, attorney warns
Senate Bill 669 could be interpreted to allow for abortions through the first month after the baby is born, a legal analyst says.

Mon Mar 7, 2022 - 5:53 pm EST

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (LifeSiteNews) – Legislation proposed in the Maryland Senate would allow babies to be left to die for as long as the first 28 days after birth, according to analysis from a pro-life attorney.

Senate Bill 669 is also known as the Pregnant Person’s Freedom Act of 2022, but the problems go beyond the use of “person” in place of accurate references to women having babies. Senator William Smith, a Democrat, sponsored the legislation, which will have a hearing on March 15.

“[T]he bill also proposes a revision of the fetal murder/manslaughter statute that would serve to handcuff the investigation of infant deaths unrelated to abortion,” American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) attorney Olivia Summers wrote in her analysis.

This is because the legislation prohibits investigations and criminal prosecutions for women and medical professionals for a “failure to act” in relation to a “perinatal death.”

“In other words, a baby born alive and well could be abandoned and left to starve or freeze to death,” Summers wrote, “and nothing could be done to punish those who participated in that cruel death.”

Quote:Summers, with the ACLJ, noted in her analysis that the state already has a safe haven law that allows parents to leave a newborn baby with a responsible adult without fear of prosecution.

“Under the Safe Haven law, a distressed parent who is unable or unwilling to care for their infant can safely give up custody of their baby, no questions asked,” the Maryland Department of Human Services explains. “Newborns can be left at hospitals or law enforcement stations.”

“There is absolutely no reason for Maryland Senate Bill 669’s attempt to prevent someone who lets their baby die from being investigated,” Summers said. ”This bill just further exposes the complete lack of regard abortion advocates have for innocent human life.”

“If they truly want to protect life and women, then legislators could simply extend the length of the safe harbor provision already in place,” she said.