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Bills Unlikely To Mean Fewer Abortions

Pro-Life Bills Have No Impact

Chicago, IL -- Several U.S. states have passed measures regarding abortion rights but activists said the bills are unlikely to drastically reduce the number of abortions.

David Garrow, a legal historian at the Emory Law School told the Christian Science Monitor many of the measures represent efforts by anti-abortion state legislators to keep the base happy.

"The appearance of activity appears to satisfy people even if, when you look at it carefully, there's no tangible impact," he said.

This year, for instance, Florida has taken additional oversights on some clinics, Texas demands written parental consent for a minor before an abortion and Georgia has a bill that orders a woman be told the likelihood a fetus would feel pain during an abortion.

David Bereit, with the anti-abortion rights group American Life League, told the Monitor: "Even in cases where it may be more symbolic or less effectual in saving lives on unborn children we have to recognize it has an effect in public relations and helping people think these things through."


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Posted by Editor at June 13, 2005 06:31 PM