James L. Rudd
Editor, The Covenant News
Legislative Analysis Update
In George Grant's book Grand Illusions, The Legacy of Planned Parenthood, toward the end of the second chapter, he defines Grand Illusions as: "Myths. They are lies, carefully designed to reinforce a particular philosophy or morality within a culture. They are instruments of manipulation and control."
While working on the legislative analysis for the past few weeks I have noticed a trend developing in some of the writings of humanistic, conservative editorials and commentary. Writing about the Republican Bush administration it seems they are hoping everything will be all right. They focus on all that glitters yet avoid reality. It's the kind of writing that reminds me of the sweet smell at a funeral home --comforting people by telling them how nice the flowers are but not saying anything about the dead corpse.
Are we allowing flattering words concerning our current situation to pacify us? Are we slipping back into the time of Grand Illusions? I'm talking about the 12 years before Clinton took office. Remember being told how those Republican administrations were "pro-life"? That is a myth. In those 12 years more children were murdered by abortion in the United States than during the 8 years of the Clinton administration.
In our nation today the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things. We have civil officials and judges in office gathered together against the Lord, and against His anointed. We have people cutting the heads off little babies in Washington, D.C., as fast as they can go --just up the street from the White House, no different than when Clinton lived there. Flattering words that give the illusion the current Republican administration is "pro-life" are lies being used as instruments of manipulation and control.
Unholy Alliance: Regulations That Add Sin To Sin
The Governor of Arkansas signed into law an abortion regulation to assist mothers seeking to murder their children by abortion in his state by giving them information about "alternatives" and "medical risks" at least a day before Arkansas doctors further assist them in murdering their children. Before the Governor signed the bill into law, lawmakers added amendments to the bill to ensure that doctors would not face any penalties for violating the bill's requirements that mothers be given the information. It was reported that the Governor said, "One of the reasons we're signing this bill today is God answered the prayers of those who want to respect life." Arkansas is now one of 20 states that require mothers to receive information about "alternatives" before those states continue to assist them in murdering their children.
Montana Attempts Fetal Protection Except From Moms
The Montana Legislature introduced a State Act that covers a variety of items such as deliberate homicide of an unborn child; mitigated deliberate homicide of an unborn child; negligent homicide of an unborn child; assault on an unborn child; aggravated assault on an unborn child; intimidation involving an unborn child; and defining said "Unborn Child" as "a child conceived but not yet born is to be deemed considered an existing person, so far as may be necessary for its interests in the event of its subsequent birth." Now, I liked this Act until I got down to Section 9 where it totally discriminates against the "interests" of the unborn person by codifing his murder saying all the above does "not apply to: acts that cause the death of an unborn child if those acts were committed during a legal abortion to which the pregnant woman consented; or acts that are committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment; Or Acts Involving The Mother Taking Prescription Or Nonprescription Medication Or Illicit Drugs; Or Acts Committed By The Pregnant Woman." This directly codifies permitting the murder of a certain group of persons, but depending upon situational considerations, codifies as homocide prohibiting the murder of a different group of persons.
State Exemption for Murder Assistants
Abortion regulators in the Kentucky Senate introduced what they called a "Conscience" bill. The bill is aimed at "protecting pharmacists" from being fired by their employers if they refuse to assist mothers by filling prescriptions for various poisons enabling them to murder their children through chemically induced means. Abortion regulators make the argument that since Kentucky doctors can refuse "for conscience sake" to assist mothers with state authorized abortions, then Kentucky pharmacists should also have an "equal right" to refuse giving assistance to mothers by filling prescriptions of state authorized abortifacients. It was reported that one abortion regulator said of the bill, "It simply balances conscience with authority."
Pass The Higher Premiums On To The Consumer
A bill supported by the Governor of Missouri being debated by the legislature will "force insurance companies to provide" abortifacient contraceptives to women who want to murder their unwanted children in Missouri. To quell the concerns of the state's "faith-based" organizations, it was reported that the Governor said there would be "religious exemptions" allowed for insurers that provide health-care policies to organizations opposed to abortifacient contraception.
96-Hour Murder Notification
In the state of Hawaii a Senate committee approved a bill that requires doctors to notify parents 4 days (96 hours) before the doctors assist the pregnant teenage girl in murdering the grandchildren by abortion in that state. The bill contains a provision allowing pregnant girls to seek a judicial bypass that can waive the requirement for parental notification. The murder notification bill will now go before the full Senate.
The Texas Exclusion
It was reported that Abortion Regulators in the Texas Senate adopted a bill that would make it a felony when a third party "intentionally" injures a pregnant woman. It was further reported that the legislation would make tougher penalties if the woman suffered a miscarriage or a stillbirth because of the injury. However, in the bill's criminal section it specifically exempts abortion by making "abortion" an "approved defense in prosecution of criminal cases." In civil cases, the bill further codifies abortion by specifically saying that abortions "are excluded," which means the bill would prohibit civil lawsuits against doctors who assist mothers in murdering their children in that state. The bill passed in the Senate on a "voice vote" only.
Tell 'Em Before You Do It
Abortion regulators in the state of Vermont are considering legislation that would require parents of teenage girls to be notified before their daughters murder their grandchildren by abortion in that state. It was reported that "supporters of the measure" admit the legislation is "not intended to curtail" the mother's right to murder her child by abortion. The bill includes "judicial bypass" language meant to help pregnant teens get a "probate judge's permission" to murder their children without telling a parent.
Accommodating Fornication Without a Prescription
This is a follow-up on Virginia's "morning-after-sex" abortion pill bill. The legislation would allow the hormone-laden pill be given to females -- up to three days after sexual intercourse -- to assist them in aborting any baby that might have been conceived before implantation in the womb. Both the House and Senate have passed the bill. But because the Senate rejected a House amendment to require parents give their consent before teenagers be given the pill, the legislation was returned to the House for reconsideration. The House then approved language that girls under age 18 obtain parental consent before being given the massive dose hormone pills without a prescription. It was reported the bill will be sent to a conference committee of three members from each chamber to settle the dispute. Supporters of the bill say murder by "surgical abortion" rates would go down if the hormone pills were given to every female in the state of Virginia immediately following sexual intercourse. The legislation would make Virginia the second state, after Washington, to make the morning-after-sex pill available without a prescription.
Just Tell Us How You Did It
Abortion Regulators in an Iowa Committee approved a bill that would require doctors to report the "specific" abortion procedure they used to assist mothers in murdering their children in that state. The bill also calls for the abortion statistics to be organized by county. It was reported that the Committee Chairman, a Republican lawmaker who apparently does not understand that it is the responsibility of elected civil officials to see that all murderers are prosecuted, said, "It is in our charge as elected officials to regulate abortions."
Jim Rudd
Editor, The Covenant News
email: editor@covenantnews.com