Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Part II – Personal PAC Legislative Questionnaire – Health of the Mother
In any event, the questionnaire then asks about “banning D & E, D & X or any other particular medial procedure used by physicians to perform an abortion.”
And, without referring to Doe v. Bolton, it asks
“Will you SUPPORT Illinois and federal constitutional law (here, presumably is a reference to Doe v. Bolton) by opposing any late-term abortion ban that does not include an exception for medical procedures necessary to protect a women’s health?”
(Whenever an abortion proponent uses the “protect a women’s health” line, he is referring to Doe v. Bolton.)
Limiting abortions to hospitals, rather than in licensed (abortion) clinics and physicians’ offices is another topic candidates are asked to consider.
In the Ragsdale case, out of Rockford, Attorney General Neil Hartigan—then running for Governor--and the Illinois Public Health Department under Governor James R. Thompson agreed with the ACLU to strike down public health protections enacted under the sponsorship of pro-choice legislator Rep. Eugenia Chapman (D-Arlington Heights). Having both sides of the court case favor making abortions easy to get did not end up with protections for women obtaining abortions which are common in other states.
Stating that “informed consent is already required for all medical procedures,” Personal PAC warns “some states began to require mandatory anti-abortion lectures…require(ing) a physician to recite a predetermined litany of biased information about the ‘risks’ of abortion without requiring a discussion of the significantly greater risks of pregnancy and childbirth.”
It wants to know if the candidate will oppose requiring an abortionist
“show a patient materials about fetal development, at various stages of pregnancy, and other state-mandated information designed to dissuade a woman from having an abortion.”
Waiting periods are the next Personal PAC target. Passage would “single out abortion as the only medical service for which there would be a mandatory waiting period between the time a woman consents to an abortion and the actual performance of the procedure.
“These laws do nothing to assist a woman in making the decision to seek an abortion (that is certainly a true statement) and are merely another opportunity for those opposed to abortion to harass and intimidate women at their homes, workplace and at medical facilities,” the background to the question continues. “These laws, which can cause delays that threaten a woman’s health or result in a denial of services, are yet another government intrusion into the physician/patient relationship.”
One wonders if abortions are the only medical operation that one can get the day one walks into a clinic. Most medical procedures take weeks to schedule.
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And, without referring to Doe v. Bolton, it asks
“Will you SUPPORT Illinois and federal constitutional law (here, presumably is a reference to Doe v. Bolton) by opposing any late-term abortion ban that does not include an exception for medical procedures necessary to protect a women’s health?”
(Whenever an abortion proponent uses the “protect a women’s health” line, he is referring to Doe v. Bolton.)
Limiting abortions to hospitals, rather than in licensed (abortion) clinics and physicians’ offices is another topic candidates are asked to consider.
In the Ragsdale case, out of Rockford, Attorney General Neil Hartigan—then running for Governor--and the Illinois Public Health Department under Governor James R. Thompson agreed with the ACLU to strike down public health protections enacted under the sponsorship of pro-choice legislator Rep. Eugenia Chapman (D-Arlington Heights). Having both sides of the court case favor making abortions easy to get did not end up with protections for women obtaining abortions which are common in other states.
Stating that “informed consent is already required for all medical procedures,” Personal PAC warns “some states began to require mandatory anti-abortion lectures…require(ing) a physician to recite a predetermined litany of biased information about the ‘risks’ of abortion without requiring a discussion of the significantly greater risks of pregnancy and childbirth.”
It wants to know if the candidate will oppose requiring an abortionist
“show a patient materials about fetal development, at various stages of pregnancy, and other state-mandated information designed to dissuade a woman from having an abortion.”
Waiting periods are the next Personal PAC target. Passage would “single out abortion as the only medical service for which there would be a mandatory waiting period between the time a woman consents to an abortion and the actual performance of the procedure.
“These laws do nothing to assist a woman in making the decision to seek an abortion (that is certainly a true statement) and are merely another opportunity for those opposed to abortion to harass and intimidate women at their homes, workplace and at medical facilities,” the background to the question continues. “These laws, which can cause delays that threaten a woman’s health or result in a denial of services, are yet another government intrusion into the physician/patient relationship.”
One wonders if abortions are the only medical operation that one can get the day one walks into a clinic. Most medical procedures take weeks to schedule.
To return to McHenry County Blog, click here.
# posted by Cal Skinner : 2:16 PM
