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Wednesday February 12, 2003
LEGISLATOR SENDS PLASTIC UNBORN CHILD MODEL TO COLLEAGUES
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RICHMOND, Va., February 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Virginia state legislator has send small plastic models of an unborn child, about 2.5 inches long (as it would be at about the end of the first trimester), to fellow legislators this month, with a covering letter explaining his motives.
The letter said, "Would you kill this child? ... You can see that by the 11th week of gestation, a child is well developed and unmistakably human." Responding to criticism from Democratic delegates, he said: "There are lawmakers, particularly the liberal Democrats, who are angered that people are allowed to know what a child looks like at that stage." He added: "If we're legislating on abortion, it's important to know what a baby looks like at the end of the first trimester."
Mr. Black is sponsoring House Bill 1402, which would require a physician to obtain parental consent before performing an abortion on a minor, and House Bill 1406 to authorize specialty license plates with the "Choose Life" slogan, as well as several other pro-life bills.
(With files from Pro-Life E-News)
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